Clues left by the Alpine Fault’s last big quake reveal its direction – this will help NZ prepare for the inevitable next rupture
New research shows the last big earthquake on the Alpine Fault ran from south to north. With a 75% chance of another rupture ...
In Vogue: the 90s was a boom time for Australian fashion and faces. What happened?
In the 1990s, Alannah Hill, Collette Dinnigan and Akira Isogawa brought flair and an Australian sensibility to the global ...
Yes, nature is complex. But saving our precious environment means finding ways to measure it
Individuals of a species can be hard to count, and extinction risk can be hard to measure. So ecologists often describe and ...
The Australian government has introduced new cyber security laws. Here’s what you need to know
The Albanese government today introduced long-awaited legislation to parliament which is set to revolutionise Australia’s ...
Fatima Payman’s new Australia’s Voice party to appeal to the ‘unheard’
Senator Fatima Payman, launched her new political party Australia’s Voice pitching strongly at the large number of voters who ...
Clare Wright’s history of the Bark Petitions is a work of intimate storytelling, written with ‘charismatic authority’
The Yolngu Bark Petitions were immediately recognised by many as emblems of the unshakeable confidence of Indigenous ...
Do recent class actions against ‘flex commission’ car loans mean consumer voices are getting stronger?
Class actions are a growing trend in the ways consumers access justice. That’s important, as many avenues for consumer ...
Our new study shows life expectancy is stagnating for Australians under 50
Australia has been known for having among the highest life expectancies in the world. But our new research shows that may ...
Being on TikTok is a modern political necessity. Look no further than Peter Dutton
TikTok was once the realm of teenagers dancing and cute animal clips. But as the platform has grown in popularity, so too has ...
New Zealand’s BMI threshold for publicly funded fertility treatment is outdated and unethical. Here’s why it should go
Māori and Pacific women are particularly disadvantaged by the BMI limit on access to public fertility treatment. Research ...
Fall is here: Why do some trees lose their leaves while others stay green?
The leaves of evergreen species acquire carbon over the long term and improve nutrient conservation, whereas short-lived ...
How the ‘social cost of carbon’ measurement can hide economic inequalities and mask climate suffering
While poorer nations face more severe climate impacts, their ‘social cost of carbon’ remains disproportionately low, ...