A new forensic study reveals the troubling realities behind coward punch assaults in Australia – who commits them, where and when they happen, and why laws designed to prevent them are rarely used.
How, and why, Aboriginal leadership, and the knowledge possessed by traditional owners needs to be incorporated into emergency and resilience practices.
Her leadership win marks a turning point — but overcoming the party’s toxic legacy with women will be her hardest battle.
Children of incarcerated parents face unique challenges, often feeling abandoned and misunderstood. A new study highlights their voices, calling for better support and understanding.
The Albanese government now has the political capital to tackle Australia’s massive gambling problem – if it wants to.
Racial microaggressions are often dismissed as jokes or misunderstandings, but these everyday slights accumulate, impacting mental health and sense of belonging.
If you’re among the three million Australians with a HECS-HELP debt, it’s about to be cut by 20%, with no repayments until you earn $67,000. But there is one downside.
With the dust now settling on the election result, we examine where the election was won and lost, and what this means for Australian politics over the next three years.
High-quality data is crucial for healthcare research and decision-making, so when facing the threat of bots, prevention is the best medicine.
This election will be critical in determining whether the shift away from major parties in 2022 was isolated or part of a broader trend.
National foundation myths, like Gallipoli, shape national identity, binding citizens through shared emotional and cultural meaning, but also stir controversy.
‘Responsible gambling’ depicts gambling harm as an issue for a small minority of people: so-called problem gamblers.
Modern politics tends to attract certain masculinity types. They are on show again in the 2025 federal election.
If recent trends continue, about half of all voters could cast their ballots before election day, 3 May. How is early voting changing the way candidates campaign?
Gen Z and Millennials are the new political force, outnumbering older generations for the first time – and they’re poised to reshape the 2025 federal election.
Labor and the Coalition have both acknowledged the cost-of-living crisis facing many Australians in separate tax policies unveiled on Sunday.
We’ve been here before – a state Labor government on the nose, a federal election looming, and federal Labor desperate to minimise the damage in Victoria.
The Coalition estimates its policy would see 30,000 fewer new international students per year than Labor’s policy. It would also hike visa fees to $5000 for some universities.
Plenty has happened since the 2022 election. For starters, at least two MPs elected as members of the Coalition will this time be contesting as Independents.
The active investigations by robust institutions such as anti-corruption commissions will act as checks and balances on governmental power – and are key to a vibrant democracy.
Any slogan – even the forgettable ones – carry echoes of what makes a slogan good, and Australia’s 2025 iterations hit some basic linguistic notes.
The campaign for the Senate may fly under the radar over the next few weeks, but who is elected to it will have a massive impact on Australian politics.
As Women’s History Month draws to a close, we spotlight five exceptional Monash University women leading in academia.
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