Once you get your card, it lasts five years, but flaws in the system mean serious risks can still go undetected, leaving children vulnerable to abuse.
Moves to abandon the “nature positive” goal in environmental law reforms risks weakening Australia’s environmental credentials, and undermines global biodiversity commitments.
There are tell-tale clues to help you work out what just blazed overhead.
The tools needed to manage climate adaptation are not new - what is lacking is political leadership.
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.
Rising prejudice and bias, particularly in the United States, fuelled by anti-trans rhetoric, has cowed many people in trans communities into invisibility for fear of persecution.
New measures have been announced to ease access to intrauterine devices (IUDs) in Australia, but key issues in reproductive justice, such as access to abortions, remain challenging.
Young people don’t gamble as much as older people, but when they do, they tend to choose the most harmful gambling forms.
Major social media platforms have decided to leave the job of fact-checking to their platforms’ users. Research suggests they may not be up to the challenge.
The Victorian government’s decision to reject a second Melbourne injecting room earlier this year provoked a polarised public debate, but one voice was largely missing in the media coverage.
As the Australian government dithers on banning gambling ads, a new global gambling report highlights the immense pain and suffering wrought by the industry.
For the first time, researchers have used blood tests to identify concussion caused by domestic violence, including some patients who also experienced non-fatal strangulation.
What are the implications for the Palestinian issue, and for the balance of power in the region between the pro-Western bloc and the “axis of resistance”?
The adoption of the Victorian government’s bill to extinguish civil actions arising out of the Lawyer X saga would have wider implications for society.
In political campaigns, certain words can sometimes land outsized blows. And in the 2024 presidential election, that word is “weird”.
Early identification is the first step in addressing malnutrition. This requires systematic routine screening processes.
While there have been moves to making voting optional in Australia, voters have consistently expressed their support for it being compulsory.
Hit cooking show MasterChef’s gas sponsorship deal has sparked accusations of greenwashing, and adds to a long tradition of normalising domestic gas consumption.
Cost-of-living increases, inflation, and energy prices affect everyone. And that matters even more when we’re amid a significant generational shift in voting patterns.
Cancelling Crown’s licence would have sent a very clear message that no entity is too big to fail. The achievement of effective regulation, including effective protection for vulnerable people, remains some way off.
With the the psychedelic field dynamic and rapidly changing, Monash’s pioneering Clinical Psychedelic Lab has a vision to make a meaningful difference in mental healthcare.
In assessing Scott Morrison’s prime ministership, several factors need to be taken into account. On many of them, his record is poor.
She’s brilliant at acknowledging local culture and using colloquial phrases to connect with her audiences. And she nailed it with “yeah-nah”.
A new trial is looking for chemical markers in the breath of people with silicosis. A second project will test drugs that may help lung scarring.
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