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The Conversation Australiaby Jessica Gildersleeve, Professor of English Literature, University of Southern Queensland29d ago
For 25 years, stories told about the 9/11 terror attacks have grappled with questions of truth, reality and bearing witness to trauma. 9/11 was a highly visual event.
The Conversation Australiaby Yuting Zhang, Professor of Health Economics, The University of Melbourne29d ago
The controversy surrounding the federal government’s plan to scrap extra private health insurance rebates for the over-65s continues.
The Conversation Australiaby Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra9 Sept 2026
Liberal frontbencher and leadership aspirant Andrew Hastie has launched an extraordinary attack on One Nation’s Pauline Hanson and Barnaby Joyce, calling them “lying cowards”.
The Conversation Australiaby Chris Wallace, Professor, Canberra School of Government, University of Canberra9 Sept 2026
Writer Blanche d'Alpuget has died aged 82, leaving a lasting imprint on Australian literature, and having influenced the course of political history with her pathbreaking 1982 book on the then...
The Conversation Australiaby Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra9 Sept 2026
It’s been a year of devastating floods and fires around the world and has served as a stark reminder of the increasing ravages of climate change.
The Conversation Australiaby Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra9 Sept 2026
We see it often: political players insisting what’s good for the goose shouldn’t apply to the gander.
The Conversation Australiaby Yuvisthi Naidoo, Senior Research Fellow, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW9 Sept 2026
Almost a third of people living in Australia were born overseas, and almost half have at least one overseas-born parent.
The Conversation Australiaby Kerry Tozer, PhD candidate in Sustainability, University of Technology Sydney9 Sept 2026
For thousands of years, human urine has had real value. After our bodies absorb nutrients from our food, they excrete the rest – mainly via urine. An adult produces about 500 litres a year.
The Conversation Australiaby Justin Ellis, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, University of Newcastle9 Sept 2026
Violence against same-sex attracted men through dating apps has become a key focus in the national debate over how to address hate crime.
The Conversation Australiaby Derick M. J. Luong, Lecturer in Law, University of Technology Sydney9 Sept 2026
The NSW government has announced another legislative crackdown on organised crime after the suspected mistaken-identity killings of 23-year-old student Marco Tapia and 40-year-old Joshua Macdonald.
The Conversation Australiaby William Partlett, Associate Professor of Public Law, The University of Melbourne9 Sept 2026
The Victorian government has introduced legislation expanding the jurisdiction of its anti-corruption commission, the Independent Broad-Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC).
The Conversation Australiaby Trevor Mazzucchelli, Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology, Curtin University9 Sept 2026
Some people seem naturally tidy. Their keys are always in the same place, clothes make it into the wardrobe, and their kitchen bench remains mysteriously visible.
The Conversation Australiaby Heather Handley, Senior Curator of Geosciences, Museums Victoria Research Institute; Monash University9 Sept 2026
Indonesia’s Mount Anak Krakatau has erupted again this week, sending plumes of volcanic ash high into the sky and disrupting hundreds of flights. More than 300,000 passengers have been affected.
The Conversation Australiaby Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne9 Sept 2026
The federal YouGov and Morgan polls are the first that were entirely taken after One Nation thumped Labor at the August 29 Western Australian state Secret Harbour byelection.
The Conversation Australiaby Daniel Binns, Senior Lecturer, Media & Communication, RMIT University9 Sept 2026
One of Prime’s greatest hits this year has been the teen romance series Off Campus. The show follows hockey player Garrett and musician Hannah as they try to reconcile sex, adulthood, college life...
The Conversation Australiaby Le Wen, Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau8 Sept 2026
Cleaner engine standards and a gradual uptake of electric vehicles have been credited with helping improve Auckland’s air quality over recent years.
The Conversation Australiaby Jim Leary, Senior Lecturer in Field Archaeology, University of York8 Sept 2026
Long ago, the Devil stood on Howe Hill and hurled giant stones towards the town of Aldborough, roaring: “Borobrigg keep out o’ way, for Auldbro’ town I’ll ding down!” Fortunately for Aldborough...
The Conversation Australiaby Robert Vanderburg, Academic and Lecturer , CQUniversity Australia8 Sept 2026
Recent cancellations of major musical theatre productions, including Waitress and Beetlejuice, have raised an obvious question: has Australian theatre become too expensive?
The Conversation Australiaby Kelly Haynes, Midwifery Lecturer, CQUniversity Australia8 Sept 2026
For some women, the birth of their baby is one of the happiest days of their lives. Others remember it as a frightening, overwhelming or deeply distressing experience.
The Conversation Australiaby Frank Bongiorno, Director, Vice-Chancellor's Centre of Public Ideas (CoPI) and Donald Horne Professor of History and Public Ideas, University of Canberra8 Sept 2026
There have been two topics on which former Australian prime minister Paul Keating has been a persistent, passionate commentator in the three decades since his retirement.
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