What’s behind the spate of arts leadership departures in Australia? Perhaps a mismatch of values
The past few months has seen the sudden departure of leadership from the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Queensland Ballet, ...
Attacks on health care during war are becoming more common, creating devastating ripple effects
Medical services are protected under international law. When they are attacked without any consequences, it sends the message ...
Benjamin Netanyahu is triumphant after Hassan Nasrallah’s assassination. But will it change anything?
Hezbollah’s leadership ranks have been decimated, but it has the capacity to re-establish itself. It also reportedly has an ...
Parents say ‘good girl’ and ‘good boy’ all the time. Here’s why you should try and say something else
Adults use these phrases all the time to try and support children. But this type of praise may not always be helpful or ...
In parts of Australia, unborn babies aren’t legally seen as people. Here’s why that needs to change
Under current laws in most states and territories, the life of an unborn child is legally indistinguishable from that of the ...
Rounding up: how our research used round numbers to zero in on tax evasion
Three decades of tax returns show striking patterns. Numbers that end in zero are more likely than other numbers, and more ...
A new immersive cinema is helping firefighters to better prepare for megafires
Fire allows firefighters and emergency responders to virtually teleport into a burning landscape and train for the real thing ...
Artists, social climbers and mermaids: 10 Australian women who followed their dreams to the US in the early 20th century
In Travelling to Tomorrow, Yves Rees charts ten little known 20th-century Australian women who thrived in the United States ...
‘Vegetarian’ possums eat meat when the weather’s cold
In Australia, people tend to think carnivores lead the clean-up crew after an animal dies. But brushtail possums – thought to ...
Lasting peace in Ethiopia? More needs to be done to stop Tigray conflict from flaring up again
Fully implementing the principles of a ceasefire agreement is critical to post-war recovery in Ethiopia’s north.
Lebanon: the killing of Hassan Nasrallah leaves Hezbollah leaderless and vulnerable
Two days after that, on September 20, Shukr’s successor, Ibrahim Akil, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in the Dahieh ...
What makes a person seem wise? Global study finds that cultures do differ – but not as much as you’d think
Together, these two dimensions combine to form the global image of wisdom. The study suggests that the wisest people are ...