more than half of LGBTIQ+ flatmates face discrimination for their identity
Sangar Akreyi/Getty ImagesPeople who belong to the LGBTIQ+ community say flatting is fraught with difficulties that go well beyond learning new routines and sharing space with strangers. Our new ...
an ‘impatient’ Jim Chalmers on taking political risks in Labor’s second term
Asanka Ratnayake/Getty ImagesWhile the world’s media is largely focused on conflict in the Middle East, the focus for many Australians remains at home, with the government preparing the lon...
Jim Chalmers wants to get on with economic reform and tax is in his sights
Jim Chalmers speaking to the National Press Club June 18, 2025.Screenshot from the ABC Broadcast, CC BY-NCJim Chalmers cast his Wednesday National Press Club speech as a second instalment in a tw...
Iran’s long history of revolution, defiance and outside interference – and why its future is so uncertain
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has gone beyond his initial aim of destroying Iran’s ability to produce nuclear weapons. He has called on the Iranian people to rise up against the...
Are Israel’s actions in Iran illegal? Could it be called self-defence? An international law expert explains
Israel’s major military operation against Iran has targeted its nuclear program, including its facilities and scientists, as well as its military leadership.In response, the United Nations ...
Victoria is looking into religious cults
Paul shuang/ShutterstockThe Victorian parliament has launched a long-overdue inquiry into abuse and coercive control within cults and religious fringe groups.It is a welcome acknowledgement of th...
Meet Untamed Natural Beauty! Breathtaking Journeys Await You in Komodo Island
Designed by Freepik Komodo Island, part of Indonesia’s Komodo National Park, offers a truly remarkable escape…
Why a US court allowed a dead man to deliver his own victim impact statement – via an AI avatar
Composite image: Arrington Watkins Architects / AI avatar: YouTube/StaceyWales, CC BYIn November 2021, in the …
As Luxon heads to China, his government’s pivot toward the US is a stumbling block
Ahead of his first visit to China, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has been at pains to present meetings with…
Cancelled Albanese-Trump meeting a setback on tariffs, AUKUS
Anthony Albanese’s failure to get his much-anticipated meeting with US President Donald Trump is not the…
Regime change wouldn’t likely bring democracy to Iran. A more threatening force could fill the vacuum
The timing and targets of Israel’s attacks on Iran tell us that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’…
Why is there so much concern over Iran’s nuclear program? And where could it go from here?
Maxar satellite imagery overview of the Fordow enrichment facility located southwest of Tehran.Maxar/Contribut…
In view of Trump’s review of AUKUS, should Australia cancel the subs deal? We asked 5 experts
Speculation is swirling around the future of the A$368 billion AUKUS agreement, following Washington’s d…
Australians in the bush want tougher penalties on crime. Here’s why – and what’s needed now
New research has found that while Australians generally support strong punishments, people living in the bush …
New research shows Australians see influencers as major sources of misinformation
As consumption of traditional news continues to fall, audiences are turning to social media personalities and …
from the Middle East to America, history shows you cannot assassinate your way to peace
In the late 1960s, the prevailing opinion among Israeli Shin Bet intelligence officers was that the key to def…
what women say about men’s behaviour change programs
Marco VDM/GettyThousands of men who use violence are referred every year to men’s behaviour change progr…
Decades on from the Royal Commission, why are Indigenous people still dying in custody?
Rose Marinelli/ShutterstockAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article contain…
