Our housing system is broken and the poorest Australians are being hardest hit
Australia’s rental crisis has been a long-standing problem and will not be repaired unless there is real reform of both ...
Ancient nomads you’ve probably never heard of disappeared from Europe 1,000 years ago. Now, DNA analysis reveals how they lived
The Avars dominated southeastern central Europe for hundreds of years, leaving one of the richest archaeological heritages in ...
If plastic manufacturing goes up 10%, plastic pollution goes up 10% – and we’re set for a huge surge in production
The more plastic, the more waste we produce. It sounds simple, but this discovery could help us find ways of ending plastic ...
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
In this podcast, we're joined by independent economist Chris Richardson to discuss the upcoming budget and Australia's ...
The UK’s Climate Change Act, once the envy of the world, faces a stress test
Empty promises abound in climate policy. Such targets deflect criticism – look, they say, we take climate change seriously, ...
The weather experiment that really flooded Dubai
That was the story last week when more than a year’s worth of rain fell in a day on the Arabian Peninsula, one of the world’s ...
Fallout: an expertly crafted TV adaptation that manages to incorporate some of the best elements of gameplay
The success of HBO’s The Last of Us adaptation in 2023 set a high bar for game-to-television adaptations. Fallout is a ...
New EU trade rules could put poor countries in a billion dollar ‘green squeeze’
My analysis suggests the combined impact of the current and planned measures may entail a “ green squeeze ”, costing ...
Our laser technique can tell apart elephant and mammoth ivory – here’s how it may disrupt the ivory trade
The technique works by directing a laser light onto the ivory sample. The energy from the light is temporarily absorbed by ...
Ukraine war: Putin’s plan to fire up Zaporizhzhia power plant risks massive nuclear disaster
Several recent drones attacks on the site, which Russia captured in March 2022, highlight the potential for a major accident.
Rishi Sunak wants to cut the cost of ‘sicknote’ Britain. But we’ve found a strong economic case for benefits
Welfare reforms targeted at the sick and disabled won’t boost government coffers. In fact, spending on those who need support ...
Senate approves nearly $61B of Ukraine foreign aid − here’s why it helps the US to keep funding Ukraine
President Joe Biden is expected to soon sign the total $95 billion foreign aid package that covers Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan ...