• Neuroscience

    The dress and the rabbit


    Alan Stevenson |  April 25, 2024


    Optical illusions and ambiguous pictures are more than parlour puzzles but can open our eyes to the scientific study of human perception and the role our brains play in shaping what we think we see.


  • Environment

    Robots on the reef


    Open Forum |  April 25, 2024


    QUT researchers have developed a robot to capture images of baby tank-grown corals destined for the Great Barrier Reef. The system will help keep the growing corals happy and healthy before they are deployed and save researchers thousands of hours of coral counting time.


  • Culture

    Not in my name


    Roger Chao |  April 25, 2024


    The appalling events in Bondi Junction have given us all pause for thought in recent days, in a world where such horrors are all too common.


Latest Story

  • The Liberal Party’s struggles with multilateralism

    Graeme Dobell     |      February 1, 2021

    Although the Liberal Party is a staunch supporter of Australia’s security alliances, its faith in the United Nations has ebbed and flowed over the years.

  • Seven sisters into space

    Malcolm Davis     |      February 1, 2021

    A consortium of companies in South Australia, led by small-satellite developer Fleet Space Technologies, is preparing for a series of missions to the moon as well as planning for future missions to Mars.

  • Is your office pandemic proof?

    Jenny Zhou     |      January 31, 2021

    Australia should draw on international best practice to ensure current workplaces and future buildings can weather the problems posed by COVID-19 and be prepared for future pandemics to keep workers and occupants safe.

  • Jabs are the key to victory

    Open Forum     |      January 31, 2021

    COVID vaccinations are in the news, but this shouldn’t overshadow the importance of existing vaccinations to diseases such as measles in reducing child mortality, particularly in the developing world.

  • The Australia–Thailand strategic partnership

    John Blaxland     |      January 31, 2021

    The Australia–Thailand strategic partnership builds on shared history, common geography, overlapping interests and mutual strategic concerns.

  • Misinformation kills

    Open Forum     |      January 30, 2021

    Australian authorities have done a good job in controlling the pandemic, but misinformation as well as administrative incompetence was a major factor in why the USA allowed COVID to spiral out of control.

  • Swiping away food waste

    Open Forum     |      January 30, 2021

    A QUT research project is examining how to measure the effectiveness of social media in reducing food waste.

  • The U.S. Navy falls under China’s shadow

    Marcus Hellyer     |      January 30, 2021

    The growing strength of the Chinese Navy, and the escalating costs of countering its threat to Taiwan and the Pacific, will force the United States Navy to make some difficult choices in the years ahead.

  • I hear what you say – How the Aussie accent is changing

    Edwin Maher     |      January 29, 2021

    Online work has forced us all to speak more clearly, but the ongoing evolution of Australian accents heard in politics, entertainment and the media over time exemplifies the wider social and demographic changes which are shaping this country’s multicultural future.

  • Cleaner, harder, stronger

    Open Forum     |      January 29, 2021

    Recycled concrete aggregates made with everything from coffee cups to building rubble offer huge environmental benefits, from reducing landfill and CO2 emissions, to saving natural resources and boosting the circular economy.

  • Countering China’s disinformation campaigns

    Yan Bennett     |      January 29, 2021

    China uses state-owned media outlets and social media to spread disinformation on Covid-19 and other current issues to discredit Western nations and it’s time for the free world to fight back.

  • We must stand with Taiwan

    Peter Jennings     |      January 28, 2021

    Communist China continues to ratchet up pressure on Taiwan with repeated incursions of its airspace, and the whole free world – including Australia – has a duty to stand steadfast in its defence.