Independent Analysis and Reportage
One in three people worldwide carry a brain-dwelling parasite. Should that keep us awake at night? And are you at risk if you don’t have a cat?
AI’s risks and harms are already affecting Australians. There are new ones coming.
Australia has long shifted from neglect to anxiety and activity in its relationship with the Pacific. Here’s why, and how, that needs to change.
Three climate-related factors have loaded the dice for a drier and warmer winter this year.
A new study challenges conventional thinking about what drove the extinction of megafauna.
New mathematical modelling shows the first smallpox epidemic among Aboriginal people in the Sydney region may have spread thousands of kilometres and lasted decades.
In its current form, safe drinking water legislation would weaken key legal provisions, particularly those related to rights and governance for First Nations.
Spending by NATO members show they are prioritizing the strategic needs of the alliance as a whole rather than simply giving in to Donald Trump’s demands.
Negative gearing hasn’t been abolished, only restricted. But the new rules could distort the housing market in other ways.
Research shows young Australians are most at risk of experiencing gambling harm.
Too often, Australian authorities have relied on ad hoc preparations for the droughts and bushfires made more likely by El Niño.
When we’re awake, our imaginations are quite different. But what about our dreams?