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The Conversation Australiaby Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra4h ago
Anthony Albanese will outline to national cabinet on Wednesday proposed national legislation for conditions and guardrails around data centres – but faces a fight with Queensland.
The Conversation Australiaby Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra8h ago
The Liberals’ final immigration policy number won’t be released this year, their spokesman Jonno Duniam has revealed, adding more uncertainty to the nation’s debate on one of its hottest issues.
The Conversation Australiaby Bernard Doherty, Associate Head, School of Theology, Charles Sturt University11h ago
In recent days, investigative journalists have accused members of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church of mobilising far-right influencers to harass and heckle Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, as...
The Conversation Australiaby Darryl Jones, Professor Emeritus, Centre for Planetary Health and Food Security, Griffith University12h ago
Backyard bird feeding is one of our country’s most popular pastimes. Research reveals about half of Australian households feed wild birds, with many people doing so daily.
The Conversation Australiaby Tully Barnett, Associate Professor, Cultural Policy and Creative Industries, Adelaide University12h ago
Culture is a vital part of many people’s lives. This is the view afforded by the latest data on cultural participation from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Creative Australia and Screen...
The Conversation Australiaby Jane Torr, Honorary Associate Professor, School of Education, Macquarie University12h ago
Book Week is a great opportunity for parents and carers to inspire a love of reading in babies and toddlers. But sometimes very young children aren’t very engaged when adults read to them.
The Conversation Australiaby Fei Huang, Associate professor, UNSW12h ago
How much does your insurer really know about you? It could be more than just what’s on your application form for the policy.
The Conversation Australiaby Amra Lee, PhD candidate in Protection of Civilians, Australian National University13h ago
We are now told by the same IDF [Israeli Defense Force] that there is no wrongdoing worth referring to a criminal investigation.
The Conversation Australiaby Ry Holland, Research Fellow in Microbial Ecology, Monash University14h ago
Antarctica is one of the driest, coldest places on Earth. Very little life survives its extremes. In the soils dotted around the frozen ice sheets, however, communities of microbes do survive.
The Conversation Australiaby Adam Culvenor, Associate Professor, Principal Research Fellow in Sport and Exercise Medicine, La Trobe University14h ago
For decades, people exercising have been told one simple rule: never let your knees go over your toes.
The Conversation Australiaby Laurentina mica Barreto Soares, Senior Lecturer in International Relations, Universidade Nacional Timor Lorosa'e14h ago
I just worked two weeks in a farm in New South Wales and one of my friends stayed with my kids at home. With rent, sometimes I pay on time.
The Conversation Australiaby Philip Hulme, Distinguished Professor of Plant Biosecurity, Lincoln University, New Zealand15h ago
As Cabinet considers proposals to amalgamate regional authorities as part of its overhaul of local government, much of the discussion has focused on rate increases, roads and water infrastructure.
The Conversation Australiaby Tom Hartley, Lecturer in Health and Physical Education, University of Tasmania16h ago
This weekend, the AFL will unveil a first: a “wildcard round”. This round involves two matches to kick off the finals series, in the first change to the league’s finals format in 25 years.
The Conversation Australiaby Fan Yang, Research Fellow at Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne16h ago
Amid all the talk about artificial intelligence (AI) both creating and destroying jobs, a troubling reality flies under the radar.
The Conversation Australiaby Marty Branagan, Associate Professor in Peace Studies, University of New England17h ago
As a child watching people from the roof of her Brisbane home, Valerie A. Brown, now in her nineties, noticed how “their actions did not match their stated ideals.” She dedicated her life to...
The Conversation Australiaby Rebekah Brammer, PhD Candidate, Humanities, Arts and social Sciences, University of New England21h ago
In April, Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff announced Brand Tasmania, Screen Tasmania and the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery would be folded into the Creative Industries, Sport and Visitor...
The Conversation Australiaby T.J. Thomson, Associate Professor of Visual Communication & Digital Media, RMIT University21h ago
“Pics or it didn’t happen” was a thing people used to say online when they wanted to verify a claim. Technology has changed this. We now regularly see a mix of the surreal and the fantastic.
The Conversation Australiaby Andrew J. Martin, Scientia Professor and Professor of Educational Psychology, UNSW21h ago
As young people progress through high school, they start making plans for what they will do when they leave. What factors influence their plans?
The Conversation Australiaby Paul Crosby, Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics, Macquarie University21h ago
It’s AFL finals time – and in a season on track for record attendance, the league’s decision to freeze the price of entry-level finals tickets for an 11th straight year is smart economics.
The Conversation Australiaby Hugh White, Emeritus Professor of Strategic Studies at the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University21h ago
America’s system of government, and the constitution on which it is built, was created in different times and for different circumstances and purposes, and it has changed very little since then.
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