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The Conversation Australiaby Georgia van Toorn, Senior Lecturer in Public Policy and Politics, UNSW27 Aug 2026
After legislating controversial reforms to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) last week, the government’s plan to cut 160,000 NDIS participants and save A$37.8 billion over four years...
The Conversation Australiaby Victoria Rawlings, Associate Professor, The University of Sydney School of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney27 Aug 2026
Today is Wear it Purple Day – when students and staff across high schools and universities are invited to wear purple items of clothing to recognise and celebrate gender and sexuality diverse (GSD)...
The Conversation Australiaby Yanyan Hong, Lecturer (Common Core) & Communication, Media and Film Scholar, Adelaide University27 Aug 2026
Niu Lai (牛来) (2026), meaning “Here Comes the Cow/Bull”, is an 86-minute, crudely animated feature made by a self-taught mother-son duo from China.
The Conversation Australiaby Katie Pickles, Professor of History, University of Canterbury27 Aug 2026
Travel 25 kilometres south from Christchurch on the new 110 kilometre-per-hour, multi-million-dollar “road of national significance” and you’ll reach New Zealand’s fastest growing town.
The Conversation Australiaby Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra27 Aug 2026
Like many of his predecessors, Anthony Albanese has grown to enjoy the international diplomatic round that goes with the prime minister’s job.
The Conversation Australiaby Tracy Beck Fenwick, Director of the Australian Centre for Federalism and Associate Professor of Politics, Australian National University27 Aug 2026
GST distribution. National Disability Insurance Scheme reforms. Data centre regulation. The national gun buyback.
The Conversation Australiaby Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra27 Aug 2026
Household and business power prices could rise if artificial intelligence (AI) data centres end up being powered by coal or gas generation, a federal assistant minister has said.
The Conversation Australiaby Ehsan Noroozinejad, Associate Professor & Global Challenge Lead, Urban Transformations Research Centre, Western Sydney University27 Aug 2026
It’s official: Australia’s data centre boom will not be solely powered by renewables. At the National Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, the federal government softened its stance on using coal and gas...
The Conversation Australiaby Sarah Mcculloch, PhD Candidate, Marine Science, Griffith University27 Aug 2026
The southern humpback whale migration is in full swing. Tens of thousands of whales are now making their journey from warm Australian waters in the north to their cold feeding grounds in...
The Conversation Australiaby Frederik von Briel, Associate Professor in Strategy and Entrepreneurship, The University of Queensland27 Aug 2026
In the late 1940s and early 1950s, the United States and the Soviet Union were locked in a race for technological and ideological supremacy.
The Conversation Australiaby Levan Tielidze, Research Fellow in Glacial Geomorphology, Monash University27 Aug 2026
More than 150 people are dead and hundreds more missing after an enormous wave of water, ice, mud and rock cascaded more than 170 kilometres down the Bhote Koshi River valley in Nepal.
The Conversation Australiaby Sasha Grishin, Adjunct Professor of Art History, Australian National University27 Aug 2026
In the history of the National Gallery of Victoria, their most successful ticketed exhibition did not feature the work of Vincent van Gogh, Claude Monet or Pablo Picasso.
The Conversation Australiaby Marcus Harmes, Professor in Pathways Education, University of Southern Queensland27 Aug 2026
Actor and singer Tim Curry has died aged 80, following years of health struggles brought on by a stroke.
The Conversation Australiaby Gareth Evans, Distinguished Honorary Professor, Australian National University27 Aug 2026
The outlook for nuclear arms control is desolate in all three of its dimensions – risk reduction, non-proliferation and outright elimination.
The Conversation Australiaby Rob Nicholls, Senior Research Associate in Media and Communications, University of Sydney27 Aug 2026
Tech giant Meta will pay up to roughly US$18 billion, plus make major design changes to Facebook and Instagram, as part of a settlement it has agreed to in its most recent lawsuit.
The Conversation Australiaby Zahra Shahhoseini, Lecturer - Disaster Resilience Infrastructure, RMIT University27 Aug 2026
A catastrophic flash flood has struck northern Nepal on the Tibetan border, killing at least 157 people and leaving hundreds missing, including at least 34 Australians.
The Conversation Australiaby Liz Giuffre, Associate Professor in Media, University of Technology Sydney27 Aug 2026
The new documentary Tina Arena: Unravel Me celebrates the groundbreaking Australian performer’s 50 year career and gives an insight into the person behind the music, awards and accolades including...
The Conversation Australiaby Cassandra Mudgway, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Canterbury27 Aug 2026
At a glance, they look much like ordinary eyewear. But the latest generation of “smart glasses”, including Meta’s Ray-Ban and Oakley ranges, can capture photos and video without people nearby...
The Conversation Australiaby David Lindenmayer, Distinguished Professor of Ecology, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University26 Aug 2026
We share our planet with millions of plants and animals. This variety of life is known as biodiversity, a term encompassing everything from microscopic genes to entire ecosystems, such as deserts...
The Conversation Australiaby Margaret Haines, Research Fellow, School of Biological Sciences, Monash University26 Aug 2026
Australia is a land of lizards and snakes. From common blue-tongues in suburban gardens to rare shovel-nosed snakes in the desert, reptiles are a defining part of the continent’s wildlife.
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