Recent articles from publications based in Australia.
The Conversation Australiaby Shannon Bosch, Associate Professor (Law), Edith Cowan University3d ago
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says it’s an “outrage” the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have decided not to open a criminal investigation into the Israeli strikes that killed an...
The Conversation Australiaby Lisa M. Given, Professor of Information Sciences & Director, Social Change Enabling Impact Platform, RMIT University3d ago
Online gaming platform Roblox has given a court-enforceable undertaking to Australia’s online safety regulator to do more “to protect children from grooming, sexual exploitation and abuse”.
New Atlasby Mike McRae3d ago
Bacteria engineered to sense and reduce glucose levels could be the future of type 2 diabetes treatments, following pre-clinical trials on animal models.
New Atlasby David Szondy3d ago
Northrop Grumman has unveiled its Raid Hunter chain gun system, adding a new layer to anti-drone swarm defenses by combining cutting-edge AI sensors, precision-guided ammunition, and a motor-driven...
Inside Storyby Administrator3d ago
Some years ago, Belinda Webster, the founder of Tall Poppies Records, received in the mail a cheque for $10,000 from the writer and arts patron Barbara Blackman.
New Atlasby Etiido Uko3d ago
We want faster and faster computers, and light is the fastest thing in the universe. Therefore, light-based computers should be awesome. Right? Not quite.
New Atlasby Etiido Uko3d ago
Ever been stuck in traffic and wished you could simply fly above it all, straight to your destination?
New Atlasby Mike McRae4d ago
Psychedelics are inherently chaotic drugs, dissolving the boundary between self and surrounds by sowing discord in the brain. Many describe the results as profoundly life-changing.
New Atlasby Monica J. White4d ago
Modern laptops are the thinnest they’ve ever been. But this sleek form factor has a cost: optical drives are a thing of the past, full-size USB ports are becoming less common, and card readers are...
New Atlasby Bronwyn Thompson4d ago
A highly anticipated drug trial is in its final stages as its 350 participants receive their single dose to treat chronic low back pain.
New Atlasby Simon Heptinstall4d ago
Unveiled amid the high-octane glamour and pristine lawns of the Monterey Car Week in California, the Lucid Gravity GT-S is a direct assault on the most lucrative auto segment in North America.
New Atlasby Abhimanyu Ghoshal4d ago
Los Angeles-based The Minimal Company specializes in stripped-down phones that put just a handful of essential tools in your pocket and leave out the distracting stuff.
New Atlasby C.C. Weiss4d ago
The white cross with red surround has long been a sacred badge in the world of knives, indicating the timeless dependability and versatility of the Swiss Army knife.
Inside Storyby Administrator5d ago
Angus Taylor says changes to negative gearing and the capital gains tax discount have put housing into “freefall,” blaming Labor’s “toxic taxes” for “a collapse in the housing market.” His comments...
Inside Storyby Administrator5d ago
Susan Sontag and Thomas Mann met just once, for afternoon tea, but the encounter had long-lasting consequences.
ABC News6d ago
In short: An ABC review of sacked reporter Mahmood Fazal's use of anonymous interviewees has found three more episodes of concern from Four Corners and Background Briefing.
Inside Storyby Administrator6d ago
Not long ago, Gina Rinehart asked an audience at a Queensland bush summit to imitate bulldozers. She had summoned on stage the bulldozer-in-chief, her ally Pauline Hanson, whose One Nation would —...
Inside Storyby Administrator9d ago
Michael Young deserves to be remembered for many things but is in fact remembered for just one: he was author of that extraordinary book, The Rise of the Meritocracy.
Inside Storyby Administrator9d ago
When IBM’s custom-built Deep Blue computer beat world champion chessplayer Gary Kasparov in 1997 — the first time a machine had defeated a world champion — a threshold was crossed, at least...
Inside Storyby Administrator10d ago
On Monday Donald Trump issued an executive order that, if implemented, would substantially reduce the number of vaccines American children receive and, in practice, how many of them are vaccinated...
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