Nick Cave’s controversial second novel, The Death of Bunny Munro (2009) was hailed as a wild and heartbreaking caricature of debauched masculinity. The story of a sex-obsessed middle-aged travelling salesman, it was also criticised for being pointless, tedious and repetitive. Now a Binge show starring Matt Smith, Cave’s book
An underwater bloom of toxic algae has wreaked havoc off the coast of South Australia since mid-March 2025. After eight months, this harmful algal bloom is the longest and one of the most environmentally devastating events ever recorded in Australian waters. The algal bloom is predominantly in Gulf St. Vincent
Imagine you’re in south-east Cape York Peninsula, heading north from the tiny town of Laura – population 133. You’re in a dusty four wheel drive, bumping over a rough gravel road to a remote location known only to traditional Kuku Warra custodians. All too soon, the road becomes a
Arash Hedieh/UnspalshOver the past week we’ve witnessed the many political discussions that go with the territory of a COP – or, more verbosely, the “Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change”. COP30 is the latest event in annual meetings aiming to reach global agreement
Centre for Ageing Better/UnsplashFor years, scientists have known that moving our bodies can sharpen our minds. Physical activity boosts blood flow to the brain, enhances neuroplasticity and reduces chronic inflammation. These processes are believed to protect against cognitive decline, including dementia. Yet despite decades of research, major ...
Pablo Porciuncula/GettyIn recent years, more and more lobbyists from the oil, gas and coal industries have taken part in international climate negotiations. Estimates of lobbyist numbers have risen sharply, from 503 at the 2021 Glasgow talks to 1,773 at last year’s talks in Azerbaijan’s capital Baku. Ahead of this year’s
These are troubled times for British Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer. In July 2024, Starmer’s government swept to power on the back on a landslide win. Labour won 411/650 seats in the parliament, and had a commanding 174 seat majority. Starmer was elected on a platform for “change”, but
Former senator Hollie Hughes has gone on a verbal rampage to defend Opposition leader Sussan Ley, accusing “the boys” who want her job of using prominent female colleagues in their efforts to undermine her. Hughes this week resigned from the Liberal Party, saying as she no longer had the
The Victorian government has announced it will send social workers to 20 of the state’s schools to try to reduce violent youth crime. It will spend A$5.6 million on “targeted” schools next year. The aim is to “intervene early in the lives of children who are heading down the
New data show wages have risen by a bit more than inflation, but overall real wages are still languishing near 2011 levels. Over the year to September, wages rose 3.4% in seasonally adjusted terms. That’s according to the latest wage price index data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS),
Words are powerful tools. Violent extremists know this well, often choosing their phrasing extremely carefully to build loyalty among their followers. When wielded just so, they can do enormous harm. Because their words are chosen so deliberately, researchers can look for patterns, trends and red flags. What exactly do
Meaghan Skinner Photography/GettyProducing and distributing food is responsible for roughly a third of global greenhouse gas emissions. But food systems are highly vulnerable to the droughts, floods, fires and heatwaves made more intense by climate change. Agriculture is both culprit and victim. As negotiators try to thrash out progress
Nick Cave’s controversial second novel, The Death of Bunny Munro (2009) was hailed as a wild and heartbreaking caricature of debauched masculinity. The story of a sex-obsessed middle-aged travelling salesman, it was also criticised for being pointless, tedious and repetitive. Now a Binge show starring Matt Smith, Cave’s book
An underwater bloom of toxic algae has wreaked havoc off the coast of South Australia since mid-March 2025. After eight months, this harmful algal bloom is the longest and one of the most environmentally devastating events ever recorded in Australian waters. The algal bloom is predominantly in Gulf St. Vincent
Imagine you’re in south-east Cape York Peninsula, heading north from the tiny town of Laura – population 133. You’re in a dusty four wheel drive, bumping over a rough gravel road to a remote location known only to traditional Kuku Warra custodians. All too soon, the road becomes a
Arash Hedieh/UnspalshOver the past week we’ve witnessed the many political discussions that go with the territory of a COP – or, more verbosely, the “Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change”. COP30 is the latest event in annual meetings aiming to reach global agreement
Centre for Ageing Better/UnsplashFor years, scientists have known that moving our bodies can sharpen our minds. Physical activity boosts blood flow to the brain, enhances neuroplasticity and reduces chronic inflammation. These processes are believed to protect against cognitive decline, including dementia. Yet despite decades of research, major ...
Pablo Porciuncula/GettyIn recent years, more and more lobbyists from the oil, gas and coal industries have taken part in international climate negotiations. Estimates of lobbyist numbers have risen sharply, from 503 at the 2021 Glasgow talks to 1,773 at last year’s talks in Azerbaijan’s capital Baku. Ahead of this year’s
These are troubled times for British Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer. In July 2024, Starmer’s government swept to power on the back on a landslide win. Labour won 411/650 seats in the parliament, and had a commanding 174 seat majority. Starmer was elected on a platform for “change”, but
Former senator Hollie Hughes has gone on a verbal rampage to defend Opposition leader Sussan Ley, accusing “the boys” who want her job of using prominent female colleagues in their efforts to undermine her. Hughes this week resigned from the Liberal Party, saying as she no longer had the
The Victorian government has announced it will send social workers to 20 of the state’s schools to try to reduce violent youth crime. It will spend A$5.6 million on “targeted” schools next year. The aim is to “intervene early in the lives of children who are heading down the
New data show wages have risen by a bit more than inflation, but overall real wages are still languishing near 2011 levels. Over the year to September, wages rose 3.4% in seasonally adjusted terms. That’s according to the latest wage price index data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS),
Words are powerful tools. Violent extremists know this well, often choosing their phrasing extremely carefully to build loyalty among their followers. When wielded just so, they can do enormous harm. Because their words are chosen so deliberately, researchers can look for patterns, trends and red flags. What exactly do
Meaghan Skinner Photography/GettyProducing and distributing food is responsible for roughly a third of global greenhouse gas emissions. But food systems are highly vulnerable to the droughts, floods, fires and heatwaves made more intense by climate change. Agriculture is both culprit and victim. As negotiators try to thrash out progress
