A long-awaited report on Victoria’s koalas has exposed alarming health problems and raised serious questions over population estimates and monitoring methods. read now...

Judge exposes Kinnara Capital CEO Adrian James Campbell swearing under oath to a false affidavit to conceal a criminal past. read now...

Democracy demands more than elections, requiring both the power to challenge governments and the security and opportunity to share in national progress. read now...

Global fuel disruptions are exposing Australia’s vulnerabilities and strengthening the case for greater economic self-reliance. read now...

Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate is just the symptom of a much larger malaise in the heart of civil administration. read now...

As AI industry leaders warn of the dangers of rapidly advancing superintelligence, Donald Trump is doubling down on America’s race for technological dominance. read now...

A century-old science-fiction play foresaw the promise of AI becoming an existential threat to humankind. read now...

Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate fails to produce evidence of his Mar-a-Lago dinner after being brutally rebuked by his idol, Donald Trump. read now...

Press freedom is under attack from algorithms and journalists trying to wound rather than inform. read now...

Commonwealth considering establishing statutory authority to take responsibility for the Emergency Call Person function currently performed by Telstra. read now...

Amid Hanson’s vitriol, supporters are recasting aspiring LNP leader Andrew Hastie as a voice of integrity and reason, but his track record makes it a hard sell. read now...

As Trump and Xi prepare to meet, the world’s mounting crises demand cooperation that neither leader seems willing or able to deliver. read now...

The skyrocketing global oil price in recent weeks has reignited the debate on cost of living pressures in Australia. read now...

Chris Hedges warns that Trump’s efforts to reshape the US electoral system threaten the midterms and could leave mass resistance as the final defence of American democracy. read now...

David Higginbottom examines who really holds power in Australia and how democratic institutions can better serve the people they represent. read now...

The 'underbelly of disregard for women's rights' allows Pauline Hanson to suggest domestic violence is a 'two-way street' and James Ashby to compare it to inconvenient media scrutiny. read now...

Commentators continue to vilify the Albanese Government with nonsensical claims about the economy. read now...

Tony Burke's immigration policy changes are like a Curate's Egg - good in parts, but are they enough to lower NOM to the targets Burke has set for himself? read now...

Imagining a dystopian future that would befall Australia under One Nation's immigration plan. read now...

In recent years, small Australian firms face cyber pressure from attackers, clients, tenders and insurers. A practical response starts with verifiable controls. read now...

First home buyer's stamp duty can vary from $0 to $40,000 depending on their Australian postcode. read now...

Life Insurance in Australia: How a broker finds you better cover than you'd find yourself read now...

Your lawn looks brilliant for about 48 hours after you mow it. Then, after you cut it, the uneven patches reveal themselves, the edges begin creeping over the path and that one strip near the fence ends up looking shaggier than the rest. read now.....

Fourteen years, one mayor and a very expensive detour to end a political career. read now...

AI developers are sounding the alarm over potentially catastrophic risks while continuing the race towards increasingly powerful systems. read now...

Pauline Hanson attempts the ancient ritual of apologising without actually admitting she did anything wrong. read now...

A Muscat-led regional dialogue could help Gulf states build greater security, cooperation and strategic independence. read now...

Violence against women remains one of Australia’s most urgent social problems, and tackling it requires more than condemnation after tragedy strikes. read now...

Policy now assumes older Australians will age at home. The monitored alarm market has moved into that gap and it deserves the same scrutiny as the care system itself. read now...

Heavy-handed drug policing is undermining Sydney’s nightlife while doing little to tackle organised crime. read now...

Political short-termism is undermining our future, as growing challenges demand courageous, integrated long-term planning. read now...

If you've spent any time scrolling through tattoo inspiration lately, you've probably noticed a word or name that seems to read the same way even when you flip it upside down. That's an ambigram, and it's become one of the most popular tattoo...

Macklemore sucked the joy of ignorance out of the room by naming the harm, the harm we are all being made complicit in. read now...

