The government agrees Australia’s secrecy laws need to change. Now comes the hard part – taking action
The government has a record of promising improvements in transparency, but falling short in terms of passing legislation.
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Cool water from the deep could protect pockets of the Great Barrier Reef into the 2080s
Chaojiao Sun receives funding from CSIRO and the Reef Restoration and Adaptation Program. Craig Steinberg receives funding ...
You are my Kindred Spirit: how growing up black in ‘the quiet racism of Scotland’ shaped the art and politics of Maud Sulter
The racism Sulter experienced would strongly register in her work, which melded a striking artistic sensibility with ...
How education in the US has been weaponised against Native Americans
My PhD research explores the exploitation and assimilation Native American children were subjected to in the nineteenth ...
Why organisational sex abuse scandals keep happening
Sexual harassment and abuse remain persistent features of contemporary organisations, raising important issues about how men ...
Corals can adapt to warming oceans, but not fast enough – new research
In the “moderate” emissions scenario that we are most likely heading towards, coral populations could only survive if they ...
Jet lag: your metabolism recovers quicker than your brain – new study
Still, our research confirms that circadian desynchrony impairs human metabolism but suggests that metabolic impairment is ...
‘Keep nine litres of water in storage’: how Baltic and Nordic countries are preparing for a crisis or war
The history of Russian occupation of some countries around the Baltic Sea prompts a greater awareness of risk of attack today ...
First new treatment for asthma and COPD in half a century – new study
An injection given during some asthma and COPD attacks is more effective than the current treatment of steroid tablets.
Ungrateful electorates: Trump’s win shows why voters don’t always reward success
When US voters re-elected former president Donald Trump, the result appeared to contradict the theory that democratic ...
Getting Britain to work without blaming ‘scroungers’ – can Starmer change the narrative?
Labour has vowed to end divisive discourse demonising out-of-work people as ‘scroungers’ - but how does this fit with its ...
Changes to farmers’ inheritance tax are fair and could even help them in the long run – expert view
While inheritance tax changes are unlikely to cause a significant fall in prices per acre, restricting APR should help to ...