• Confronting anti-semitic terrorism in Australia

    Michael Pezzullo     |      February 9, 2025

    The spate of attacks on Jewish people and properties in Australian cities, and the threat of an even more serious terrorist atrocity in the future, demands a firm and coordinated response from the Australian people, as well as its government, police and security services.

  • Stepping up on antisemitism

    Open Forum     |      February 5, 2025

    The federal government needs to lead a national debate on tackling the alarming rise of antisemitism in Australia and the spate of attacks on cars, buildings and schools in Sydney and Melbourne.

  • Maintain your brain

    Open Forum     |      February 2, 2025

    A clinical trial has shown an internet-delivered lifestyle intervention can improve cognition score tests in older adults.

  • Strengthening NSW’s stand against antisemetic attacks

    Keiran Hardy     |      February 1, 2025

    Antisemitism has no place in Australian society, and changing the law in NSW will send a quick message that the government is taking the ever-growing problem of antisemetic attacks more seriously.

  • Revitalising democracy

    Mark Evans     |      January 30, 2025

    Democracy is under threat around the world and while it continues to function well in Australia there are problems that need intervention to safeguard its future.

  • A new era of wildfires

    Trent Penman     |      January 30, 2025

    Proactive measures in urban planning, land management, and public education must be combined with urgent global action on climate change to reduce the devastating impact of wildfires.

  • The world still trusts science

    Zoe Leviston     |      January 26, 2025

    A survey of nearly 72,000 people around the world shows that most people still trust scientists and the scientific method, despite increasing pressure on rational thinking on a number of fronts.

  • Three potential futures for global trade

    Agelos Delis     |      January 26, 2025

    The last time Donald Trump was US president, he entered trade wars with China and Europe which only increased the US trade deficit, so with a new round of Trump tariffs in the offing, what might the future hold?

  • Antisemitism on the agenda

    Michelle Grattan     |      January 22, 2025

    After months of rejecting calls to confront and combat the growing wave of antisemetic violence across the country, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has finally summoned a national cabinet meeting to discuss the problem.

  • Surveillance state

    Kiley Seymour     |      January 15, 2025

    From self-service checkouts to public streets to stadiums – surveillance technology is everywhere and a recent study suggests it’s unconsciously altering how our brains process information, as well as our conscious behaviour.

  • Mission to Mars

    Sam McKee     |      December 27, 2024

    The idea of settling the red planet has been around for decades but thanks to the dreams and money of the tech-billionaires and renewed superpower competition, the first people to walk on Mars may be alive today.

  • Do employers threaten free speech?

    Carl Rhodes     |      December 24, 2024

    A new book by Josh Bornstein argues that corporations pose an increasing threat to public discourse and democratic debate.