By Ian Hickie, Co-Director, Health and Policy, Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney
Sebastian Rosenberg, Associate Professor, Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney; University of Canberra
Joel Cauchi’s psychiatrist failed to see the early warning signs of his relapse into psychosis and should be investigated by the Queensland health ombudsman, New South Wales coroner Teresa O’Sullivan has concluded.
Cauchi, who had a recurrent form of schizophrenia, was un-medicated and homeless when he killed six people and injured ten others at the Westfield shopping centre in Bondi Junction in 2024.
In the 837-page coronial…
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By Archana Koirala, Paediatrician and Infectious Diseases Specialist; Clinical Researcher, University of Sydney
This debilitating disease is particularly dangerous for babies, but can affect people at any age. Vaccination remains a key line of defence.
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By Jonathan Symons, Director of Research and Innovation, School of International Studies, Macquarie University
Chris Wright, PhD Candidate in Environmental Policy, Macquarie University
If the biggest coal exporters banned new coal mines, they could drive the shift to renewables – and benefit while they do it.
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By Caitlin Macdonald, Researcher, School of Art, Communication and English, University of Sydney
Literary podcasts are like year-round writers festivals – and there’s an Australian one out there for every taste, from occasional readers to bonafide bookworms.
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By Geoff Scott, Department of Pro Vice Chancellor (Society), UNSW Sydney; Indigenous Knowledge
Rather than a period of reflection and listening post-Voice, we have seen a rapid return to the obstructive habits that produced failure in the first place.
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By Celeste Rodriguez Louro, Associate Professor, Chair of Linguistics and Director of Language Lab, The University of Western Australia
Jennifer Rodger, Professor, The University of Western Australia
Claims that artificial intelligence (AI) is on the verge of surpassing human intelligence have become commonplace. According to some commentators, rapid advances in large language models signal an imminent tipping point – often framed as “superintelligence” – that will fundamentally reshape society.
But comparing AI to individual intelligence misses something essential about what human intelligence is. Our intelligence…
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By Ehsan Noroozinejad, Senior Researcher and Sustainable Future Lead, Urban Transformations Research Centre, Western Sydney University
Imagine walking into your local Bunnings and buying a tiny home. It’s now an option but will these pods help Australia’s housing crisis?
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By Emma Palmer, Lecturer in International Law, Griffith University
Just four months ago, Timor-Leste formally became a member of the Association of Southeast Asian States (ASEAN).
This week, the tiny country took an unprecedented step: its judicial authorities appointed a prosecutor to examine the Myanmar military’s responsibility for war crimes and crimes against humanity. It’s believed to be the first…
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By Eve Vincent, Associate Professor, Anthropology, Macquarie University
In the age of ‘whitened, straightened, veneered smiles’, the distance between ruined poor teeth and healthy, wealthy teeth is growing.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Israeli President Isaac Herzog speaks at the World Economic Forum, in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2026. © 2026 Gian Ehrenzeller/Keystone via AP Photo In the wake of the Bondi Hannukah attack, the deadliest mass shooting in Australia in three decades, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese invited Israeli President Isaac Herzog to visit, to “engage with members of the Jewish community who are grieving the loss of 15 innocent lives.”President Herzog is Israel’s head of state, with a constitutional and ceremonial role. Although Herzog’s trip is focused on the Bondi…
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