Australia’s diplomats are doing important work during the COVID-19 pandemic in the face of department cuts, as they help to ensure the safety and security…

The fact that modern news reporting has so many commonalities with early European execution ballads is pretty remarkable, but the motivation is the same –…

Fundamental protections against excessively powerful executives have had to be temporarily shelved as governments wield sweeping COVID-19 powers.

In 2015, Julie-Ann Guivarra became the first Indigenous officer to rise to DFAT’s Senior Executive level. The talented diplomat to break that ceiling, Julie-Ann Guivarra,…

A review of studies investigating the psychological impacts of quarantine that has just been published in The Lancet, found that symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder,…

Today’s challenge is to update our education model to include the many ways that education impacts on Australia’s image and influence in the region.

Identity politics focused on marginalising minorities is a challenge that democracy advocates around the world are increasingly facing, even in well-established Western democracies. Civil society…

Research has identified key city design types that either exacerbate or lessen the rate of road traffic injuries, the world’s fifth leading cause of death…

The way that ‘robodebt’ collection has been conducted raises urgent questions about how the executive branch and Australian law is responding to the new capabilities…

Australia’s devastating bushfire season of 2019-2020 highlights our country’s vulnerabilities to global perceptions of Australia; the fires clash with the idea that we are a…

 The #MeToo movement has put the spotlight on just how widespread and harmful sexual harassment is, injecting much-needed urgency into tackling it. But, if we…

Australian literature, in its diversity, hasn’t been taught consistently at tertiary institutions. For generations, future secondary English teachers may not have experienced Australian texts at…

Although there’s still inequality in STEMM, the largest ever all-woman expedition to Antarctica is working to challenge the future.

Strengthening men’s social connections and understanding more about what male depression ‘looks like’ could be key steps to engage men with services to reduce male…

Slowing wage growth, the increasing cost of education and the fast pace of social change make it difficult for parents to prepare their children for…