Hair loss touches more Australians than most realise. Around half of men notice meaningful thinning by their fifties, while women experience their own patterns of shedding linked to genetics, hormones, ageing or stress. read now...
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Bee Elton Photography/Stella PrizeAuthor–artist Lee Lai has won the 2026 Stella Prize for her graphic novel, Cannon. This is the first time the Stella has been won by a graphic novel. Lai, who was shortlisted for the Stella Prize in 2022 for Stone Fruit, has had work published in the
Four Australian women and nine children, known collectively as the “ISIS brides”, arrived back in Australia on 7 May 2026. Three of the women were promptly charged and remanded over domestic crimes that carry universal jurisdiction, which stands in stark contrast to the potentially hundreds of locals who’ve returned from fighting in a UN declared ...
US Department of DefenceThe US Government has released a new trove of documents on various cases of “Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena” (UAPs) – many of which would have been described in the past as Unidentified Flying Objects or UFOs – including photos, videos and reports of unexplained events sighted in the
Andrea Piacquadio/PexelsThis week’s federal budget was meant to help tackle the cost-of-living crisis. But Treasurer Jim Chalmers has done little to address a big out-of-pocket health cost millions of Australians face – dental care. This highlights the blind spot in the way successive governments think about oral health. Yes,
It is the most ambitious Federal Budget the nation has seen for a couple of decades and the strain of committing to action showed on the faces of Labor’s front bench last night. read now...
sinology/GettyLast night’s federal budget suggests an important step in Australia’s transition to cleaner energy and electric transport may be underway. Spiking prices and geopolitical uncertainty in global oil markets show transport policy is no longer just about mobility or environmental issues. It’s also about energy. Australia’s overwhelming dependence on
Government social security and welfare payments are expected to clear $300 billion next year, despite cuts to most welfare departments. Payments to aged pensioners, veterans, people with disabilities, the unemployed, students and other welfare recipients will grow from $297 billion to $309 billion. This is forecast to increase about 8.5%
The working poor are not a statistic at the margins of the Australian economy. They are load-bearing. read now...
US President Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing this week may ease tensions at the margins of the US–China rivalry. But it will not change a central fact: neither side can escape the rivalry, and neither side can decisively win it. The biggest challenge for Trump and Chinese leader Xi
The federal government’s fifth budget contains major, controversial changes to the tax arrangements for housing. The government has argued that the changes will ensure young people will have better access to the housing market. But Shadow Treasurer Tim Wilson says the Coalition is flatly opposed to the changes, accusing
The Department of Parliamentary Services is sending senators to AusTender to learn more about its contracts with five external legal service providers, worth more than $2.7 million. A response to a question on notice from Senator Jane Hume requested an outline of how disciplinary procedures are run. The same question
Hair loss touches more Australians than most realise. Around half of men notice meaningful thinning by their fifties, while women experience their own patterns of shedding linked to genetics, hormones, ageing or stress. read now...
Bee Elton Photography/Stella PrizeAuthor–artist Lee Lai has won the 2026 Stella Prize for her graphic novel, Cannon. This is the first time the Stella has been won by a graphic novel. Lai, who was shortlisted for the Stella Prize in 2022 for Stone Fruit, has had work published in the
Four Australian women and nine children, known collectively as the “ISIS brides”, arrived back in Australia on 7 May 2026. Three of the women were promptly charged and remanded over domestic crimes that carry universal jurisdiction, which stands in stark contrast to the potentially hundreds of locals who’ve returned from fighting in a UN declared ...
US Department of DefenceThe US Government has released a new trove of documents on various cases of “Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena” (UAPs) – many of which would have been described in the past as Unidentified Flying Objects or UFOs – including photos, videos and reports of unexplained events sighted in the
Andrea Piacquadio/PexelsThis week’s federal budget was meant to help tackle the cost-of-living crisis. But Treasurer Jim Chalmers has done little to address a big out-of-pocket health cost millions of Australians face – dental care. This highlights the blind spot in the way successive governments think about oral health. Yes,
It is the most ambitious Federal Budget the nation has seen for a couple of decades and the strain of committing to action showed on the faces of Labor’s front bench last night. read now...
sinology/GettyLast night’s federal budget suggests an important step in Australia’s transition to cleaner energy and electric transport may be underway. Spiking prices and geopolitical uncertainty in global oil markets show transport policy is no longer just about mobility or environmental issues. It’s also about energy. Australia’s overwhelming dependence on
Government social security and welfare payments are expected to clear $300 billion next year, despite cuts to most welfare departments. Payments to aged pensioners, veterans, people with disabilities, the unemployed, students and other welfare recipients will grow from $297 billion to $309 billion. This is forecast to increase about 8.5%
The working poor are not a statistic at the margins of the Australian economy. They are load-bearing. read now...
US President Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing this week may ease tensions at the margins of the US–China rivalry. But it will not change a central fact: neither side can escape the rivalry, and neither side can decisively win it. The biggest challenge for Trump and Chinese leader Xi
The federal government’s fifth budget contains major, controversial changes to the tax arrangements for housing. The government has argued that the changes will ensure young people will have better access to the housing market. But Shadow Treasurer Tim Wilson says the Coalition is flatly opposed to the changes, accusing
The Department of Parliamentary Services is sending senators to AusTender to learn more about its contracts with five external legal service providers, worth more than $2.7 million. A response to a question on notice from Senator Jane Hume requested an outline of how disciplinary procedures are run. The same question