Talk Like a Pirate Day: here’s how pirate words arrr preserving old language
Why would anyone 'shiver their timbers'? There’s no shortage of special days throughout the year. Some, like International Literacy Day,...
Sunday, September 22, 2019
Civilization: The Way We Live Now – powerful, troubling photographs of a crowded planet and uncertain future
SPECIAL PHOTOGRAPHIC FEATURE: An important milestone exhibition that raises questions of the single planetary civilisation that is now evolving, where...
As Scott Morrison heads to Washington, the US-Australia alliance is unlikely to change
OPINION & ANALYSIS: Trump isn’t the first deeply unpopular president Australia has seen and he won’t be the last.
Climate change is bringing a new world of bushfires to Australia
OPINION & ANALYSIS: While fire is a normal part of Australia’s yearly cycle and no two years are alike, what...
Framing the fearful symmetry of nature: the year’s best photos of landscapes and living things
PHOTOS: Each photographer has brought a different perspective on nature. Each of these can enhance your worldview - allowing you...
The Great Barrier Reef outlook is ‘very poor’. We have one last chance to save it
OPINION & ANALYSIS: As Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise - an outcome supported by government policy - the...
Religious Discrimination Bill is a mess that risks privileging people of faith above all others
OPINION & ANALYSIS: We should not have one model of special protection for religious faith and a lesser model of...
George Pell has lost his appeal. What did the court decide and what happens now?
SPECIAL FEATURE: Save for a successful appeal in the High Court, Pope Francis will likely expel Pell from the priesthood....
Inside China’s vast influence network – how it works, and its reach in Australia
SPECIAL FEATURE: The operations of the Chinese Communist Party are generally opaque, especially to outsiders. But in recent years, the...
‘Alt-right white extremism’ or conservative mobilising: what are CPAC’s aims in Australia?
OPINION & ANALYSIS: Nigel Farage is due to make a return to Australia at this weekend’s CPAC event, alongside Tony...
Language of love: a quarter of Australians are in inter-ethnic relationships
SPECIAL FEATURE: Australia’s rate of inter-ethnic relationships shows Australia is an open society that embraces its vibrant ethnic and cultural...
Boris Johnson, ‘political Vegemite’, becomes the UK prime minister. Let the games begin
OPINION & ANALYSIS: New UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will succeed or fail on the back of the single dominant...
1 in 5 Australians is a victim of ‘revenge porn’, despite new laws to prevent it
SPECIAL FEATURE: Also known as “non-consensual pornography” or “revenge porn”, image-based sexual abuse (IBSA) is an invasion of a person’s...
England win Men’s Cricket World Cup in a last-ball thriller – now will the country see more matches on free TV?
No World Cup final could have been more exciting or demonstrated so clearly the passion, excitement and camaraderie that sport...
Listening with ‘our ears and our eyes’: Ken Wyatt’s big promises on Indigenous affairs
OPINION & ANALYSIS: In his first major policy address, Ken Wyatt noted how previous governments have failed Indigenous Australians with...
Testing festival goers’ pills isn’t the only way to reduce overdoses. Here’s what else works
SPECIAL FEATURE: Festival goers bring their phones. So why not use them to receive tweets about high-dose drugs in circulation,...
Five reasons English speakers struggle to learn foreign languages
SPECIAL FEATURE: So, what are the difficulties English speakers face when learning other languages? Here are a few of the...
The numbers game: how Ash Barty became the world’s best female tennis player
OPINION & ANALYSIS: That Ashleigh Barty has maintained her integrity and stayed true to who she is throughout her rise...
With cryptocurrency launch, Facebook sets its path toward becoming an independent nation
OPINION & ANALYSIS: Society cannot withstand a launch of a cryptocurrency in Facebook’s infamous “move fast and break things” style.
Hong Kong in crisis over relationship with China – and there does not appear to be a good solution
OPINION & ANALYSIS: Mass pro-democracy demonstrations have underscored the fact that Hong Kong residents are fearful of creeping mainland control....
Why the Israel Folau case could set an important precedent for employment law and religious freedom in Australia
OPINION & ANALYSIS: The Folau case is an important opportunity to see whether the right to express religious views can...
PETER GRESTE: To protect press freedom, we need more public outrage – and an overhaul of our laws
OPINION & ANALYSIS: The police raids on the ABC and a News Corp journalist have forced us to think again...
Why the raids on Australian media present a clear threat to democracy
OPINION & ANALYSIS: On Wednesday, the AFP raided the ABC's Sydney headquarters in relation to the 2017 “Afghan files” report....
Cruel, and no deterrent: why Australia’s policy on asylum seekers must change
OPINION & ANALYSIS: It’s critical that the Australian government take a new direction in refugee policy and move beyond its...
INFOGRAPHIC: who’s who in the new Morrison ministry
SPECIAL FEATURE: Take a closer look at the members of Prime Minister Scott Morrison's newly revamped cabinet.
New indictments set up a confrontation between the US and Julian Assange
OPINION & ANALYSIS: Julian Assange’s case is certainly exceptional, and the human rights concerns over US extradition could justify exceptional...
Queensland to all those #Quexiteers: don’t judge, try to understand us
SPECIAL FEATURE: Progressive voices have lit up social media with memes blaming Queensland for Labor’s loss in the federal election....
ELECTION 2019: Young Australians don’t trust politicians. Here’s one reason why
SPECIAL FEATURE: While debates about policy are to be expected, young voters are ultimately willing to support leaders who are...
After six years as opposition leader, history beckons Bill Shorten. Will the ‘drover’s dog’ have its day?
SPECIAL FEATURE: If the polls are right, Bill Shorten will become the next prime minister. But what kind of prime...
ELECTION POLL WRAP: Newspoll and Ipsos have contrasting leaders’ ratings trends; Abbott trails in Warringah
SPECIAL FEATURE: Despite some tightening on two-party preferred measures, the polls have Labor on track for a win on May...
UK becomes first country to declare a ‘climate emergency’
OPINION & ANALYSIS: A major step in the right direction and potentially a watershed moment for a more sustainable global...
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