A tribute to the late Dr Harley Dale, described by friend Professor Vince Hooper as the load-bearing wall of Australian housing economics. read now...

Not long ago, someone with a legal problem opened Google, typed a rough version of their question and clicked into a directory or a firm's landing page. Down the hall, an associate spent the afternoon reading discovery, drafting a memo and mark...

Australia's Digital Duty of Care Bill shifts the responsibility to provide a safe online environment to where it belongs - with Big Tech. read now...

One Nation’s plan to slash temporary migration by 750,000 promises dramatic cuts, but its numbers, assumptions and economic consequences don’t add up. read now...

Economic orthodoxy has survived repeated crises by protecting asset wealth and treating its own failures as exceptions rather than reasons for change. read now...

Labor governments face criticism from both sides, but progress requires compromise, consensus and accepting that not every change will suit everyone. read now...

It is alleged that this powerful male doctor irreparably harmed potentially over 1,000 (usually) young women, ruining their lives, and yet the many complaints and concerns against him were dismissed by every level of authority. read now...

With petrol prices continuing to rise over the year as anticipated, Australia’s transition to EV driving has been going from strength to strength, to say the very least. read now...

AUKUS is costing Australia billions while serving U.S. strategic interests, undermining sovereignty and making the nation less secure. read now...

Pauline Hanson’s plan to put the ABC behind a paywall threatens decades of shared Australian culture, writes Michael Gibbons. read now...

While newsrooms provoke fear and anxiety about concocted “crises”, life is better than ever. read now...

The tutoring industry in Australia has grown significantly over the past decade. What was once considered supplementary support for struggling students has become a standard part of the senior school experience for a growing number of families — p...

Victorian students preparing for their Year 11 and 12 exams are facing a subject landscape that looks very different from a decade ago. read now...

Five years ago, Scott Morrison announced the $368 billion AUKUS pact that fundamentally changed the Australian political landscape. read now...

Australian rowing legends, finding their rhythm and feeling the swing during a training run on the Yarra. read now...

The future of education matters to everyone. As our world changes quickly, schools need to adapt to serve students and teachers better. read now...

The Australian Government has terminated some joint university projects with Chinese universities, but it's just the tip of the iceberg. read now...

30 years ago this week, Pauline Hanson was attacking Asians; this week, she's attacking war veterans. read now...

Alberta's Occupational Health and Safety Act sets out real, enforceable protections for workers, but protection on paper and protection in practice are not always the same thing. read now...

Australia’s accelerating military integration with the United States is drawing the nation deeper into preparations for a potential war with China. read now...

My Dad’s Gone Away explores a child’s experience of parental incarceration while highlighting the disproportionate imprisonment of First Australians. read now...

It's right up there with giving Net Zero and migrants the heave-ho. read now...

Running a plumbing business in Australia has become far more demanding than it was even a decade ago. read now...

Australia’s two major parties want Australia to be a top-tier arms exporter, but the current system of documenting those exports is secretive and convoluted. read now...

Australia’s response to discrimination reveals stark inequalities in how antisemitism, Islamophobia and anti-Palestinian racism are addressed. read now...

Australia’s proposed algorithm opt-out would give social media users greater control over what they see, without restricting what anyone can say. read now...

As the 25th Anniversary of the September 11 attacks nears, Frances Letters reflects on the conditions that create such vengeful acts. read now...

Australia’s political leaders continue to put self-interest and political expediency ahead of the democratic principles they claim to uphold. read now...

Cutting tobacco excise could spark a price war, boost smoking rates and undermine decades of public health progress. read now...

The NBN is finally delivering — but the bottleneck lies with ageing equipment inside the home. read now...

Australia's Overton window has widened – but Pauline Hanson is only partly to blame. read now...

The Great Koala National Park remains hostage to a controversial carbon offset scheme despite Labor’s longstanding promise to protect it. read now...

