
As cities prepare for 2026’s super El Niño, some crucial blind spots can’t be ignored
Aging levees and dams are only the beginning of the risks communities face. One of the biggest challenges is helping people manage the heat and storms.
Independent Analysis and Reportage

Aging levees and dams are only the beginning of the risks communities face. One of the biggest challenges is helping people manage the heat and storms.

Creating a quieter environment can improve your health – but you have to know what you’re listening for.

Anybody within the eruption zone would be pulverised by blasts, crisped by the heat, or asphyxiated by ash.

Researchers are investigating whether food compounds can imitate calorie restriction. The strongest evidence still comes from cells and animals.

The notebook preserves something that composer-centred histories often miss: the musical work taking place around Mozart, in this case by a young woman.

Are the warnings of a potential AI apocalypse credible?

The prime minister has flagged Australia saw membership of the council as a way to enhance its interest in and voice on technology issues, including AI.

As renewed chaos grips the oil market, China is reaping the benefits of electric vehicles. But Australia’s reliance on diesel leaves it exposed

Saudi Arabia’s escalating conflict with the Houthis in Yemen will force its new defence partners Turkey and Pakistan to confront some difficult questions.

The federal Senate inquiry into Australia’s youth justice and incarceration system should have mandated a minimum age of criminal responsibility.

The report counts on a lot of factors turning out for the best: AI boosting economic growth and global warming meeting the Paris goals for a start.

The report has a more political streak than these long-term documents usually do.