Social Issues
Politics, climate change, homeless, drug abuse
Grattan on Friday: Albanese government’s Middle East ‘stress test’
Albanese government struggles under the ‘stress test’ posed by Middle East war Crises “stress test” governments and countries. Memories remain vivid of COVID, which put immense...
The Snow Gum’s Fight for Survival – FoE Summit
Dying Snow Gums Signal a Looming Crisis for Australia’s Water and Ecosystems 20 March 2026 - High in the Australian Alps, where the air thins...
Gas Giants in the Crosshairs as War Profits Debate Heats Up
No More War Profits: Gas Giants Face Tax Push Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is facing mounting pressure to tax the extraordinary profits of Australia’s...
Francesca Albanese Bearing Witness Even When the World Sleeps
New Book by Francesca Albanese — When the World Sleeps There are jobs that come with prestige, and there are jobs that come with consequences....
Senate Turns Its Gaze to the Great Gas Giveaway
Senate Rejects Gas Tax Inquiry — But Vote Exposes Political Divide Update 12 March 2026 - Senator David Pocock’s proposal for a Senate inquiry into...
The surprisingly Australian history of Chinese dragon parades
The history of Chinese dragons in Australia The Chinese New Year of 2026 - the year of the Horse - begins this week. Families and...
Who Is Randa Abdel-Fattah — and Why Are Festivals Cutting Ties?
Who Is Randa Abdel-Fattah — and Why Are Festivals Cutting Ties? Few Australian writers have managed to turn literary panels into headline news, but Randa...
Sydney Heritage Fleet Faces Closure as Rozelle Bay Rezoning Looms
The Last Working Harbour: Why Losing Rozelle Bay Would Sink Sydney’s Maritime Soul There are places in a city you can replace, and places you...
Weight Watchers Reinvents Itself for the GLP-1 Generation
The Post-Ozempic Plan: Inside Weight Watchers’ New GLP-1-Ready Platform For more than six decades, Weight Watchers has been quietly doing something radical in the weight-loss...
APEC Warns AI Will Double Electricity Demand by 2060
Electricity has always been the quiet utility in the background — flip a switch, don’t think too hard. Artificial intelligence has ended that arrangement....