We asked five experts: should I lie to children about Santa?
SPECIAL FEATURE: Is there real harm in lying to children to prop up a popular myth? And don’t parents deserve...
Thursday, December 13, 2018
Australians think immigration should be cut? Well, it depends on how you ask
OPINION & ANALYSIS: While concerns about the level of immigration have increased, there is continued endorsement of the view that...
Victorian Labor’s thumping win reveals how out of step with voters Liberals have become
OPINION & ANALYSIS: There is a serious chance the Morrison government will be further destabilised by the recriminations flowing from...
After APEC, US-China tensions leave ‘cooperation’ in the cold
ANALYSIS; Even though the set piece theatre is about community building and cooperation, the reality is that China and the...
Brexit draft deal agreed by British cabinet – but parliament’s approval remains unlikely
ANALYSIS: Theresa May has managed to push her deal through this most recent hurdle by getting cabinet approval. However, getting...
A year since the marriage equality vote, much has been gained – and there is still much to be done
SPECIAL FEATURE: the passage of marriage equality legislation was not the end of this episode in our history. Our communities...
Found: the earliest European image of Aboriginal Australians
The very first image of Aboriginal Australians is testament to their resistance by refusal, from very first contact with English...
Cricket Australia’s culture problem is it still doesn’t think fans are stakeholders in the game
OPINION & ANALYSIS: The general public might love the game, but we have no ownership or direct influence over it....
Britain sent child migrants to Australia – it’s running out of time to make reparations
SPECIAL FEATURE: The apology given by Prime Minister Scott Morrison to survivors of child sexual abuse has drawn fresh attention...
True blue picks: a snapshot of Australia’s favourite porn
SPECIAL FEATURE: Given the comparatively small population of Australia, its inclusion in Pornhub's “top 10” suggests that Australians are, at...
Australia moves to El Niño alert and the drought is likely to continue
SPECIAL FEATURE: Seven of Australia’s ten warmest years have occurred since 2005, with just one cooler than average year in...
Travelling overseas? What to do if a border agent demands access to your digital device
SPECIAL FEATURE: Microsoft, Apple and Google all indicate that handing over a password to one of their apps or devices...
Will 2018 be the year of climate action? London’s ‘Great Stink’ sewer crisis might tell us
SPECIAL FEATURE: What will it take for the world to finally tackle climate change? Encouragingly, there may be a historical...
This is why Brexit is so hard – and why there’s really only one option left for Theresa May
OPINION & ANALYSIS: The prudent thing for Theresa May to do at this late stage would be to place all...
Banking Royal Commission’s damning report: ‘Things are so bad that new laws might not help’
Selling became their focus of attention. Too often it became their sole focus of attention. Products and services multiplied. Banks...
Accurate. Objective. Transparent. Australians identify what they want in trustworthy media
SPECIAL FEATURE: Trust in media is low in Australia, which is why traditional news values like accuracy and objectivity matter....
‘No deal’ Brexit: what it could mean for British tourists (passports, licences, medical and phones)
SPECIAL FEATURE: The prospect of additional costs, disruption and complexity when travelling to the EU is becoming a likely scenario...
The Herald Sun’s Serena Williams cartoon draws on a long and damaging history of racist caricature
OPINION & ANALYSIS: Racist caricatures began appearing in the US as slavery was coming to an end. It’s time that...
A new way to recognise an Indigenous nation in Australia
OPINION & ANALYSIS: Constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians has stalled. It’s time to take a new approach.
With Bishop gone, Morrison and Payne face significant challenges on foreign policy
OPINION & ANALYSIS: Prime Minister Scott Morrison will need to rely heavily on the experience of his new foreign minister,...
What kind of prime minister will Scott Morrison be?
OPINION & ANALYSIS: Scott Morrison has been described as relentless, ambitious, and hard-line, although these labels only give us some...
Australia burns while politicians fiddle with the leadership
OPINION & ANALYSIS: Enough. Most Australian voters surely care less about who is running the country than they do about...
Other people are having way, way less sex than you think they are
SPECIAL FEATURE: Our misperceptions reveal a lot about how we see the world. They are a brilliant clue to our...
When did Aboriginal people first arrive in Australia?
SPECIAL FEATURE: Have Aboriginal people been in Australia for some 50,000 years or as long as 65,000 years? Either way,...
When Trump comes to Australia, let’s hope protesters get more creative than the baby blimp
OPINION & ANALYSIS: If Trump’s troll travels here later this year, it throws open a challenge for Australian artists to...
Byelection guide: what’s at stake on Australia’s Super Saturday
SPECIAL FEATURE: Here’s what you need to know about the five electorates up for grabs and, with a federal election...
Youth mobility scheme after Brexit won’t fill gaps left by end to free movement
SPECIAL FEATURE: Young Australians on Britain's Youth Mobility Scheme are the ideal migrant for both the state and employers alike...
Why Australia might be at risk of ‘overtourism’
SPECIAL FEATURE: Recently, the disruptive agents of the sharing economy, like Airbnb, have been blamed for bringing more tourists into...
Why do people suddenly ‘get into’ football during the World Cup?
Although there is potential for rivalry, the World Cup really can also bring people from nations all over the world...
Australia’s dangerous obsession with the Anglosphere
OPINION & ANALYSIS: Just as republicans can enjoy the spectacle of a royal wedding without abandoning the idea of an...
Hacking your holiday: how cyber criminals are increasingly targeting the tourism market
SPECIAL FEATURE: A staggering 3.9 billion malicious login attempts occurred during the last year against sites belonging to airlines, cruise...
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