Research shows that societal cooperation, typical in humans, is also found in the tiny songbird found in our local parks and gardens.
As climate change makes smog and bushfires more common, people will die from air pollution at increasingly high rates – especially in densely-populated cities.
It’s time to ditch colonial thinking and listen to the wisdom of Indigenous peoples to advance health and wellbeing, and to forge a sustainable planetary future.
For the first time since gender identity was added to the Sex Discrimination Act, it’s being tested in court. At its heart, the case looks at the rights and recognition of transgender people.
Influenza vaccines are recommended annually, but there’s now an increasing number of different vaccine types. Here’s what to know about this year’s shots.
Data showed the view of the Indonesian government wasn’t prominent in news coverage of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Sleep gadgets have become ubiquitous, but getting the information you need from them is more straightforward than you might think.
Three Monash University youth ambassadors played important roles at the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP), the world’s most significant global forum for climate action.
The PR industry is being rebadged, but the history it tells omits the key role women have played, and many of its milestones and missteps.
She’s brilliant at acknowledging local culture and using colloquial phrases to connect with her audiences. And she nailed it with “yeah-nah”.
As Closing the Gap policy failures are laid bare in the Productivity Commission’s latest report, a new study aims to quantify the gap in Indigenous mental health and economic insecurity.
As Medicare turns 40 years old this month, it’s important to reflect on its achievements, and also what needs to be done to remodel it.
In the aftermath of a disappointing Voice referendum, Indigenous politicians are looking to the United Nations Declaration for the Rights of Indigenous Peoples as a potential way forward.
It was thought that after the pandemic, young people’s outlook for the future might have improved. But the latest Australian Youth Barometer survey shows it’s actually become worse.
COP28 will include the first dedicated “Health Day”. It’s due recognition that a health crisis is inextricably linked to the climate crisis.
Discover how escapism, from TV to games, offers a vital break from daily life and fuels hope.
If there’s proof needed that something needs changing, it’s surely the furtive cry we hear to “close the gap”.
It might sound like difficult terrain, but ideas of nationhood can be progressive as well as regressive, and could help bind Australians ahead of the Voice referendum.
Trace the increasingly blurred line between man and machine in the world of transhumanism on our “What Happens Next?” podcast.
To create robust and adaptable digital crisis response centres, we need to have a better understanding of how first responders behave and act during a disaster situation.
Jacinta Walsh’s great grandmother navigated oppressive policies her entire life, and didn’t have a public voice. Now, however, through the family’s storytelling, she does.
In a new book, Melissa Castan and Professor Lynette Russell write that the proposed Voice to Parliament will enhance, not damage, our democratic institutions.
On 14 October, it’s our civic responsibility to make an informed decision about the referendum question regarding the Voice to Parliament.
Reservists’ refusals to serve in Israel’s defence force represents an unprecedented development, with major implications for the army, Israeli society, and possibly the region.
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