Splits, fusions and evolutions: how Australia’s political parties took hold
In an extract from The Conversation’s new book on democracy, we chart the origins of the parties that dominate politics today ...
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Priorities in Focus: Will Budget 2025 address Sri Lanka’s agricultural challenges?
The agricultural sector in Sri Lanka has long been a pillar of the nation’s economy, yet its decline reflects a complex ...
Less-restrictive vaping laws linked to faster smoking decline
University of Queensland researchers have found smoking rates have declined twice as fast in New Zealand as in Australia, ...
Record warm seas supercharging Australia’s weather from heatwaves to floods to cyclones
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.
Pub chain got $9.7m taxpayer funds to fully train just 96 staff
In new evidence of widespread wastage in a Coalition training scheme, a pub group backed by Coles got $100,000 per worker to ...
Clive Palmer goes full tilt at the High Court - and falls flat on his face again
For those counting, the billionaire mining magnate and major political donor is now 0-5 before the High Court.
Adani Group signs $207 million private loan for Australia coal port unit
The ability for Adani to secure new debt demonstrates that it is recovering from a fallout after the US indicted Gautam Adani ...
Revived Australians target New Zealand's Super Rugby stranglehold
The 30th season of Super Rugby gets underway this weekend with just 11 teams playing in another new format but hopes that the ...
How a Queensland child died homeless and hungry after living out of a box
The boy’s death was among 70 highlighted in a report that reveals how children are slipping through a system that has ...
Scammer’s trick to lure vulnerable people on Facebook forces innocent couple to ramp up security at home
An Australian couple have had to erect a sign out the front of their home after more than 100 buyers turned up to their door ...
Jim Chalmers wants to fix Australia’s broken road tax system. Here’s what one solution might look like
Australia is ready for a rational and transparent discussion about road-user charging on all vehicles, not just electric ones.
See it: Wild storms lash Australia as train stations flood, streets turn into rivers after feet of rain falls
Torrents of rain, with some areas receiving up to 30 inches since last week, have pounded parts of Australia as severe storms continue to unleash widespread flooding.