Workers tunnelling through mountains and redirecting rivers, powering and irrigating the nation ... We think of the Snowy scheme as a successful nation-building project, but it wasn’t always that way.
Hazing inflicts severe physical and psychological harm on victims. Education and awareness of the law, effective enforcement and oversight are crucial to combat this harmful practice and safeguard students’ wellbeing.
Getting enough quality sleep is important for good health and wellbeing, but sleep problems plague many people with diabetes.
Gender equality, in the workforce and at home, took a backward step during the pandemic, with the patriarchy taking advantage of the virus. It’s not just up to women to fight back.
The world’s collective failure to adequately address climate change alters “the rules of the parenting game”.
A new study is exploring how to improve gastrointestinal problems that plague endurance athletes, including nausea, vomiting, bloating and diarrhoea.
Leaving behind the troubled city of Jakarta isn’t a new development in Indonesia’s history.
Love him or hate him – and there are plenty in each camp – Daniel Andrews has become one of the most significant state premiers in modern history. This month, he may win yet another term.
On 1 November, Israelis will vote again, for the fifth time in less than four years. Recent polls predict either another hung parliament or a narrow victory for the Likud-led coalition.
With an election imminent, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has splashed out billions in his “cost of living” budget, but is it enough to buy your vote?
It’s only through dialogue, conversation and interaction that we’ll begin to learn about the multiform realities that shape our world.
Jomo Kigotho knows from personal experience the devastating impacts of malaria. Now, the young scientist is part of a team that’s found a new weapon in the war against the disease-causing parasite.
Social entrepreneurship is on the rise, and so are rates of burnout, but a new toolkit is helping to address the alarming trend.
The backdrop of the pandemic, and yet another terror-inducing mass murder, amplifies the need for content moderation, and a preparedness to fact-check the fact-checkers.
Medicine's linguistic history in English is rich indeed, peppered with borrowings from French, but the Old English renderings retain a certain charm.
With its UN Security Council role soon coming to an end, what will Indonesia’s new-found global reputation for women, security and peace-building mean for the Indo-Pacific region?
World Rugby’s proposed blanket ban on transgender women on safety grounds raises some awkward questions for the governing body.
The delivery of a COVID-19 vaccine still needs to overcome some ethical hurdles.
The COVID-19 pandemic is an opportunity for theatre-makers to highlight and reveal the challenges and pressures faced by Australian women.
How we responded to pandemics in the past can carry lessons for the current COVID-19 situation.
Times of crisis have always changed our slang, with the help of a little black humour. Coronavirus is no exception.
Research into snake venom pivoted from Alzheimer's disease to COVID-19 when the coronavirus reared its head.
Could fake news destroy our democracy? Dr Susan Carland finds out in our first episode in series two of What Happens Next?
Governments need to assess the consequences of their actions against the wellbeing of the most at-risk from the social and economic costs of the policy response to the pandemic.
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