• 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.


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  • Conversations with the Minister series: Connecting communities

    Anthony Roberts MP     |      April 26, 2017

    Housing affordability is one of the most important issues affecting our society. NSW Minister for Planning, Housing, and Special Minister of State, the Hon. Anthony Roberts MP, lays out the State government’s strategy for a well-planned and connected community.

  • Conversations with the Minister series: Housing density – there are more options than ‘up’

    Anthony Roberts MP     |      April 26, 2017

    A key component to delivering housing affordability will be a community conversation around density. NSW Minister for Planning, Housing, and Special Minister of State, the Hon. Anthony Roberts MP, says we should consider options beyond the traditional model of free-standing houses and apartments.

  • We need real solutions to improve housing affordability

    Cheryl Thomas     |      April 26, 2017

    The push for a quick way out of the housing affordability crisis is attractive but unrealistic. Cheryl Thomas from the Property Council of Australia says we must build a strong, long-term approach that supports the implementation of solutions on both the supply and demand side.

  • How can we help Australians enter the property market?

    Graham Cooke     |      April 26, 2017

    Leading up to this year’s federal budget there was a lot of discussion about housing affordability. So what policy measures will affect people trying to get a foot on the property ladder most directly? Graham Cooke from finder.com.au explains.

  • Solutions to housing affordability require cooperation

    Tim Lawless     |      April 26, 2017

    There is no straight forward solution to solving the housing affordability issue. Tim Lawless, Head of Research with CoreLogic Asia Pacific, says a holistic approach must be taken to include areas like increased infrastructure.

  • Conversations with the Minister series: Where will 1 million more people live?

    Anthony Roberts MP     |      April 26, 2017

    Sydney will grow by more than a million people over the next 10 years. NSW Minister for Planning, Housing, and Special Minister of State, the Hon. Anthony Roberts MP, explains how the NSW Government is tackling this challenge.

  • REIA calls on Fed Gov to provide housing affordability solutions

    Malcolm Gunning     |      April 26, 2017

    The Federal Government must take a leadership role in the housing affordability debate. Real Estate Institute of Australia President Malcolm Gunning says it is imperative that the Federal Government urges all states and territories to take the same approach to the provision of assistance to first homebuyers.

  • Anzac Day is also about the right to democratic dissent and those who fought for it

    Marian Sawer     |      April 24, 2017

    Security for this year’s Anzac Day commemorations is expected to be high. While any attack resulting in deaths would be reprehensible, interfering with an Anzac Day service has always been a very Australian way of drawing public attention to an issue, says Marian Sawer, Emeritus Professor at the Australian National University.

  • Great Artesian Basin: Don’t pull the plug

    Max Thomas     |      April 13, 2017

    The granting of an unlimited 60-year water licence to the Adani Carmichael coal mine in early April has farmers and community groups concerned as they fear this would allow it to drain huge amounts of water from the Great Artesian Basin.

  • John Van Der Kallen

    Time to end the debate and get on with it

    John Van Der Kallen     |      April 11, 2017

    We know that air pollution is responsible for 3000 preventable deaths a year. Dr John Van Der Kallen says as the solutions to our air pollution and climate chaos are obvious and available, it is now a matter of getting on with it.

  • Jason Juretic

    Helping youth create their future

    Jason Juretic     |      April 4, 2017

    Today is Youth Homelessness Matters Day 2017. Jason Juretic is CEO of Stepping Stone House, a not for profit organisation helping vulnerable youth to grow into self-sufficient and independent adults, starting with a safe and secure home environment.

  • Karina Keisler

    The female leader vs the female boss

    Karina Keisler     |      April 3, 2017

    There’s no one-size fits-all model, but here are some of the traits of a good female leader according to Karina Keisler, nbn’s Executive General Manager of Corporate Affairs.