From clever home appliances to potentially life-saving medical devices, this year’s Good Design award recipients were praised for their innovation, sustainability and aesthetic appeal Continue reading...

Ten platypuses were reintroduced into Sydney’s Royal national park in 2023. This week, two new juveniles were discovered, leading one researcher to cry ‘Oh, give me a hug’

This year’s edition, a statewide juggernaut spanning more than 30 exhibitions and events and a major show at the Art Gallery of South Australia, celebrates the past and present while looking to the future Walking through the Art Gallery of South Australia (AGSA) alongside Nici Cumpston, it’s as if the Barkandji artist and curator is surrounded by old friends. For the past 10 years, Cumpston’s role as artistic director of Tarnanthi festival of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art – which this week celebrates a decade with a supersized statewide iteration spanning more than 30 exhibitions and events, including a major exhibition at AGSA – has seen her travel widely and listen deeply to bring these canvases, sculptures and video works to Kaurna country. Continue reading...

All of us, no matter what our circumstances, have the ability to be more wise, more just, more courageous and more moderate Feeling not so great about being in the world right now? Uncertain and anxious about the future? Older cultures have left behind maps and guides for living in uncertain times, whether it be through texts, philosophies, religions or letters. Continue reading...

Australians have a right to access government information and to understand how decisions are made on their behalf. But the Labor Government’s proposed changes to freedom of information laws threaten ...

László Krasznahorkai has been awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, one of the world's most prestigious writing awards.

In 2002, an online database was set up allowing birdwatchers to record their species observations. It is now a vast resource, shaping scientific research.

Australia faces a serious challenge. Despite important progress on gender equality over recent decades, a looming crisis now threatens the economic security of older women. Without urgent and bold act...

A scientist who quit a major study on WA rock art is accusing the government of downplaying findings linking damage to heavy industry.

Journalist Rick Morton didn't want to write a book about Robodebt. Now that book, Mean Streak, has won the Prime Minister's Literary Award for non-fiction.

Albo just keeps on winning yet at what cost?

The head of the national anti-corruption commission told a Senate inquiry he had resigned his role at the defence force's investigative arm. But the ABC has learned he continued consulting for them, a...

Course upgrade has not been finalised but SA government admits bones in Indigenous site may be disturbed

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Old-fashioned economic thinking is driving biodiversity loss, according to a new international study led by Aberystwyth University academics, which calls for a fundamental shift in how nature is value...

Picture 2035, a decade hence: 31 million Australians are taking pride in the progress we’ve made to tackle climate change. Our homes and offices have become hyper-efficient and cosy, with many generat...