You might remember back in the 1980s and 1990s a lot of concern about the so-called “ozone hole” and what damage it might do to our skin. We don’t hear very much about it anymore, yet we’re still ...

In the beginning there was Day, that fundamental unit most simply determined by the rising and setting of our sun. Humanity went on to track the seasons, the cyclical passage of which came to be ...

Monotremes are among the world’s strangest animals, mixing mammalian and reptilian characteristics in the one creature. When British scientists in the 18th Century first saw a platypus they dismissed ...

The Alice Springs crime wave gained widespread coverage in the past week. This crime wave and particularly the data on domestic violence assaults draws attention to a contentious issue that goes ...

Unlike New Zealanders, whose education is rich in Maori language, history and customs, most Australians have only a sketchy understanding of the traditions of their country’s first peoples.

Most of us like to think that we don’t judge people on their looks. Instead, we assess their character based on their personality, actions and words. Adages like ‘beauty is only skin deep’ and ‘don’t ...

For the family of the woman who recently died from a very rare blood clot after her AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccination, it’s no comfort that ‘only’ two people have died despite nearly four million doses ...

Deep in a northeast Kimberley rock shelter on Balanggarra Country is a two metre-long rock painting of a kangaroo. This kangaroo is now Australia’s oldest known, intact Aboriginal rock painting. The ...

What if I asked you, what is your favourite food? Can you pick just one? Now what if I asked you, WHY is it your favourite? “Easy” – you’d probably say, “because I like the way it tastes”. But could ...

Australia’s young adults are putting their traditional steps towards adulthood on hold – spending more time living in the parental home. In fact, just over half of young men (54 per cent) and 47 per ...

For many people, having their tonsils removed is a childhood rite of passage. The promise of ice cream and hours of television do make the recovery a much more bearable prospect, even a source of ...

Of the broad range of criticisms levelled against remakes, a popular accusation made by critics and commentators is that such material fails to justify its existence. Elisabeth Moss in The Invisible ...