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The Conversation Australiaby Adam Andreotta, Lecturer, School of Management and Marketing, Curtin University15d ago
The results of Australia’s first live facial recognition trial have been released. Since June 2026, the Western Australian Police Force has been trialling the technology across metropolitan and...
The Conversation Australiaby Jane Gilmore, PhD candidate, Monash Gender and Family Violence Prevention Hub, Monash University16d ago
NSW Premier Chris Minns has announced significant changes to the way sexual assault trials are conducted, including moving to curb “rape myth questions”.
The Conversation Australiaby Olivia Maurice, Cognitive Neuroscientist, Western Sydney University; University of Sydney16d ago
Every morning, millions of people wake up hoping to look, think and feel younger than they did yesterday.
The Conversation Australiaby Holly Thorpe, Professor in Sociology of Sport and Gender, University of Waikato16d ago
For countless people, social media has become a go-to source of advice on how to look, eat and exercise.
The Conversation Australiaby Dijanna Mulhearn, PhD Candidate, School of Design, University of Technology Sydney16d ago
Australian fashion brand Cue and its sister label Veronika Maine have entered receivership. At first glance, it looks like another chapter in Australia’s difficult retail economy and the merciless...
The Conversation Australiaby Robbie Eres, Lecturer in Psychology, Deakin University16d ago
Year 12 students are coming to the end of their formal schooling. Many are having graduation ceremonies at the moment ahead of their final exams.
The Conversation Australiaby Jyotsna Batra, Professor of Genetics, Bond University16d ago
Prostate cancer is common. About 200 in every 1,000 Australian men will be told they have prostate cancer by the age of 85. But the chance of dying from it is much lower: around 18 in 1,000 cases.
The Conversation Australiaby Elyse Dwyer, Visiting Fellow, School of Economics, UNSW16d ago
The federal government’s tax reforms are the most significant changes for housing investors Australia has seen since 1999.
The Conversation Australiaby Kate Griffiths, Democracy Deputy Program Director, Grattan Institute16d ago
The way political parties and candidates can spend during federal elections is set to change next year. Australians will finally get much better visibility of political donations.
The Conversation Australiaby Amanda Craft, Lecturer in Accounting and Personal Financial Planning, Western Sydney University16d ago
Few prices are as visible as fuel. Every day, we drive past figures advertised on signs outside fuel stations, and watch the dollars climb in real time as we fill the tank.
The Conversation Australiaby Toby Walsh, Professor of AI, Research Group Leader, UNSW16d ago
Earlier this month, artificial intelligence (AI) researcher Jacob Coxon resigned from Anthropic after just four months.
The Conversation Australiaby Samantha O'Donnell, Research Fellow, the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (CEVAW), The University of Melbourne16d ago
Indigenous women and children experience disproportionate levels of family violence. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women are killed at rates up to six times higher than non-Indigenous...
The Conversation Australiaby Vincent Hurley, Lecturer in Criminology (police & policing). School of International Studies, Macquarie University16d ago
Four domestic violence-related deaths in one weekend in New South Wales have reignited questions about what more can be done to protect vulnerable people, two years after Prime Minister Anthony...
The Conversation Australiaby Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra16d ago
Australia’s next budget update, being delivered just before Christmas, is set to be hit by what’s “likely to be billions of dollars extra” in higher interest bills on government borrowing, federal...
The Conversation Australiaby Isabella Gomez, PhD Candidate of Health Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology16d ago
When you think about obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD, does being a “neat freak” or “germaphobe” come to mind? In fact, OCD is not a personality quirk.
The Conversation Australiaby Mathew John Bell, Senior Ecologist, Art Gallery NSW16d ago
The Manning River Helmeted turtle (Myuchelys purvisi) might just be Australia’s most beautiful freshwater turtle.
The Conversation Australiaby Dennis Altman, Vice Chancellor's Fellow and Professorial Fellow, Institute for Human Security and Social Change, La Trobe University17d ago
British publishing, like its women’s magazines, feeds off the royals. The latest tabloid furore is over Charles, Earl Spencer’s book, Swan Song, honouring his late sister Princess Diana.
The Conversation Australiaby Mark A Gregory, Associate Professor, School of Engineering, RMIT University17d ago
A Senate inquiry into the September 2025 Optus national outage, which left hundreds of people unable to call Triple Zero and was linked to multiple deaths, has called for sweeping changes to the...
The Conversation Australiaby Phil Lester, Professor of Ecology and Entomology, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington17d ago
The next few months will help determine whether New Zealand has successfully eradicated the yellow-legged hornet, one of the world’s most damaging invasive pests.
The Conversation Australiaby Luke Heemsbergen, Senior Lecturer in Communication, Deakin University17d ago
The latest Apple Watch models have some new features: they can listen to the sounds around you all day, transcribe snippets of conversation on demand, and write up summaries of everything they...
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