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Foreign policy should play a bigger role in Australian elections. This is why it probably won't Monday April 29, 2019 By Matt McDonald Editors' Picks Australians don’t tend to vote on foreign policy in federal elections. This makes perfect sense: there is, for the most part, a tradition of bipartisanship… Read more
Psychedelics to treat mental illness? Australian researchers are giving it a go Friday April 26, 2019 By Martin Williams and Stephen Bright Editors' Picks Australia needs a paradigm shift in the way we treat mental illness. Scientific research is increasingly pointing to psychedelic drugs like psilocybin and MDMA (commonly… Read more
House prices and demographics make death duties an idea whose time has come Friday April 26, 2019 By John Mangan Editors' Picks It’s hard to tell what’s happening to the distribution of wealth in Australia. Since death duties went, Australian income inequality has climbed, with the standard… Read more
You look but do not find: why the absence of evidence can be a useful thing Tuesday April 23, 2019 By Deborah Brown and Brian Key Editors' Picks Is the absence of evidence evidence of absence? The opposite assumption — that an absence of evidence is not evidence of absence — is having… Read more
Using beloved works of literature to predict the futures of cities Tuesday April 23, 2019 By Alan Marshall Editors' Picks How can we predict the futures of cities? We could study population statistics; we could analyse technological trajectories and business trends to forecast economic possibilities. Read more
Grattan Orange Book. What the election should be about: priorities for the next government Wednesday April 17, 2019 By John Daley Editors' Picks We should do less and do it better, find things out, and protect the public interest... the 2019 Commonwealth Orange Book. Read more
And now for a newsflash: politicians actually do keep their promises Wednesday April 17, 2019 By Andrea Carson and Andrew Gibbons Features Are broken promises really to blame for falling levels of public trust in politicians? An accounting for the disconnect between perceptions and reality. Read more
Can Belgium’s deliberative democracy experiment work in Australia? Friday April 12, 2019 By Matt Ryan Culture Whether Australia could successfully replicate the 'citizens' council' system of governance modelled by Belgium is worth the discussion. Read more
The 14 Indigenous words for money on our new 50 cent coin Thursday April 11, 2019 By Felicity Meakins and Michael Walsh Community & Social The Royal Australian Mint's new 50 cent coin, developed in consultation with Indigenous language custodian groups and designed by the Mint’s Aleksandra Stokic, features 14… Read more
Federal election 2019: state of the states Thursday April 11, 2019 By The Conversation Australian Capital Territory We now know that the next federal election will take place on May 18. To guide you through the campaign, our “state of the states”… Read more
$500m for station car parks? Other transport solutions could do much more for the money Monday April 8, 2019 By The Conversation Australian Capital Territory Half a billion dollars sounds like a lot of money, but that really depends on what you’re spending it on. In Tuesday’s federal budget, the… Read more
Young voters may hold the key to the NSW state election: here's why Thursday March 14, 2019 By Philippa Collin & Katie Acheson New South Wales Young Australians are more connected, educated and informed than previous generations. They are also more likely to have higher debt and less economic independence into… Read more
It's not about him: leading lessons from Manchester United's caretaker manager Tuesday March 12, 2019 By Mazlan Maskor Features An effective leader advances the group’s goals over personal goals. Read more
You make decisions quicker and based on less information than you think Tuesday March 5, 2019 By Nadav Klein Editors' Picks You probably believe you take a ton of research into account before you make a big choice … but you probably don’t. Read more
Australians want to support government data sharing, but have trust issues Thursday February 28, 2019 By Nicholas Biddle & Matthew Gray Community & Social A new survey reveals community attitudes towards the use of personal data by government and researchers. Read more
