Business
Queensland is leading Australia’s fight against illicit tobacco. Should other states follow suit?
Not a week goes by without a news story about illicit tobacco in Australia, which is now a serious problem across the country.
News
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- Government
Politics with Michelle Grattan: why Victoria’s unpredictable election matters nationally
There are just seven weeks to go before the Victorian election on November 28. Labor is trying to beat the odds to do something it’s never achieved in the state before: after 12 years in power, it’s trying to win its fourth straight term.
- Science
Australia’s top court puts fossil fuel developers on notice
Australia’s highest court has just delivered its first-ever decision in a climate case. And it could sour the economic argument for developing new coal and gas projects in New South Wales, and possibly Australia.
- Culture
New comedy horror series Gnomes understands just how delightfully daggy good Aussie TV should be
There’s a rich tradition of daggy humour in Australian film and television, running from Alvin Purple (1973) to Muriel’s Wedding (1994) to the inimitable ABC series Dog’s Head Bay (1999).
- Environment
In a society desperate for distraction, a woman performing starvation overcommits
In The Starving Bride, the latest novel from internationally acclaimed New Zealand author Catherine Chidgey, the English town of Blackpool attempts to stave off the horrors of the present by returning to the past.
Real EstateBeige tones and knit throws? No, we’ve got Scandinavian design all wrong
Australian furniture showrooms, newly-styled apartments and lifestyle magazines remain devoted to the Scandinavian look: pale oak, linen, white walls, soft greys and, inevitably, beige.
EducationOur research found a new reason to keep teachers happy – it’s linked to how well students do
The OECD reports schools worldwide are under growing strain from teacher shortages. “It is getting harder to recruit, retain and deploy qualified teachers where they are most needed,” it has found.
HealthWhy most health apps are biased even before their first lines of code are written
Many of us use digital health tools every day, such as period trackers, fitness apps or online quizzes to check our mental health.
- Technology
What happens to language when machines start talking back?
A few months ago, a friend posted something that caught my eye on social media. She struggled listening to what she termed “(literally) breathless AI voices for audiobooks”.
- Government
The migration debate has a big blind spot: much of regional Australia is shrinking
Migration policy is emerging as one of this year’s defining political battlegrounds. The Albanese government, Coalition and One Nation have all committed to reducing net overseas migration.
- Education
‘I’m harmed and I don’t think the person who did it knows’: we looked at different responses to uni sexual assault
The Cornell 7 case has brought renewed scrutiny to how universities respond to sexual assault. In Australia, National survey results suggest about one in six students have experienced sexual harassment since starting university, while one i…
- Government
What the Australian government’s apology to LGBTQ+ Defence personnel and veterans means
Thousands of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and gender diverse and queer (LGBTQ+) veterans have served in the Australian Defence Force (ADF) with honour and dignity.