Arts and health working together can change lives. Here’s how Australia can do it better
Arts and health is a broad field defined by its use of the arts to improve health and wellbeing. But Australia lacks a ...
Greens capitulate, announcing they will ‘wave through’ Labor’s Help to Buy and Build to Rent housing bills
The government has stared down the Greens over its Help to Buy and Build to Rent housing legislation and will “wave through” ...
Marles staffer launches court action against the government, deputy prime minister and Albanese’s chief of staff
The chief of staff to the Deputy Prime Minister, Richard Marles, is launching legal action over claims she was bullied in his ...
From a US$300 billion climate finance deal to global carbon trading, here’s what was – and wasn’t – achieved at the COP29 climate talks
Expectations were low for the latest UN climate summit. But climate law expert Jacqueline Peel – who was at the talks – ...
We know enough about brain development to know youth offending reforms probably won’t work
The brains of young people are developing until about age 25, limiting their ability to make rational decisions and control ...
The rise of ‘sober curiosity’: Why Gen Zers are reducing their alcohol consumption
Growing health and wellness consciousness, accompanied by changing social patterns, have sparked Gen Z’s interest in the ...
The online world isn’t always safe. Here’s what to know before posting photos of your child
Many parents will use strategies to minimise potential privacy risks, such as by blurring their children’s faces in online ...
Why are some babies born so hairy? Lanugo is more common in early babies but is nothing to worry about
Most babies shed it in the womb at around 33-36 weeks of pregnancy, where it mixes with amniotic fluid and is swallowed by the baby. Babies born early, however, tend to have a lot more body hair.
STI rates are increasing among midlife and older adults. We need to talk about it
STI rates are increasing globally for all age groups, and an increase among midlife and older people is in line with this ...
Trump joins Putin, Xi and Modi as the ‘four horsemen’ of global authoritarianism
Donald Trump’s return has normalised and supercharged authoritarianism internationally, making it the rule rather than the ...
Danielle Smith’s new policies make all Albertan youth unsafe
The harms posed to trans youth are more than enough reason to abandon three proposed Alberta bills. However, trans youth are ...
The Magic Mountain is a sweeping critique of totalitarian Europe. 100 years later, its warnings about extremism feel urgent
Thomas Mann’s intellectual masterpiece is interested in time, love, mortality, culture – and the fragility of civilisation.