In 2024, 38 Australian women were murdered by a partner or ex-partner. Thankfully, new data show the number of women killed by intimate partners has reduced to 32 over the most recent reporting period. The annual rate to June 2025 was among the lowest on record. Nonetheless, more needs
ArtistGNDPhotography/Getty ImagesAround 15 million Australians with private health insurance will pay more from April 1, after the federal government approved a 4.41% average premium increase, the largest in nine years. For a typical family, that means several hundred dollars more a year, on top of a household budget already
Thomas Barwick/Getty ImagesBowel cancer has been making headlines around the world, following the death last week of actor James Van Der Beek. The former Dawson’s Creek actor was diagnosed with colorectal cancer at age 45. Bowel cancer, also known as colorectal cancer, develops when cells in any part of the
Frederick Wiseman, who died yesterday at the age of 96, was an American filmmaker whose carefully observed works changed documentary cinema forever, shedding light on institutions, individuals and everyday life. Born into a Jewish family in Boston in 1930, Wiseman studied law at Yale and then taught law at
Figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show that over the year to December, wages grew by 3.4%. For households, however, the number that really matters is what happened to wages after inflation. Over the same period, the consumer price index (CPI) rose by 3.8%. This
While the world is focused on the fate of a ruined Gaza, Israel has accelerated its creeping annexation of the West Bank. Israeli legislative moves, security operations, settlement expansion and support of settlers’ violence are forcing the Palestinians out of their lands at an unprecedented rate. US President
Astronomer's view of a star obscured by streaks from Starlink satellites. Rafael Schmall/Wikimedia Commons, CC BYOn January 30 2026, SpaceX filed an application with the US Federal Communications Commission for a megaconstellation of up to one million satellites to power data centres in space. The proposal envisions satellites operating between
FG Trade/Getty ImagesOsteoarthritis is a common degenerative joint disease that causes pain, stiffness and swelling, and reduces your range of motion. It often affects the knees, hips and hands, although it can also occur in other joints throughout the body. If you’ve been diagnosed with osteoarthritis, your doctor has probably
Over the next five years, the federal government plans to buy more from Indigenous businesses, while cracking down on a practice known as “Black cladding”. That’s when non-Indigenous businesses fraudulently exaggerate or falsify Indigenous people’s involvement in their firm to access opportunities meant for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-owned ...
StanThis is an article in our Guide to the Classics series. I first encountered William Golding’s 1954 novel Lord of the Flies in my final year of primary school in the UK. A long-term staple of English and Australian classrooms, it invites debate about human nature, morality and the creeping
Oliver Strewe/Getty ImagesOn the face of it, New Zealand’s positive placing in a newly-released scorecard of perceived corruption seems reassuring. The country remains among the world’s least corrupt in the latest Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), published annually by global civil society organisation Transparency International. But the 2025 ...
Oliver Strewe/Getty ImagesOn the face of it, New Zealand’s positive placing in a newly-released scorecard of perceived corruption seems reassuring. The country remains among the world’s least corrupt in the latest Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), published annually by global civil society organisation Transparency International. But the 2025 ...
In 2024, 38 Australian women were murdered by a partner or ex-partner. Thankfully, new data show the number of women killed by intimate partners has reduced to 32 over the most recent reporting period. The annual rate to June 2025 was among the lowest on record. Nonetheless, more needs
ArtistGNDPhotography/Getty ImagesAround 15 million Australians with private health insurance will pay more from April 1, after the federal government approved a 4.41% average premium increase, the largest in nine years. For a typical family, that means several hundred dollars more a year, on top of a household budget already
Thomas Barwick/Getty ImagesBowel cancer has been making headlines around the world, following the death last week of actor James Van Der Beek. The former Dawson’s Creek actor was diagnosed with colorectal cancer at age 45. Bowel cancer, also known as colorectal cancer, develops when cells in any part of the
Frederick Wiseman, who died yesterday at the age of 96, was an American filmmaker whose carefully observed works changed documentary cinema forever, shedding light on institutions, individuals and everyday life. Born into a Jewish family in Boston in 1930, Wiseman studied law at Yale and then taught law at
Figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show that over the year to December, wages grew by 3.4%. For households, however, the number that really matters is what happened to wages after inflation. Over the same period, the consumer price index (CPI) rose by 3.8%. This
While the world is focused on the fate of a ruined Gaza, Israel has accelerated its creeping annexation of the West Bank. Israeli legislative moves, security operations, settlement expansion and support of settlers’ violence are forcing the Palestinians out of their lands at an unprecedented rate. US President
Astronomer's view of a star obscured by streaks from Starlink satellites. Rafael Schmall/Wikimedia Commons, CC BYOn January 30 2026, SpaceX filed an application with the US Federal Communications Commission for a megaconstellation of up to one million satellites to power data centres in space. The proposal envisions satellites operating between
FG Trade/Getty ImagesOsteoarthritis is a common degenerative joint disease that causes pain, stiffness and swelling, and reduces your range of motion. It often affects the knees, hips and hands, although it can also occur in other joints throughout the body. If you’ve been diagnosed with osteoarthritis, your doctor has probably
Over the next five years, the federal government plans to buy more from Indigenous businesses, while cracking down on a practice known as “Black cladding”. That’s when non-Indigenous businesses fraudulently exaggerate or falsify Indigenous people’s involvement in their firm to access opportunities meant for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-owned ...
StanThis is an article in our Guide to the Classics series. I first encountered William Golding’s 1954 novel Lord of the Flies in my final year of primary school in the UK. A long-term staple of English and Australian classrooms, it invites debate about human nature, morality and the creeping
Oliver Strewe/Getty ImagesOn the face of it, New Zealand’s positive placing in a newly-released scorecard of perceived corruption seems reassuring. The country remains among the world’s least corrupt in the latest Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), published annually by global civil society organisation Transparency International. But the 2025 ...
Oliver Strewe/Getty ImagesOn the face of it, New Zealand’s positive placing in a newly-released scorecard of perceived corruption seems reassuring. The country remains among the world’s least corrupt in the latest Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), published annually by global civil society organisation Transparency International. But the 2025 ...
