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Economists want a carbon price comeback – but does Australia have the political courage?
Australia killed off its world-leading carbon price. As budget pressure mounts, economists want it back on the table.
What we don’t talk about when we talk about missing people
Police receive 50,000 missing reports in Australia each year. But not everyone goes missing by accident – for some people ...
Why do I feel so emotional when I listen to music from my teenage years?
Those songs act as a musical key to a neurological time capsule that transports us back to the intense emotions of our ...
We’re not minimising the cost of the net zero transition. These reforms will help
We need to reduce the costs of getting to net zero. Better emissions-reduction incentives and faster approvals processes for ...
Your say: week beginning August 4
Trump turns on his leading supporters, caring for parents who didn’t show much care themselves: an edited selection of your ...
Researchers watched 150 episodes of Bluey – they found it can teach kids about resilience for real life
It is known for its realistic portrayal of young family life. Yet until now, no one had systematically examined how it – or ...
Faith, courage and reconsidering the ‘enemy’: two novels drawing on family history shed light on Australia’s marginalised past
A vivid Torres Strait Islander story emphasising the tragedy of colonial rule and a slow-burning postwar tale of a white woman in Japan are engaging historical novels.
Love in the age of WhatsApp – a philosopher explains how technology reduces the power of a relationship
A sense of distance has always been part of romantic love. The experience of wanting to be with another person often requires ...
From printing presses to Facebook feeds: What yesterday’s witch hunts have in common with today’s misinformation crisis
Early modern skeptics reserved their harshest criticism not for those who believed in witches but for those who spread the ...
The World Court just ruled countries can be held liable for climate change damage – what does that mean for the US?
The ruling stems from the harm island nations are suffering as sea level rises, and it opens a door for future claims for ...
Governments are becoming increasingly secretive. Here’s how they can be made to be more transparent
As freedom of information disclosures decrease and less documents are available for public scrutiny, we need better ways to ...
Is Australia becoming a more violent country?
Sometimes it seems as if Australia is grappling with an unprecedented violent crime crisis. Crime stats paint a different ...