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The Conversation Australiaby Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra20h ago
Israeli ambassador Hillel Newman has suggested Australia sends former defence chief Mark Binskin back to Israel to follow up its defence force’s refusal to further investigate the fatal attack on...
The Conversation Australiaby Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne21h ago
It’s about three months until the Victorian state election on November 28. Five polls have been released since Ben Carroll replaced Jacinta Allan as Labor leader and premier on July 28.
The Conversation Australiaby Grace Vincent, Senior Lecturer, Appleton Institute, CQUniversity Australia22h ago
It’s 4am, you’ve finally drifted off, and then the phone rings. It’s work calling. You have to go in. The right to disconnect from work has been protected by law in Australia since 2024.
The Conversation Australiaby William Craft, Senior Research Associate, School of Built Environment, UNSW22h ago
Each of us needs of a roof over our head, classrooms to learn in and offices or space to work from.
The Conversation Australiaby Shiori Shakuto, Lecturer in Anthropology, University of Sydney23h ago
Politicians don’t often find themselves on packages of cookies. Nor do their bags tend to go viral, sparking a fashion craze.
The Conversation Australiaby James Wenley, Senior Lecturer, Te Whare Ngangahau–Theatre and Performance Studies, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington1d ago
A very tight recent funding round from Creative New Zealand, as well as confirmation of significant staff cuts at the government agency, have compounded anxiety in an already struggling arts...
The Conversation Australiaby Rob Nicholls, Senior Research Associate in Media and Communications, University of Sydney1d ago
This week, a trial commenced in the United States that could drastically change how Facebook and Instagram operate globally.
The Conversation Australiaby Muhammad Usman, Head of Quantum Systems and Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO1d ago
Quantum computers are expected to transform many facets of science and industry over the next decade or so – but it’s very hard for most potential users to get their hands on one to find out what...
The Conversation Australiaby Yee-Fui Ng, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Monash University1d ago
Victorian Premier Ben Carroll has announced the terms of reference for the royal commission into criminality and corruption on Victoria’s Big Build.
The Conversation Australiaby Rochelle Stewart-Withers, Professor in Indigenous and International Development, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University1d ago
This weekend’s first test between the New Zealand All Blacks and South African Springboks will be played 105 years after the two nations first began the “greatest rivalry” in rugby in 1921.
The Conversation Australiaby Toby Davidson, Senior Lecturer in Literary Studies, Macquarie University1d ago
In this series, we explore influential Australian poems. There are giants of Australian literature who are household names, and those who once were but are no longer.
The Conversation Australiaby Dr Vivienne Lewis, Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Canberra1d ago
Book Week, costume parties and other dress-up days can be great fun for children. Parents and carers may picture their child wearing their favourite superhero or princess costume, enthusiastically...
The Conversation Australiaby Shikha Malviya, Lecturer in Occupational Therapy, University of Southern Queensland1d ago
Like many women raised in traditional cultures and religious contexts, I was taught that a “good” woman holds the family together.
The Conversation Australiaby Kim Goodwin, Lecturer in Arts Management and Human Resources, The University of Melbourne1d ago
On Friday, the Fair Work Commission made a provisional decision to include the arts in the modern award system, by adding the word “arts” to its Amusement, Recreation, Events and Arts Award (AREA)...
The Conversation Australiaby Tania Penovic, Associate Professor of Law, Deakin Law School, Deakin University1d ago
Earlier this week, Queensland Nationals MP Llew O’Brien introduced a so-called “born alive” bill into the House of Representatives.
The Conversation Australiaby Aruna Sathanapally, Chief Executive, Grattan Institute1d ago
It has been a year since the federal government convened its economic reform roundtable – the culmination of a process that flung the doors open on the reforms needed to drive a more prosperous...
The Conversation Australiaby Joanna Hikaka, Senior Lecturer in Māori Health, Co-Director Centre for Co-Created Ageing Research, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau1d ago
The government has just received a raft of suggestions to overhaul its under-pressure aged-care system.
The Conversation Australiaby Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra1d ago
If you’re not from Western Australia, the byelection in the state seat of Secret Harbour is unlikely to have been on your radar.
The Conversation Australiaby Shannon Bosch, Associate Professor (Law), Edith Cowan University1d ago
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says it’s an “outrage” the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have decided not to open a criminal investigation into the Israeli strikes that killed an...
The Conversation Australiaby Lisa M. Given, Professor of Information Sciences & Director, Social Change Enabling Impact Platform, RMIT University1d ago
Online gaming platform Roblox has given a court-enforceable undertaking to Australia’s online safety regulator to do more “to protect children from grooming, sexual exploitation and abuse”.
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