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The Conversation Australiaby Sarah Wayland, Professor of Social Work, CQUniversity Australia1 Sept 2026
The surging death count from the devastating flash floods that hit Nepal and Tibet on August 26 has reached 1,050. Four more Australians were confirmed safe on Wednesday morning.
The Conversation Australiaby Timothy Welch, Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau1 Sept 2026
For city commuters, the slow crawl through peak hour traffic each day is an annoyance as unavoidable as blustery spring weather. Call it the cost of living in the big smoke.
The Conversation Australiaby Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra1 Sept 2026
The major political parties are struggling to find ways to effectively counter Pauline Hanson and One Nation.
The Conversation Australiaby Sahara Hoff, Research Associate in the United States Studies Centre’s Economic Security Program, University of Sydney1 Sept 2026
US President Donald Trump has announced an agreement with Venezuela that he called the “biggest oil deal in world history”.
The Conversation Australiaby Sean Kang, Associate Professor in the Science of Learning, The University of Melbourne1 Sept 2026
As high school and university students approach the exam period, study sessions often increase and intensify.
The Conversation Australiaby Levan Tielidze, Research Fellow in Glacial Geomorphology, Monash University1 Sept 2026
On the morning of August 26, a section of mountain near Langtang Lirung peak in Nepal suddenly collapsed.
The Conversation Australiaby Michael O'Keefe, Director, Master of International Relations, Department of Politics, Media and Philosophy, La Trobe University1 Sept 2026
The annual Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders Meeting is underway in Palau, and already there has been controversy. First, it’s a leaders meeting with a distinct lack of leaders.
The Conversation Australiaby Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra1 Sept 2026
The Malinauskas Labor government is challenging Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s resistance to making telehealth available in voluntary assistant dying (VAD) care.
The Conversation Australiaby Amin Saikal, Emeritus Professor of Middle Eastern Studies, Australian National University; The University of Western Australia; Victoria University1 Sept 2026
President Donald Trump has entangled the United States in a war of choice with Iran that he cannot easily win or quit.
The Conversation Australiaby Rob Nicholls, Senior Research Associate in Media and Communications, University of Sydney1 Sept 2026
On Monday, the Australian government released draft legislation for the next big overhaul of the Privacy Act.
The Conversation Australiaby Eddie Cubillo, Senior Fellow Indigenous Programs, The University of Melbourne1 Sept 2026
For the first time since its creation, Gellung Warl has used its powers to challenge the Victorian government on a legislative bill that passed parliament last week.
The Conversation Australiaby Nial Wheate, Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Macquarie University1 Sept 2026
From today, the Australian government will expand Pharmaceutical Benefit Scheme (PBS) access to the drug Keytruda for three additional types of cancer.
The Conversation Australiaby Ashwin Nagappa, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society, Queensland University of Technology1 Sept 2026
On ABC’s Insiders program on Sunday, federal Social Services Minister Tanya Plibersek said the government is exploring whether Australians should be able to opt in to algorithmically curated social...
The Conversation Australiaby Vahri McKenzie, Senior Lecturer, Arts and Cultural Management, Edith Cowan University1 Sept 2026
How we value the arts comes down to much more than looking at the sector’s economic contributions.
The Conversation Australiaby Nicola Daly, Professor in Children's Literature, University of Waikato1 Sept 2026
We know from a wealth of research that children’s picture books support language learning. During a fellowship at the International Youth Library in Munich, I had an opportunity to examine how...
The Conversation Australiaby Isabella Podwinski, Social Media Producer, The Conversation31 Aug 2026
It was 1967, and country musician Porter Wagoner was introducing a guest on his weekly TV show. The camera cuts to a woman with big, blonde beehive, wearing a magenta mini dress with the same shade...
The Conversation Australiaby Geetanjali Basarkod, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Positive Psychology and Education, Australian Catholic University31 Aug 2026
How important is it that kids learn to tell right from wrong? Businessman and former university chancellor David Gonski recently called for ethics classes to be rolled out in all Australian schools...
The Conversation Australiaby Matthew Crocker, Graduate Researcher Teaching Fellow, Deakin University31 Aug 2026
The Australian government’s debt has just hit A$1 trillion again. And, unlike when it briefly hit that mark for the first time in mid-August, this time it’s set to stay above $1 trillion and keep...
The Conversation Australiaby Tony Hughes-d'Aeth, Professor, Chair of Australian Literature, The University of Western Australia31 Aug 2026
Richard Flanagan’s latest book Heresies is a collection of 24 occasional pieces published between 2009 and 2025.
The Conversation Australiaby Noor Gillani, Digital Culture Editor, The Conversation31 Aug 2026
It’s the first day of spring and we’re back with another round of streaming recommendations for your next binge.
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