Independent Analysis and Reportage
Prison sentences for drug offences in Fiji sometimes surpass those for rape and murder and are out of line with penalties in Australia and New Zealand.
After dozens of wars between the two ancient empires of Rome and Persia, peace deals often failed to solve problems – and sometimes made the situation worse.
The full effects of the ban may not be clear for a decade.
Using sophisticated genetic technology and 100-year-old museum specimens, we uncovered a new planigale species.
Australia has long romanticised home ownership. But with evidence linking mortgage stress to poor mental health, we can’t forget people once they get the keys.
Climate change is disproportionately affecting remote First Nations communities – as three experts explain.
Australia’s weather extremes are increasingly arriving back-to-back in a ‘weather whiplash’.
Post-truth politics means emotions trump facts. The major parties would be wise to remember this when trying to combat the rise of One Nation.
For the first time, scientists have gained information from the very surface of a newborn black hole.
People born with variations of sex characteristics have bodies that are a little different to social and medical expectations.
Two months after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made the flu vaccine optional in the military, an outbreak leads several branches of the military to make it mandatory again.
Doctors working in palliative care see promise in emerging therapies involving psychedelic drugs, but say many questions still need to be addressed.