Through Olivia Laing’s The Garden Against Time, the garden becomes more than a refuge — it’s a living battleground of beauty, class and conscience, writes Dr Rosemary Sorensen. GARDENING IS HEALTHY, ...

Young people are struggling — but not equally. While some inherit safety nets, others face shrinking futures, creating a quieter crisis and further divide. Carl Rhodes reports. AUSTRALIA'S YOUNG ...

A new book provides a sharp and unsettling examination of how Australia’s foreign policy is being shaped, steered and stretched by the strategic ambitions of a Trump-led United States. Bevan Ramsden ...

As AI companionship enters the realm of marriage, the lines between affection, obsession and delusion blur in surreal – and sometimes dangerous – new ways, writes Dr Binoy Kampmark. WHAT MAKES UP a ...

Despite the spin, the Coalition and News Corp remain mouthpieces for billionaire interests bent on stalling climate action and truth alike, writes Dr Victoria Fielding. THE LIBERAL and National ...

If we are to survive, unprecedented levels of cooperation are needed, no matter how unlikely. Mark Beeson writes. GLOBAL GOVERNANCE is failing. Nothing highlights this reality more dramatically than ...

Capitalism's unrestrained access to political influence, land and labour is starting to cannibalise the very consumer market it requires to exist, writes Yuki Lindley. WITH OUR SOCIAL MEDIA feeds ...

A new OECD report warns that without coherent strategy and collaboration, Australia’s tech ambitions risk collapsing under bureaucracy and complacency, writes Paul Budde. THE OECD’s Science, ...

The numbers confirm Australia’s economy is responding to global conditions better than most, as Alan Austin reports. THIS WEEK’S number is 46. Australia has now had its jobless rate below 4.6% for 46 ...

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A landmark new book, expanding on Rachel Perkins’ acclaimed documentary, confronts the truth of the Frontier Wars — the violence, resistance and silence that defined Australia’s colonial past, writes ...

The U.S. dollar is a major currency of the global financial ecosystem and its rate against the EUR is highly regarded by investors and international businesses. Foreign exchange rates can swing widely ...