Getty ImagesThe ability to function effectively in intercultural settings has been termed “cultural intelligence” – and it is often celebrated as a kind of modern superpower. But our latest research reveals a more complicated reality. Previous research has largely highlighted the bright side of cultural intelligence, linking it
Getty ImagesThe latest official stocktake of the state of New Zealand’s freshwater carries many of the headline messages we have come to expect. Pressures such as intensive land use and climate change are continuing to degrade our lakes, streams and rivers, with pathogen contamination making many monitored sites unsafe for
When I taught short fiction writing, I used to quote writer Meg Wolitzer on the pleasures of the form. “You will find yourself in a place you didn’t know about before. A place where you didn’t expect to be.” The trick, I’d tell my students, is to make the reader
FG Trade/GettyFor many of us, flu can mean a nasty few weeks of illness. But for the very young and old, and those with health complications, it can be extremely serious, leading to around 3,500 deaths in Australia each year. You likely know vaccination is the best protection against the
Another day, another Senate inquiry – this time into Australia’s federal laws dealing with “wage theft”. Wage theft became a federal crime on January 1 2025. Employers who deliberately “steal” from their workers’ pay can now be prosecuted and subject to hefty criminal fines, even jail time. But in the
We’d all like deeply considered policy and informed debate to be at the heart of politics, but unfortunately controversies and scandals tend to steal the show. For most parties, scandals are disastrous: they lose seats, ministers and elections — but not One Nation. It’s weathered defections and punch-ups (including
The federal government has secured access to 250,000 tonnes of extra urea from Indonesia for Australian farmers. The deal between Incitec Pivot Fertilisers and PT Pupuk Indonesia was facilitated by the governments of the two countries. It will provide about 20% of the remaining fertiliser needed for the current season,
Strong stellar wind from a supergiant star pushes the jets launched by the black hole away from the star. International Centre for Radio Astronomy ResearchBlack holes are among the most extreme objects in the universe. They can fling material outwards at speeds close to that of light, in powerful
The war in Iran has become the third major economic crisis in the last 20 years, with fuel prices jumping and inflation once again starting to pick up. Australians are feeling worsening economic pain. While the government has offered some relief on fuel prices, and ensured the immediate supply of
An effective opposition is good at policy. Last term and so far this term, the Coalition has been very poor at policy formulation. Remember Peter Dutton’s defence policy? If you don’t, it’s probably because it was just a commitment to spend a lot more. No flesh on that bone.
Sometimes new government strategies really aren’t newsworthy. The 2026 National Defence Strategy (NDS) is like that. The biggest headline from the document is the additional defence spending of $53 billion over the next decade, which the government claims (with some accounting sleights of hand) will reach 3% of GDP.
Victoria has its first minister for men and boys. Part of a cabinet reshuffle, the role was given to Frankston MP Paul Edbrooke. It comes with an explicit dual focus: on one hand, boys’ and men’s own wellbeing, and on the other, the harms boys and men perpetrate.
Getty ImagesThe ability to function effectively in intercultural settings has been termed “cultural intelligence” – and it is often celebrated as a kind of modern superpower. But our latest research reveals a more complicated reality. Previous research has largely highlighted the bright side of cultural intelligence, linking it
Getty ImagesThe latest official stocktake of the state of New Zealand’s freshwater carries many of the headline messages we have come to expect. Pressures such as intensive land use and climate change are continuing to degrade our lakes, streams and rivers, with pathogen contamination making many monitored sites unsafe for
When I taught short fiction writing, I used to quote writer Meg Wolitzer on the pleasures of the form. “You will find yourself in a place you didn’t know about before. A place where you didn’t expect to be.” The trick, I’d tell my students, is to make the reader
FG Trade/GettyFor many of us, flu can mean a nasty few weeks of illness. But for the very young and old, and those with health complications, it can be extremely serious, leading to around 3,500 deaths in Australia each year. You likely know vaccination is the best protection against the
Another day, another Senate inquiry – this time into Australia’s federal laws dealing with “wage theft”. Wage theft became a federal crime on January 1 2025. Employers who deliberately “steal” from their workers’ pay can now be prosecuted and subject to hefty criminal fines, even jail time. But in the
We’d all like deeply considered policy and informed debate to be at the heart of politics, but unfortunately controversies and scandals tend to steal the show. For most parties, scandals are disastrous: they lose seats, ministers and elections — but not One Nation. It’s weathered defections and punch-ups (including
The federal government has secured access to 250,000 tonnes of extra urea from Indonesia for Australian farmers. The deal between Incitec Pivot Fertilisers and PT Pupuk Indonesia was facilitated by the governments of the two countries. It will provide about 20% of the remaining fertiliser needed for the current season,
Strong stellar wind from a supergiant star pushes the jets launched by the black hole away from the star. International Centre for Radio Astronomy ResearchBlack holes are among the most extreme objects in the universe. They can fling material outwards at speeds close to that of light, in powerful
The war in Iran has become the third major economic crisis in the last 20 years, with fuel prices jumping and inflation once again starting to pick up. Australians are feeling worsening economic pain. While the government has offered some relief on fuel prices, and ensured the immediate supply of
An effective opposition is good at policy. Last term and so far this term, the Coalition has been very poor at policy formulation. Remember Peter Dutton’s defence policy? If you don’t, it’s probably because it was just a commitment to spend a lot more. No flesh on that bone.
Sometimes new government strategies really aren’t newsworthy. The 2026 National Defence Strategy (NDS) is like that. The biggest headline from the document is the additional defence spending of $53 billion over the next decade, which the government claims (with some accounting sleights of hand) will reach 3% of GDP.
Victoria has its first minister for men and boys. Part of a cabinet reshuffle, the role was given to Frankston MP Paul Edbrooke. It comes with an explicit dual focus: on one hand, boys’ and men’s own wellbeing, and on the other, the harms boys and men perpetrate.
