Getty ImagesThe old New Zealand Census – first conducted in 1851 – is to be no more. In its place will be a new and largely untried system that could potentially undermine the statistical basis of crucial social and economic policy making and planning. In our view, these major
Patrick Honan/GettyRight now, courts across Australia are grappling with a difficult legal question. How do you put a dollar value on the cultural and spiritual harm done to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples when their Country has been damaged or taken away? In February, the Federal Court awarded the
Vitaly Gariev/PexelsAs the weather cools in the southern hemisphere and energy prices climb, many of us are trying to stay warm without cranking the heating. The doona – or duvet, if you prefer – is central to that battle. But with shelves stocked with everything from inexpensive polyester duvets
The ConversationOn April 15, United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth led a prayer session at the Pentagon. But instead of quoting from any recognised canon of sacred scripture, Hegseth’s prayer sounded unmistakably like Samuel L. Jackson’s “Jules”, a hitman character from Quentin Tarantino’s iconic 1994 film Pulp Fiction. In
Some historical events are so catastrophic they resist comprehension. And yet they compel us to try to understand them, again and again. Chernobyl is one of them. On April 26, 1986, at 1:23am, Reactor No. 4 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Soviet Ukraine exploded, releasing a cloud
The United States under President Donald Trump and the European Union have a complicated relationship. On one hand, European countries and the US have built some of the strongest alliances since the end of the second world war. On the other, since the start of Trump’s second term in 2025,
Brett Phibbs/NZ Herald via Getty ImagesIn 1916, in the middle of the Great War, 2nd Lieutenant Leonard (Len) James Shaw of the 2nd Auckland Battalion sent a pressed Flanders poppy in folded paper to his niece Jessie Osborne in Waikato. Shaw had picked the poppy at night from his
SolStock/Getty ImagesIn sweeping reforms to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) announced today, the government will cut 160,000 participants from the scheme over the next four years and reduce funding for the average plan by A$5,000 in the next two years. Speaking at the National Press Club today, NDIS Minister
bugto/GettyIs Australia giving away its gas resources, virtually for free? That question is at the centre of this week’s parliamentary inquiry into the taxation of gas resources. Over the last decade, Australia has become one of the world’s largest exporters of liquefied natural gas. But while the gas is
The government will slash spending in real terms on the National Disability Insurance Scheme over four years, as it undertakes a massive “reset” of the program. People with lower support needs will be moved off the scheme and over the next two years the average spending on plans will
AI was used to create this 'Elder' as a provocation to research participants. Relational FuturesMuch of the current conversation about AI assumes uptake is inevitable, more technology means better outcomes and the main task is managing risk. But we asked Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people how they
sturti/Getty ImagesThe proportion of people diagnosed with and treated for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is growing. Prescription rates have increased 11-fold in 20 years. But the growth isn’t uniform across the country. This week, ABC’s Four Corners found higher rates of ADHD prescribing in some regions, while other areas were
Getty ImagesThe old New Zealand Census – first conducted in 1851 – is to be no more. In its place will be a new and largely untried system that could potentially undermine the statistical basis of crucial social and economic policy making and planning. In our view, these major
Patrick Honan/GettyRight now, courts across Australia are grappling with a difficult legal question. How do you put a dollar value on the cultural and spiritual harm done to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples when their Country has been damaged or taken away? In February, the Federal Court awarded the
Vitaly Gariev/PexelsAs the weather cools in the southern hemisphere and energy prices climb, many of us are trying to stay warm without cranking the heating. The doona – or duvet, if you prefer – is central to that battle. But with shelves stocked with everything from inexpensive polyester duvets
The ConversationOn April 15, United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth led a prayer session at the Pentagon. But instead of quoting from any recognised canon of sacred scripture, Hegseth’s prayer sounded unmistakably like Samuel L. Jackson’s “Jules”, a hitman character from Quentin Tarantino’s iconic 1994 film Pulp Fiction. In
Some historical events are so catastrophic they resist comprehension. And yet they compel us to try to understand them, again and again. Chernobyl is one of them. On April 26, 1986, at 1:23am, Reactor No. 4 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Soviet Ukraine exploded, releasing a cloud
The United States under President Donald Trump and the European Union have a complicated relationship. On one hand, European countries and the US have built some of the strongest alliances since the end of the second world war. On the other, since the start of Trump’s second term in 2025,
Brett Phibbs/NZ Herald via Getty ImagesIn 1916, in the middle of the Great War, 2nd Lieutenant Leonard (Len) James Shaw of the 2nd Auckland Battalion sent a pressed Flanders poppy in folded paper to his niece Jessie Osborne in Waikato. Shaw had picked the poppy at night from his
SolStock/Getty ImagesIn sweeping reforms to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) announced today, the government will cut 160,000 participants from the scheme over the next four years and reduce funding for the average plan by A$5,000 in the next two years. Speaking at the National Press Club today, NDIS Minister
bugto/GettyIs Australia giving away its gas resources, virtually for free? That question is at the centre of this week’s parliamentary inquiry into the taxation of gas resources. Over the last decade, Australia has become one of the world’s largest exporters of liquefied natural gas. But while the gas is
The government will slash spending in real terms on the National Disability Insurance Scheme over four years, as it undertakes a massive “reset” of the program. People with lower support needs will be moved off the scheme and over the next two years the average spending on plans will
AI was used to create this 'Elder' as a provocation to research participants. Relational FuturesMuch of the current conversation about AI assumes uptake is inevitable, more technology means better outcomes and the main task is managing risk. But we asked Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people how they
sturti/Getty ImagesThe proportion of people diagnosed with and treated for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is growing. Prescription rates have increased 11-fold in 20 years. But the growth isn’t uniform across the country. This week, ABC’s Four Corners found higher rates of ADHD prescribing in some regions, while other areas were
