Eliza CrosbieWhile most Australians embrace multiculturalism, migration remains a contentious topic in Australia. Negative opinions, often unsubstantiated, are regularly aired in public debate. Our new report, Settling well in regional Australia: experiences of people from refugee backgrounds, uncovers a different picture. Our team surveyed 628 people ...
Child abuse in Australian sport can happen to anyone, in any sport, at any level – during practice, in competition and online. At community level, volunteers play an essential role. But some are not able to recognise when a child is in danger, and many don’t know how to
Beyond the Meeting of the Waters is the life story of academic, activist and Yorta Yorta man Wayne Atkinson, which he has co-authored with Catherine Guinness. It recognises the long history of Aboriginal activism by Atkinson’s people – a fight for land justice and self-determination that will continue beyond him.
Warner Bros.Ostensibly, Maggie Gyllenhaal’s second film, The Bride! offers a reimagining of the 1936 film The Bride of Frankenstein, in which the bride appears only briefly and does not say a single word. This is undoubtedly rectified in Gyllenhaal’s version. From the afterlife, Mary Shelley (Jessie Buckley) seeks
Oil depot tanks in Iran hit by US-Israeli strikes. Kaveh Kazemi / Getty ImagesOil and gas prices are shooting up as war in the Middle East cuts down the supply of fossil fuels available, in what has been described as “the largest supply disruption in the history of oil markets”.
Getty ImagesImagine spending years living on the edge of your family’s story. You know something is wrong with your brother or sister. You see the hospital visits and medication routines, the quiet worry on your parents’ faces. You piece things together from overheard conversations, wondering whether what you feel
If you’ve topped up your tank at a petrol station recently, did it feel like you were “panic buying”? Or did it feel more like “I’d better buy some, just in case”? During the COVID pandemic, our research team wrote about the psychological drivers behind Australians buying up toilet paper:
Victorian public school teachers are walking off the job today. Tens of thousands of school staff, including support staff and principals, are expected to strike. Teachers in Tasmania are also striking this week. Public schools will be closed in the state’s northwest on Tuesday, the north on Wednesday and
FatCamera/Getty ImagesAttention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a condition that develops during childhood and affects 6–10% of kids and 2–6% of adults. People with ADHD have either mainly inattentive symptoms (such as lacking concentration), mainly hyperactive and impulsive symptoms (such as speaking or acting without thinking), or a combination of
David Clode/UnsplashGood rainfall across much of Australia in the past year has kept the vegetation green and rivers flowing. For the fifth year in a row, our national environment scorecard for Australia’s landscapes in 2025 rated them as “above average”. Queensland had an exceptionally wet year. The Channel Country
Australians have become increasingly anxious about national security – even before the outbreak of the recent US-Israel war with Iran, according to a new report. The Australian National University’s National Security College surveyed more than 20,000 Australians in November 2024, July 2025 and February 2026. The surveys took in last
With social cohesion badly fraying and One Nation’s surge reinforcing the threat it is under, politicians desperately need to find the rhetoric to help glue our multiculturalism back together. Obviously it will take much more than words but, as is often said, words matter. So does linking change
Eliza CrosbieWhile most Australians embrace multiculturalism, migration remains a contentious topic in Australia. Negative opinions, often unsubstantiated, are regularly aired in public debate. Our new report, Settling well in regional Australia: experiences of people from refugee backgrounds, uncovers a different picture. Our team surveyed 628 people ...
Child abuse in Australian sport can happen to anyone, in any sport, at any level – during practice, in competition and online. At community level, volunteers play an essential role. But some are not able to recognise when a child is in danger, and many don’t know how to
Beyond the Meeting of the Waters is the life story of academic, activist and Yorta Yorta man Wayne Atkinson, which he has co-authored with Catherine Guinness. It recognises the long history of Aboriginal activism by Atkinson’s people – a fight for land justice and self-determination that will continue beyond him.
Warner Bros.Ostensibly, Maggie Gyllenhaal’s second film, The Bride! offers a reimagining of the 1936 film The Bride of Frankenstein, in which the bride appears only briefly and does not say a single word. This is undoubtedly rectified in Gyllenhaal’s version. From the afterlife, Mary Shelley (Jessie Buckley) seeks
Oil depot tanks in Iran hit by US-Israeli strikes. Kaveh Kazemi / Getty ImagesOil and gas prices are shooting up as war in the Middle East cuts down the supply of fossil fuels available, in what has been described as “the largest supply disruption in the history of oil markets”.
Getty ImagesImagine spending years living on the edge of your family’s story. You know something is wrong with your brother or sister. You see the hospital visits and medication routines, the quiet worry on your parents’ faces. You piece things together from overheard conversations, wondering whether what you feel
If you’ve topped up your tank at a petrol station recently, did it feel like you were “panic buying”? Or did it feel more like “I’d better buy some, just in case”? During the COVID pandemic, our research team wrote about the psychological drivers behind Australians buying up toilet paper:
Victorian public school teachers are walking off the job today. Tens of thousands of school staff, including support staff and principals, are expected to strike. Teachers in Tasmania are also striking this week. Public schools will be closed in the state’s northwest on Tuesday, the north on Wednesday and
FatCamera/Getty ImagesAttention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a condition that develops during childhood and affects 6–10% of kids and 2–6% of adults. People with ADHD have either mainly inattentive symptoms (such as lacking concentration), mainly hyperactive and impulsive symptoms (such as speaking or acting without thinking), or a combination of
David Clode/UnsplashGood rainfall across much of Australia in the past year has kept the vegetation green and rivers flowing. For the fifth year in a row, our national environment scorecard for Australia’s landscapes in 2025 rated them as “above average”. Queensland had an exceptionally wet year. The Channel Country
Australians have become increasingly anxious about national security – even before the outbreak of the recent US-Israel war with Iran, according to a new report. The Australian National University’s National Security College surveyed more than 20,000 Australians in November 2024, July 2025 and February 2026. The surveys took in last
With social cohesion badly fraying and One Nation’s surge reinforcing the threat it is under, politicians desperately need to find the rhetoric to help glue our multiculturalism back together. Obviously it will take much more than words but, as is often said, words matter. So does linking change
