With progressive politics often advocating for post-material issues, it's becoming increasingly difficult to speak across the class divide. The post One Nation and co. think progressive politics is elitist. Are
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Decades of well-established science shows that keeping coal-fired power stations going longer will kill hundreds of people every year — with taxpayers funding it. The post Coalition’s no-zero, pro-coal policy
A 17-year-old white Australian male was arrested by federal police on Ngunnawal land in Canberra on 5 November 2025, as the teen was allegedly plotting a chemical attack on a local in public in aid of sparking a white “nationalist and racial” revolt. And as law enforcement considered charging him with terrorism, the incident, again, highlights the ...
Nick Cave’s controversial second novel, The Death of Bunny Munro (2009) was hailed as a wild and heartbreaking caricature of debauched masculinity. The story of a sex-obsessed middle-aged travelling salesman, it was also criticised for being pointless, tedious and repetitive. Now a Binge show starring Matt Smith, Cave’s book
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is heading off to South Africa for the G20 summit today (and causing considerable confusion over the fate of COP31), and speculation continues about what Liberal leader
The head of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation has again put civilian and Australian Defence Force staff on notice that public parading of their security clearances and vetting credentials on employment platforms is viewed poorly by counterintelligence authorities. In a doubling down on ASIO’s mid-year report, titled Counting and Countering:
The federal opposition has pointed the finger at alarming system failures that have allowed early learning and childcare centres to be infiltrated by child sex offenders. Police, law enforcement, and child safety expert witnesses have appeared before a Senate inquiry into the quality and safety of early childhood education this
An underwater bloom of toxic algae has wreaked havoc off the coast of South Australia since mid-March 2025. After eight months, this harmful algal bloom is the longest and one of the most environmentally devastating events ever recorded in Australian waters. The algal bloom is predominantly in Gulf St. Vincent
Imagine you’re in south-east Cape York Peninsula, heading north from the tiny town of Laura – population 133. You’re in a dusty four wheel drive, bumping over a rough gravel road to a remote location known only to traditional Kuku Warra custodians. All too soon, the road becomes a
Arash Hedieh/UnspalshOver the past week we’ve witnessed the many political discussions that go with the territory of a COP – or, more verbosely, the “Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change”. COP30 is the latest event in annual meetings aiming to reach global agreement
A key internal report has firmly warned ministers and Australian Public Service agency chiefs that maintaining a Canberra-centric approach to IT and digital recruitment will likely hobble future projects and legacy uplift options as existing platforms come to the end of their life. That’s the bleak outlook offered by the
Centre for Ageing Better/UnsplashFor years, scientists have known that moving our bodies can sharpen our minds. Physical activity boosts blood flow to the brain, enhances neuroplasticity and reduces chronic inflammation. These processes are believed to protect against cognitive decline, including dementia. Yet despite decades of research, major ...
With progressive politics often advocating for post-material issues, it's becoming increasingly difficult to speak across the class divide. The post One Nation and co. think progressive politics is elitist. Are
Decades of well-established science shows that keeping coal-fired power stations going longer will kill hundreds of people every year — with taxpayers funding it. The post Coalition’s no-zero, pro-coal policy
A 17-year-old white Australian male was arrested by federal police on Ngunnawal land in Canberra on 5 November 2025, as the teen was allegedly plotting a chemical attack on a local in public in aid of sparking a white “nationalist and racial” revolt. And as law enforcement considered charging him with terrorism, the incident, again, highlights the ...
Nick Cave’s controversial second novel, The Death of Bunny Munro (2009) was hailed as a wild and heartbreaking caricature of debauched masculinity. The story of a sex-obsessed middle-aged travelling salesman, it was also criticised for being pointless, tedious and repetitive. Now a Binge show starring Matt Smith, Cave’s book
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is heading off to South Africa for the G20 summit today (and causing considerable confusion over the fate of COP31), and speculation continues about what Liberal leader
The head of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation has again put civilian and Australian Defence Force staff on notice that public parading of their security clearances and vetting credentials on employment platforms is viewed poorly by counterintelligence authorities. In a doubling down on ASIO’s mid-year report, titled Counting and Countering:
The federal opposition has pointed the finger at alarming system failures that have allowed early learning and childcare centres to be infiltrated by child sex offenders. Police, law enforcement, and child safety expert witnesses have appeared before a Senate inquiry into the quality and safety of early childhood education this
An underwater bloom of toxic algae has wreaked havoc off the coast of South Australia since mid-March 2025. After eight months, this harmful algal bloom is the longest and one of the most environmentally devastating events ever recorded in Australian waters. The algal bloom is predominantly in Gulf St. Vincent
Imagine you’re in south-east Cape York Peninsula, heading north from the tiny town of Laura – population 133. You’re in a dusty four wheel drive, bumping over a rough gravel road to a remote location known only to traditional Kuku Warra custodians. All too soon, the road becomes a
Arash Hedieh/UnspalshOver the past week we’ve witnessed the many political discussions that go with the territory of a COP – or, more verbosely, the “Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change”. COP30 is the latest event in annual meetings aiming to reach global agreement
A key internal report has firmly warned ministers and Australian Public Service agency chiefs that maintaining a Canberra-centric approach to IT and digital recruitment will likely hobble future projects and legacy uplift options as existing platforms come to the end of their life. That’s the bleak outlook offered by the
Centre for Ageing Better/UnsplashFor years, scientists have known that moving our bodies can sharpen our minds. Physical activity boosts blood flow to the brain, enhances neuroplasticity and reduces chronic inflammation. These processes are believed to protect against cognitive decline, including dementia. Yet despite decades of research, major ...