Public debate often focuses on big decisions, elections, legislation, economic reform. Yet much of how society actually functions is shaped by smaller, everyday choices that rarely make headlines. read now...
The music industry has always evolved alongside technology, from vinyl records to digital streaming platforms. Today, a new revolution is reshaping how music is created, produced, and consumed: AI music. Artificial intelligence is no longer limited to data analysis or automation — it is now playing a creative role in
From the seventh of Dey, the people of Iran once again stood before bullets and batons, chanting the name of the Shah a name that for years they tried to erase from the collective memory, yet which rose again from the depths of enforced silence.
From north to south, east to west, from bazaars to once-quiet neighborhoods, a single voice was heard: the ...
France seems to be witnessing more gratuitous attacks and stabbings. On Boxing Day afternoon, in the middle of central Paris, a man went on a knife rampage through the metro. He struck out at random, stabbing women on station platforms at République, Arts et Métiers and Opéra. There was screaming. There was blood. One of the victims was pregnant. There ...
Britain’s class system has always been a load of self-defeating, nonsensical garbage with no obvious purpose. But, remarkably enough, it has just become even more ludicrous. This month, we learned not only that Civil Service internships will be restricted to those from ‘working class’ backgrounds, but that the children of train drivers earning £80,000 ...
What’s the most annoying thing about being an Iranian in Britain? Since coming to the UK a year ago, I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve heard one particularly irritating comment. I’ve been told it by Oxford students and professors, Uber drivers and friends. It has felt like a shadow following me. No, it’s not a racist remark; I’ve never ...
One of the Labor Government's constant challenges is getting the Australian media to fairly report their policies. This January article by outstanding former ABC reporter Alan Austin, including a complaint to their board, made big waves in 2025. read now...
Thomas Koukas/Unsplash, CC BY-NC-NDAs a scholar researching clouds, I have spent much of my time trying to understand the economy of the sky. Not the weather reports showing scudding rainclouds, but the deeper logic of cloud movements, their distributions and densities and the way they intervene in light, regulate temperatures
Pixabay/PexelsFire is an ancient technology that has helped shape human evolution. Our ancestors used fire for safety, cooking and preserving food. They gathered around a flickering fire to share stories, pass on cultural knowledge and build community. Today, fire is an important industrial tool. It remains woven into our
Kindel Media/PexelsIt’s summer so kids’ playdates and birthday parties might start moving from the playground to the pool. I research how to prevent drowning. I’m also a mum of two kids living in a house with a pool. So water safety is always front of mind. Drowning deaths are at
Sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0, CC BY“All I want is an income of 20,000 sesterces from secure investments”, proclaims a character in a poem by Juvenal (1st-2nd century CE), the Roman poet. Today, 20,000 sesterces would be equivalent to about A$300,000 in interest from investments. Anyone would be very happy with
Sport is one of the most climate-sensitive aspects of Australian life, yet still sits largely outside the national conversation on climate exposure. Sport attracts around 14 million participants annually in Australia. According to national data from July 2023 to December 2024: 85% of adult Australians (aged 15+) participated in
Public debate often focuses on big decisions, elections, legislation, economic reform. Yet much of how society actually functions is shaped by smaller, everyday choices that rarely make headlines. read now...
The music industry has always evolved alongside technology, from vinyl records to digital streaming platforms. Today, a new revolution is reshaping how music is created, produced, and consumed: AI music. Artificial intelligence is no longer limited to data analysis or automation — it is now playing a creative role in
From the seventh of Dey, the people of Iran once again stood before bullets and batons, chanting the name of the Shah a name that for years they tried to erase from the collective memory, yet which rose again from the depths of enforced silence.
From north to south, east to west, from bazaars to once-quiet neighborhoods, a single voice was heard: the ...
France seems to be witnessing more gratuitous attacks and stabbings. On Boxing Day afternoon, in the middle of central Paris, a man went on a knife rampage through the metro. He struck out at random, stabbing women on station platforms at République, Arts et Métiers and Opéra. There was screaming. There was blood. One of the victims was pregnant. There ...
Britain’s class system has always been a load of self-defeating, nonsensical garbage with no obvious purpose. But, remarkably enough, it has just become even more ludicrous. This month, we learned not only that Civil Service internships will be restricted to those from ‘working class’ backgrounds, but that the children of train drivers earning £80,000 ...
What’s the most annoying thing about being an Iranian in Britain? Since coming to the UK a year ago, I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve heard one particularly irritating comment. I’ve been told it by Oxford students and professors, Uber drivers and friends. It has felt like a shadow following me. No, it’s not a racist remark; I’ve never ...
One of the Labor Government's constant challenges is getting the Australian media to fairly report their policies. This January article by outstanding former ABC reporter Alan Austin, including a complaint to their board, made big waves in 2025. read now...
Thomas Koukas/Unsplash, CC BY-NC-NDAs a scholar researching clouds, I have spent much of my time trying to understand the economy of the sky. Not the weather reports showing scudding rainclouds, but the deeper logic of cloud movements, their distributions and densities and the way they intervene in light, regulate temperatures
Pixabay/PexelsFire is an ancient technology that has helped shape human evolution. Our ancestors used fire for safety, cooking and preserving food. They gathered around a flickering fire to share stories, pass on cultural knowledge and build community. Today, fire is an important industrial tool. It remains woven into our
Kindel Media/PexelsIt’s summer so kids’ playdates and birthday parties might start moving from the playground to the pool. I research how to prevent drowning. I’m also a mum of two kids living in a house with a pool. So water safety is always front of mind. Drowning deaths are at
Sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0, CC BY“All I want is an income of 20,000 sesterces from secure investments”, proclaims a character in a poem by Juvenal (1st-2nd century CE), the Roman poet. Today, 20,000 sesterces would be equivalent to about A$300,000 in interest from investments. Anyone would be very happy with
Sport is one of the most climate-sensitive aspects of Australian life, yet still sits largely outside the national conversation on climate exposure. Sport attracts around 14 million participants annually in Australia. According to national data from July 2023 to December 2024: 85% of adult Australians (aged 15+) participated in