• Politics and Policy

    Te Tiriti o Waitangi


    Dominic O'Sullivan |  December 10, 2024


    As New Zealand’s controversial Treaty Principles Bill goes to a Parliamentary Select Committee Hearing it’s worth considering whether te Tiriti o Waitangi really does undermine liberal democracy as the Bill’s proponents say.


  • Environment

    Firebugs


    Open Forum |  December 10, 2024


    Arson, rather than climate change, is the direct cause of around 40% of Australia’s bushfires,but prevention of deliberately lit conflagrations is mostly absent from emergency, public health and climate action plans.


  • Infrastructure

    Remaking healthy cities


    Jinhee Kim |  December 10, 2024


    Australia drifted away from the Healthy Cities movement it helped start. It can still get back on track.


Latest Story

  • Albanese must step up on anti-Semitism

    Michelle Grattan     |      December 9, 2024

    Labor has been lukewarm in its condemnation of anti-semetic attacks and vandalism but despite the temptations posed by an approaching election, the parties need to unite behind combatting this scourge before social cohesion is further undermined.

  • After Assad

    Ali Mamouri     |      December 9, 2024

    With its Russian and Iranian allies stretched and distracted elsewhere, a swift assault by rebel forces has brought about the humiliating fall of Syria’s brutal Assad regime.

  • Tomorrow’s Army today

    Marcus Schultz     |      December 9, 2024

    The head of Australia’s army, Lieutenant General Simon Stuart, has laid out his vision for a more effective and accountable service.

  • Feed the world

    Open Forum     |      December 8, 2024

    Increasing heat, droughts, floods, and salinization caused by climate change are lowering the amount of edible food produced by our staple crops. Since taking over more land for agriculture isn’t sustainable, our only path forward is to adapt the crops themselves to the new conditions.

  • Mapping the world with AI

    Fahimeh Abedi     |      December 8, 2024

    Geospatial AI could transform healthcare and disaster management, but we need comprehensive guidelines and laws to mitigate misinformation and safeguard users.

  • Living in Australia

    Dominic Redfern     |      December 8, 2024

    Arts Project Australia has been supporting artists with intellectual disabilities for more than 50 years and a new exhibition showcases their work.

  • Australians want more accessible political reporting

    Aljosha Karim Schapals     |      December 7, 2024

    There’s more news, more politics and more people ignoring both than ever before, so could changes in the way politics is reported encourage more people to stop avoiding it and get better informed?

  • Turning hydrogen hype into action

    Henry Campbell     |      December 7, 2024

    The Australian government envisions Australia as a renewable energy superpower, and the “Future Made in Australia” policy commits billions to building a domestic hydrogen industry, but when will it actually happen?

  • Dissecting Australia’s youth social media ban

    Open Forum     |      December 7, 2024

    The Government wants to safeguard young Australians from the perceived mental health harms of social media but its approach remains vague and misguided.

  • Hi five!

    Saima Ahmad     |      December 6, 2024

    ‘Ebullient leadership’ can lift your workers out of the doldrums and increase productivity by making the office a ‘fun’ place to work.

  • The price of life

    Hugh Breakey     |      December 6, 2024

    What does a human life cost – and is it ethical to price it? Jenny Kleeman asked a hitman, philanthropists and a life insurer to find out.

  • Building a better defence

    Erik Davis     |      December 6, 2024

    Australia’s lack of defence primes isn’t a problem but an opportunity for smaller companies to step up and supply the ADF with the new technology it needs for the 21st century.