Boeing’s Starliner launch – delayed again – will be an important milestone for commercial spaceflight
The Starliner’s planned crewed test on May 6, 2024, was scrubbed after a technical issue with the rocket taking it up to ...
Lung cancer is the deadliest of all cancers, and screening could save many lives − if more people could access it
Stigma, fear and cost prevent many patients from getting screened for lung cancer. This can prove deadly for the most ...
Rishi Sunak claims the UK is heading for a hung a parliament – let’s check his maths
The prime minister is being optimistic at best with is reading – but these results to suggest Labour’s win might not be as ...
War in Gaza has plunged Israel’s tourism industry into a crisis it will struggle to recover from
Beyond economic development, tourism plays a significant political role in the region. The Zionist movement, which led to the ...
Albanese government to invest $566 million for ‘generational’ mapping to promote resource exploration
The Albanese government will invest $566 million over a decade on data, maps and other tools to promote exploration and ...
What if companies rewarded employees for their failures?
A number of major companies have understood the line separating success from failure is thinner than you think.
Coalition demands amendments to government’s deportation bill, as crucial High Court judgement set for Friday
In the dissenting report to the deportation bill, the Coalition says it supports the policy intent of the legislation but has ...
‘Groundhog Day’: 40 years of Australian government responses to domestic violence reveal a bumpy road to change
This is not the first time domestic violence has been declared a national crisis. Australian governments first got seriously ...
Exploitation, brutality and misery: how the opium trade shaped the modern world
In his new history, Amitav Ghosh shows how the world’s first international drug cartels were run by the Dutch and British ...
Why do metaphors of space help us understand time?
Explorations of how humans conceptualise time as space are tied closely to the study of language and cognition. The ...
Australian artists only earn $23,200 a year from their art – and are key financial investors in keeping the industry afloat
New research into the working lives of artists shows how, through lower take-home pay and volunteer hours for their community ...
Crisis of faith: why Australian women have so little trust in religious institutions
A new survey shows Australian women have little trust in religious institutions, particularly when it comes to the protection ...