The current visit by Israeli President Isaac Herzog calls to mind the protests that surrounded the 1971 Springbok tour. But if anything, the response by authorities today is even more
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DJ Mills/ AFP/Getty ImagesAnother summer of extreme weather has destroyed and damaged homes, cut off communities and, in the most tragic cases, left families mourning their loved ones. It reminds us that New Zealand is one of the most natural-hazard-exposed countries on Earth. Severe weather is common, major cities sit
'True, the crossing opened. But the numbers allowed to cross in and out are very limited, in conditions of humiliation and intimidation.' The post ‘You just carry your mobile’: Evacuating
Noel Nesme/Pexels, CC BYIt is common to think of time as moving in only one direction – from point A, through point B, to point C. However, many Indigenous peoples – including Māori, the Indigenous people of Aotearoa New Zealand – experience time non-linearly. Rather than picturing time
Islands off the coast of Peru are home to millions of seabirds. Their droppings were an important fertiliser for Indigenous people in the Andes. Jo OsbornIn 1532, in the city of Cajamarca, Peru, Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro and a group of Europeans took the Inca ruler Atahualpa hostage, setting the
Angus Taylor's agonising crawl towards a tilt at the Liberal leadership inched forward yesterday, and Israeli President Isaac Herzog will be met by demonstrators in Melbourne today. The post Taylor
The Independent National Security Legislation Monitor has doubled down on its finding that safeguards for certain covert cyber powers available to the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission remain “not fit for purpose”. The statement was made after the government’s response to the INSLM’s report on the
The NSW government has learnt that digital identity schemes are not embraced simply because they are mandated. If it feels like another compulsory hoop to jump through, resistance follows. In Australia’s largest, most populous, and most congested state (where density is regarded as a planning virtue and aspiration), that means
A _Maurolicus muelleri_ viewed under fluorescent light. Dr Wen Sung ChungThe deep sea is cold, dark and under immense pressure. Yet life has found a way to prevail there, in the form of some of Earth’s strangest creatures. Since deep-sea critters have adapted to near darkness, their eyes are
Kate Wieser/GettyCould a simple patch, inspired by the weight-loss drug Ozempic, really help you shed excess kilos without the pain and effort of an injection? Promotions of these Ozempic-style, weight-loss patches are popping up online, promising dramatic results with little evidence to back their claims. Personal recommendations for the patches
Pixabay, Canva, The Conversation, CC BY-NCAustralian Trade Minister Don Farrell is in Brussels this week, trying to close a trade deal that has been nearly a decade in the making. The EU–Australia Free Trade Agreement is tantalisingly close, although EU Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen has yet to confirm
Hydrogen is seeping from the seabed in Poison Bay in Fiordland. Department of Conservation, CC BY-NC-NDHydrogen is emerging as a critical part of the low-carbon transition for industries where electrification is not a straightforward solution. This includes the production of steel, fertiliser and methanol as well as long-haul
The current visit by Israeli President Isaac Herzog calls to mind the protests that surrounded the 1971 Springbok tour. But if anything, the response by authorities today is even more
DJ Mills/ AFP/Getty ImagesAnother summer of extreme weather has destroyed and damaged homes, cut off communities and, in the most tragic cases, left families mourning their loved ones. It reminds us that New Zealand is one of the most natural-hazard-exposed countries on Earth. Severe weather is common, major cities sit
'True, the crossing opened. But the numbers allowed to cross in and out are very limited, in conditions of humiliation and intimidation.' The post ‘You just carry your mobile’: Evacuating
Noel Nesme/Pexels, CC BYIt is common to think of time as moving in only one direction – from point A, through point B, to point C. However, many Indigenous peoples – including Māori, the Indigenous people of Aotearoa New Zealand – experience time non-linearly. Rather than picturing time
Islands off the coast of Peru are home to millions of seabirds. Their droppings were an important fertiliser for Indigenous people in the Andes. Jo OsbornIn 1532, in the city of Cajamarca, Peru, Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro and a group of Europeans took the Inca ruler Atahualpa hostage, setting the
Angus Taylor's agonising crawl towards a tilt at the Liberal leadership inched forward yesterday, and Israeli President Isaac Herzog will be met by demonstrators in Melbourne today. The post Taylor
The Independent National Security Legislation Monitor has doubled down on its finding that safeguards for certain covert cyber powers available to the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission remain “not fit for purpose”. The statement was made after the government’s response to the INSLM’s report on the
The NSW government has learnt that digital identity schemes are not embraced simply because they are mandated. If it feels like another compulsory hoop to jump through, resistance follows. In Australia’s largest, most populous, and most congested state (where density is regarded as a planning virtue and aspiration), that means
A _Maurolicus muelleri_ viewed under fluorescent light. Dr Wen Sung ChungThe deep sea is cold, dark and under immense pressure. Yet life has found a way to prevail there, in the form of some of Earth’s strangest creatures. Since deep-sea critters have adapted to near darkness, their eyes are
Kate Wieser/GettyCould a simple patch, inspired by the weight-loss drug Ozempic, really help you shed excess kilos without the pain and effort of an injection? Promotions of these Ozempic-style, weight-loss patches are popping up online, promising dramatic results with little evidence to back their claims. Personal recommendations for the patches
Pixabay, Canva, The Conversation, CC BY-NCAustralian Trade Minister Don Farrell is in Brussels this week, trying to close a trade deal that has been nearly a decade in the making. The EU–Australia Free Trade Agreement is tantalisingly close, although EU Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen has yet to confirm
Hydrogen is seeping from the seabed in Poison Bay in Fiordland. Department of Conservation, CC BY-NC-NDHydrogen is emerging as a critical part of the low-carbon transition for industries where electrification is not a straightforward solution. This includes the production of steel, fertiliser and methanol as well as long-haul