• Defence and Security

    A mandate for innovation


    Jason Van der Schyff |  July 16, 2025


    Sovereign capability is no longer just a function of industry planning or academic excellence; it is a national security requirement.


  • Neuroscience

    How does consciousness work?


    Timothy Bayne |  July 16, 2025


    Human consciousness remains a puzzle to be solved, and two current theories – global neuronal workspace theory and integrated information theory – are battling it out without a clear result.


  • Defence and Security

    Paying the price of freedom


    Andrew Forrest |  July 16, 2025


    Prime Minister Anthony Albanese should put down his glass and make a formal statement to the Australian Parliament addressing Australia’s place in a changing world and unambiguously asking the Australian public to pay the price required to defend the nation’s basic freedoms.


Latest Story

  • Testosterone for diabetes prevention in men

    Professor Gary Wittert     |      December 17, 2013

    In men aged 50 or more who are overweight and have low testosterone levels the risk of developing diabetes over the next five years is extraordinarily high. Professor Gary Wittert and his team at the University of Adelaide are leading a study to investigate if testosterone supplements can prevent diabetes in these high risk men.

  • A shock but not a surprise

    Simon Cowan     |      December 16, 2013

    Car manufacturer Holden is leaving the Australian market. Simon Cowan argues that structural change is a necessity for Australia, but urges the government to provide a safety net for suffering workers.

  • Future options for child care

    Open Forum     |      December 12, 2013

    The Productivity Commission has released an issues paper to support its inquiry into child care and early childhood learning. This is the first public examination of Australia’s child care and early childhood learning system since the 1990s.

  • Food security in China: the opportunities for Australia

    Georgina Murray     |      December 11, 2013

    China’s internal food production will not be able to keep up with their growing population. Georgina Murray outlines Australia’s opportunity to capture a niche market producing clean, green and high-value products.

  • Trending in the right direction – but a long way to go

    Jane Powles     |      December 11, 2013

    The Australian Bureau of Statistics has recently launched two reports on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health. Jane Powles says that while they indicate a trend in the right direction, we need ongoing commitment from the government, all states and territories.

  • How can we ensure Australians experience a ‘better’ death?

    Zoe Keon-Cohen     |      December 9, 2013

    People are living longer, and consequently the practice of medicine and the way we live and die has changed. Dr Zoe Keon-Cohen is part of a panel addressing the sensitive topic of end of life planning.

  • Grow your life and business by nurturing those around you

    John Carpenter     |      December 6, 2013

    Help others achieve their dreams and you will achieve yours. John Carpenter provides a glimpse into how nurturing, developing and caring about the people around you will accelerate your own growth and life.

  • The most important decision I didn’t make

    Leicester Warburton     |      December 6, 2013

    Australians are among the highest consumers of alcohol worldwide. Leicester Warburton has a very personal reason for urging us to better educate our children on the perils and damage of uncontrolled drinking.

  • Do you experience joy at work? Take the gratitude challenge

    Leah Sparkes     |      December 6, 2013

    One of the easiest ways of experiencing more joy is to practice gratitude. Leah Sparkes explains how we can increase our feelings of happiness and wellbeing at work.

  • Spying on friends

    Patrick Walsh     |      December 6, 2013

    There has been ongoing fallout after the recent revelation of Australia spying on Indonesia’s President, his wife and senior ministers. Dr Patrick Walsh, Senior Lecturer in Intelligence and Security Studies at CSU, argues that spying is one of the prices liberal democratic countries must pay for liberty.

  • Do you know what has shaped your life?

    Sherryl Caulfield     |      December 5, 2013

    There are certain people, places and events that stand out and influence who you are today. Sherryl Caulfield shares her personal story of how a holiday in Canada and a mysterious woman changed her life.

  • Whatever happened to contemplation?

    Leicester Warburton     |      December 3, 2013

    Most of us can’t imagine a life without a mobile phone. Leicester Warburton can, and he wishes more people would remember the gentle art of contemplation.