Peter Dutton’s reshuffle: David Coleman the surprise choice as shadow foreign minister
Peter Dutton has chosen David Coleman for the key shadow foreign affairs portfolio, in a reshuffle that also seeks to boost ...
As Syria ponders a democratic future: 5 lessons from the Arab Spring
While it’s unclear what exact political path Syria will take, the dilemmas the country faces are similar to the experiences ...
Can Trump just order new names for Denali and the Gulf of Mexico? A geographer explains who decides what goes on the map
How do place names get made and then changed? There’s a process. But it involves people as well as bureaucracy, so it’s not ...
Mpox in the DRC: residents of the slum at the centre of Kinshasa’s epidemic have little chance of avoiding this major health crisis
Long known as a virus confined to rural areas, mpox has reached Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
UK government’s AI plan gives a glimpse of how it plans to regulate the technology
The UK government recently published its plan for using AI to boost growth and deliver services more efficiently. It also ...
Why meteorologists are comparing Storm Éowyn to a bomb
A strong jet stream – the ribbon of winds about six miles up in the atmosphere over the North Atlantic – is one. Winds here ...
Trump inherits the Guantánamo prison, complete with 4 ‘forever prisoners’
Of the 780 people ever detained at Guantánamo, 540 were released during the presidency of George W. Bush, who established the ...
Why peat is a key ingredient in whisky and the climate crisis
Whisky production involves the burning of peat, but damaging peatlands releases stored carbon back into the atmosphere where ...
Seizure of Sally Mann’s photographs in Texas revives old debates about obscenity and freedom of expression
Four photographs by celebrated artist Sally Mann were recently removed from the walls of an exhibition at the Modern Art ...
Microgravity in space may cause cancer − but on Earth, mimicking weightlessness could help researchers develop treatments
Cells function differently under low gravity conditions. Rather than send lab samples to space, researchers are developing ...
Motor neurone disease campaigner, former AFL champion Neale Daniher, is 2025 Australian of the Year
Neale Daniher, a campaigner in the fight against motor neurone disease and a former champion Essendon footballer, is the 2025 Australian of the Year, ...