Expressing strong opinions can put your job at risk. Clearer laws would help
Tracey Nearmy/Getty Images Within days of American conservative Charlie Kirk’s assassination, people posting on social media or commenting on his […]
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New research shows Black Summer’s megafires left lasting scars far beyond property damage
Beginning in the second half of 2019, what we now know as the Black Summer fires began devastating eastern Australia.
To save in-person lectures, unis need to provide lessons worth showing up for
Hill Street Studios/Getty Images In-person lectures have been a staple of university learning for centuries. But for more than a
Fewer friends, more time stress: the essential charts from this year’s HILDA survey
Dominic Kurniawan Suryaputra/Unsplash, The Conversation, CC BY-SA Every year, one of Australia’s biggest longitudinal surveys provides a range of insights
Australians are losing more of their income to tax than in decades, new report shows
chinaface/Getty Australians are now paying the highest average rate of income tax in more than two decades, raising concerns too
1 in 3 Australians in their late 60s are still working, new HILDA survey shows
Jeff Overs/Getty Images Australia has seen a dramatic transformation of retirement over the past 20 years, with more Australians delaying
A booming longevity industry wants to sell us ‘immortality’. There could be hidden costs
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The ‘anxiety economy’ is booming. But should companies be profiting from our fears?
Ron Lach/Pexels, The Conversation, CC BY-SA When the newly appointed chief executive of tracking app Life360 recently described the company
Our new study found AI is wreaking havoc on uni assessments. Here’s how we should respond
Andriy Onufriyenko/ Getty Images Artificial intelligence (AI) is wrecking havoc on university assessments and exams. Thanks to generative AI tools,
From batteries to EV chargers, Australia and NZ need these 3 fixes to hit net-zero at less cost
New figures show Australians bought a record 85,000 home batteries in the first half of 2025. That’s almost three times