The “Dirty” Economy Of Australia
The economy of the land down under is reliant on dirt. Yes, literal dirt. Here’s why.Get up to $70 in…
As Afghanistan falls, what does it mean for the Middle East?
In the 19th century, the phrase “The Great Game” was used to describe competition for power and influence in Afghanistan,…
As the Taliban returns, 20 years of progress for women looks set to disappear overnight
As the Taliban takes control of the country, Afghanistan has again become an extremely dangerous place to be a woman.…
Pfizer from Poland directed to young super spreaders
People aged 20-39, who were identified by the Doherty Institute modelling as super spreaders of COVID, will be targeted for…
Cruel, costly and ineffective: Australia’s offshore processing asylum seeker policy turns 9
This week marks nine years since Australia re-introduced a policy of offshore processing for asylum seekers arriving by boat. Nine…
Brad Hazzard is wrong about multicultural western Sydney: new research shows refugees do trust institutions
With COVID numbers surging in Sydney’s multicultural western suburbs, NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard speculated that migrant and refugee communities…
Podcast with Michelle Grattan: A reprimand for Christensen and Morrison on climate
As well as her interviews with politicians and experts, Politics with Michelle Grattan now includes “Word from The Hill”, where…
With the release of a terrifying IPCC report, Australia must face its wilful political blindness on climate
I remember the acute frustration of watching one of the US news feeds on September 11, 2001 — 20 years…
The Beetaloo drilling program brings potential health and social issues for Aboriginal communities in remote NT
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have been repeatedly harmed by policies and decisions that drive systematic dispossession, disempowerment, overincarceration…
Filming ‘friendly’ shark encounters from above – BBC News
Jason Iggleden films daily aerial shots of sea life – including Norman the grey nurse shark – to show how…
Increased incarceration of First Nations women is interwoven with the experience of violence and trauma
There is a national incarceration crisis impacting First Nations women in Australia. First Nations women are the fastest-growing prison population,…
To enable healing, there’s a more effective way to Close the Gap in employment in remote Australia
Talk of healing, care, and well-being is woven throughout the refreshed Closing the Gap agreement. These things were also central…
A ‘Christian nation’ no longer: why Australia’s religious right loses policy battles even when it wins elections
Conservative Christians are prominent in Australia’s Liberal-National Coalition parties. Scott Morrison and Tony Abbott are two of the most devout…
‘I don’t think the police would do much’: new research shows racism during COVID is rarely reported
It’s not “new” news that Asian Australians are experiencing high rates of racism during the pandemic. However, existing data under-represent…
Young Australians are supposedly ‘turning their backs’ on democracy, but are they any different from older voters?
The 2019 federal election saw the lowest voter turnout since compulsory voting was introduced in 1924. Only 91% of Australians…
Coral Bell: the ‘accidental academic’ who wanted to stop armageddon
This piece is part of a new series in collaboration with the ABC’s Saturday Extra program. Each week, the show…