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The Conversation Australiaby Nina Hillenberg, Senior Lecturer, Design, Torrens University Australia3d ago
A cockatoo, a flame and a map all in a single symbol – now known as Brisbane 2032’s Olympic and Paralympic emblem. Is it saying too much, and who is it really speaking to?
The Conversation Australiaby Melissa Lee, Senior Lecturer, School of Mathematics, Monash University3d ago
Earlier this week, OpenAI published a trove of hundreds of mathematical results it claimed could “push the frontier of human knowledge”.
The Conversation Australiaby Marta Khomyn, Senior Lecturer, Finance and Data Analytics, Adelaide University3d ago
It was pitched to investors as “the biggest initial public offering (IPO) in a generation”. Firmus Technologies – a developer of artificial intelligence (AI) data centres – planned to raise A$7...
The Conversation Australiaby Caitlyn Forster, Lecturer, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney3d ago
Millions of people worldwide watched on as the Sydney Olympics came to a close in 2000. Meanwhile, thousands of bogong moths (Agrotis infusa) were airborne, making their annual migration to the...
The Conversation Australiaby Laura Ginters, Associate Professor, Discipline of Theatre and Performance Studies, University of Sydney3d ago
E.M. Forster’s 1908 novel, A Room with a View, follows the journey of a young Englishwoman, Lucy Honeychurch, as she navigates her way through the strictures of Edwardian society to follow her own...
The Conversation Australiaby Margaret Murray, Senior Lecturer, Nutrition, Swinburne University of Technology3d ago
Protein has been everywhere lately. You may have seen food products promoting high protein content, or reels online telling you how to boost your intake.
The Conversation Australiaby Kate Cantrell, Senior Lecturer in Humanities, University of Southern Queensland3d ago
This story discusses sexual assault. Magda Szubanski is a misfit. She knows it, she owns it and she wears it. And that’s why Australians love her.
The Conversation Australiaby Alexander Howard, Senior Lecturer, Discipline of English and Writing, University of Sydney3d ago
Anne Carson has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature. The 76-year-old Canadian poet, essayist, translator and classicist was in Iceland “listening to the wind” when the news broke.
The Conversation Australiaby Andrew Jull, Professor of Nursing, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau3d ago
Nurses are often described as the glue that holds hospital care together. They monitor patients for changes, administer medications and coordinate a wide range of services, keeping everything on...
The Conversation Australiaby Vaughan Cruickshank, Senior Lecturer in Health and Physical Education, University of Tasmania3d ago
Tonight, the Australian men’s cricket team starts its three-match Test series against South Africa with serious question marks over most of its batting lineup.
The Conversation Australiaby Samuel Cornell, Research Fellow in Public Health, The University of Queensland3d ago
A teenage boy goes to the gym several times a week. He takes protein powder and watches what he eats carefully. He talks about being “ripped” or “jacked”.
The Conversation Australiaby Manisha Caleb, Senior Lecturer in Astrophysics, University of Sydney3d ago
More than 10 billion years ago, something in a distant galaxy gave off an incredibly bright burst of radio waves which lasted just a few milliseconds.
The Conversation Australiaby Hunter Bennett, Lecturer in Exercise Science, Adelaide University3d ago
For many of us, running is one of the most accessible forms of exercise. It’s free and you don’t need equipment. But it is also one of the more likely to lead to injury.
The Conversation Australiaby Elise Stephenson, Deputy Director, Global Institute for Women's Leadership, Australian National University3d ago
I spent most of my twenties driving around remote Australia in a self-built tiny home, researching from the road while attempting to live a life connected to the natural world.
The Conversation Australiaby Melissa Nursey-Bray, Associate Professor, Geography, Environment and Population, Adelaide University3d ago
Climate change is worsening. There’s now no chance of holding temperature rise to 1.5°C. The future will bring worsening floods, glacial melt, megafires and lethal heat.
The Conversation Australiaby Bruce Wolpe, Non-resident Senior Fellow, United States Study Centre, University of Sydney3d ago
For the White House, the midterm elections are always agony. They are always a referendum on the president.
The Conversation Australiaby Timothy Kirpal Kuhner, Associate Professor, School of Law, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau3d ago
With polling day still a month away, large political donations declared in 2026 have reached about NZ$7.4 million, already surpassing the total for 2023.
The Conversation Australiaby Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra4d ago
Assistant Minister for Science, Technology and the Digital Economy, Andrew Charlton, has flagged the government is looking to regulate AI companies by forcing them to run rigorous “risk management”...
The Conversation Australiaby Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra4d ago
When, way back, the opposition started talking about cutting immigration it would have thought, on the basis of polling, that it was tapping into a vein of political gold.
The Conversation Australiaby Jessica Schaffer, Lecturer in Law, Faculty of Business, Law and Arts, Southern Cross University4d ago
Another high-profile Australian man has been accused of domestic violence. On Saturday, Sam Wood, reality TV star and influencer, was charged with the domestic violence offence of assault...
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