Israeli soldiers accused of atrocities were welcomed into the Sydney Marathon under the extraordinary guise of a ‘peace delegation’. read now...

The Coalition and One Nation's plan to slash tobacco taxes won't stop organised crime but will come with a hefty public health cost. read now...

Small everyday changes can help businesses build a greener workplace and reduce their environmental footprint. read now...

IA’s star economist Stephen Koukoulas explains how, despite being the fourth most impersonated person in Australia, Meta refuses to take down damaging fake AI Facebook videos of him, despite his appeals. read now...

Australia’s history of war shows why today’s conflicts demand greater scrutiny, empathy and a relentless pursuit of peace. read now...

Saying "No" is a way of protecting yourself and your family so you have something left for whatever comes next. read now...

Ukraine's battlefield AI is exposing a dangerous surveillance gap that could reach Australian citizens through AUKUS. read now...

Last week’s gross domestic product (GDP) numbers confirm Australia’s economy is a world leader again. read now...

The late PM Bob Hawke and media mogul Rupert Murdoch share an unguarded moment at Melbourne's Windsor Hotel. read now...

ABC is rolling out AI-written news stories, but only in its regional newsrooms. read now...

Feeling the pinch? Mining billionaire Gina Rinehart wants you to blame the "deep state", not inequality. read now...

It’s been almost 25 years since 9/11, but its consequences continue to shape the world inherited by a generation born in its shadow. read now...

Victoria's failing mental health system is leaving its most vulnerable without the care, safety and compassion they desperately need. read now...

Israel’s refusal to pursue criminal accountability for the killing of Zomi Frankcom and six fellow aid workers exposes a disturbing culture of impunity. read now...

He's comin' for you, Canada! read now...

Australian people teams sign up to Rippling for the all-in-one promise: one login covering HR, IT, payroll and spend. read now...

Twenty-two years ago, a film about catastrophic climate change created a stir. Its message is now more compelling than ever. read now...

The billionaire class is retreating behind bunkers, philanthropy and PR as the social order that created its obscene wealth begins to fracture. read now...

Marles’ USA trip is all about making it clear to Australians that we will be on the front line of any future war with China. read now...

Labor’s opaque crackdown on student visa approvals is an inefficient and unsustainable way to reduce net migration. read now...

Labor risks misreading One Nation’s Secret Harbour victory and repeating its old mistake of chasing the populist Right. read now...

Buying a home on the Gold Coast involves several connected decisions, including interest rates, lender policies, loan features, Queensland concessions and federal deposit support. Rates are only part of the picture. read now...

Six months on from the Simon Gordon scandal, the systems that allowed his alleged surgical abuse of endometriosis patients continue to fail them. read now...

Windfall profits from the Iran conflict raise conflict-of-interest questions for Trump backers. read now...

As billions flow into AI, how much value will Australia capture? read now...

A blocked drain is annoying once. When it keeps happening, it's a sign that something more is going on. read now...

If your monthly water bill seems to keep climbing, you are not alone. read now...

A tribute to Dolly Parton, who left a legacy beyond music, she touched lives across the globe and never forgot where she came from. read now...

Silhouetted in an inner-city doorway in Melbourne, this photo of world-renowned flautist and composer Andrew "Howlin' Wind" Richardson highlights a flute in the hands of its master. read now...

Still life: a man shelters from the rain against a factory wall in Newport, Melbourne. read now...

Without urgent systemic change, escalating climate breakdown risks pushing humanity beyond the point of no return. read now...

Australia’s escalating bird flu crisis is exposing dangerous gaps in government efforts to protect vulnerable wildlife. read now...

Despite its vast resource wealth, WA’s politics remains fuelled by corporate power, parochial resentment and populist grievance. read now...

Jason Arday’s death exposes how institutional racism, media complicity and far-right ideology combined to fuel a devastating campaign against him. read now...

Australia’s golden wattle is more than a national flower, symbolising unity, resilience and the democratic spirit of a nation. read now...