In an extract from The Conversation’s new book on democracy, we chart the origins of the parties that dominate politics today ...

The agricultural sector in Sri Lanka has long been a pillar of the nation’s economy, yet its decline reflects a complex ...

University of Queensland researchers have found smoking rates have declined twice as fast in New Zealand as in Australia, ...

Although February is still peak severe weather season, the majority of extreme events this month are being exacerbated by abnormally warm waters off our coastlines.

In new evidence of widespread wastage in a Coalition training scheme, a pub group backed by Coles got $100,000 per worker to ...

For those counting, the billionaire mining magnate and major political donor is now 0-5 before the High Court.

The ability for Adani to secure new debt demonstrates that it is recovering from a fallout after the US indicted Gautam Adani ...

A new campaign is targeting smoking as 1500 people die from tobacco a year in Western Australia. Tropical Cyclone Zelia has ...

Demolition of the flood-damaged Toombul shopping centre is finally complete, with owner Mirvac now turning its attention to a ...

The 30th season of Super Rugby gets underway this weekend with just 11 teams playing in another new format but hopes that the ...

The daughter of a woman who died during the floods in Queensland has paid tribute to her. A surge in the popularity of lab-grown diamonds is sending shock waves through the traditional precious gems ...

If Australia wants to be taken seriously as a world-class sporting nation, we should aim for Olympic venues that don’t double ...