By Loukas Koungoulos, Laureate Research Fellow, School of Social Sciences, The University of Western Australia
Isaac A. R. Kerr, Research Assistant at Flinders University Palaeontology Laboratory, Flinders University
Sue O'Connor, Distinguished Professor, School of Culture, History & Language, Australian National University
Roughly 50,000 years ago, a kangaroo unlike any alive today lived in the mountain rainforests of New Guinea.
First discovered by Western science in 1983, Protemnodon tumbuna was roughly the size of a modern red kangaroo but much more stocky and muscular. Most peculiarly, it hopped little, if at all. It moved mostly on all fours, with long, strong forelimbs providing support for agile bounding through complex and steep terrain.
This strange animal was one of many megafauna that once roamed Australia…
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By James Horncastle, Assistant Professor and Edward and Emily McWhinney Professor in International Relations, Simon Fraser University
Spending by NATO members show they are prioritizing the strategic needs of the alliance as a whole rather than simply giving in to Donald Trump’s demands.
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By Fei Gao, Lecturer in Taxation, Discipline of Accounting, Governance & Regulation, The University of Sydney, University of Sydney
Richard Krever, Professor of Tax Law, The University of Western Australia
For the best part of a century, Australian property investors have enjoyed a generous tax arrangement found in few other countries: the infamous “negative gearing”.
Now, sweeping reforms to limit negative gearing to new builds and also change the way capital gains are taxed have become…
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By Charles Livingstone, Associate Professor, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University
Our country has a gambling problem.
More than 8% of adults are negatively impacted by gambling, on some level. And 1% of adults experience extreme gambling harm, meaning they’re gambling at very high risk.
And young people are being increasingly sucked into the world of gambling.
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By Em Murdock, PhD Student, Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, University of California, Berkeley
Lucas Vargas Zeppetello, Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California, Berkeley
Too often, Australian authorities have relied on ad hoc preparations for the droughts and bushfires made more likely by El Niño.
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By Derek Arnold, Professor, School of Psychology, The University of Queensland
Loren N. Bouyer, PhD Student, Neuroscience, The University of Queensland
It’s common to think we all have similar experiences of life. But the more we learn about the hidden thoughts of other people, the more evidence shows this is untrue.
For instance, not everyone has the same ability to have imagined sensations. Most people can visualise – they can have imagined experiences of seeing people and scenes that aren’t there. But not everyone can.
We are both visual aphantasics, which means we can’t voluntarily…
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By Alexander Howard, Senior Lecturer, Discipline of English and Writing, University of Sydney
The concept of ‘Cultural Marxism’, which can be traced back to the 1930s, has become a staple of contemporary right-wing discourse.
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By Kerry Black, Assistant Professor and Canada Research Chair, Integrated Knowledge, Engineering and Sustainable Communities, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary
Irving Leblanc, Chair of the Board for Community Circle
Kathleen Padulo, Director of Environment for Chiefs of Ontario
Linda Debassige, Grand Council Chief of the Anishinabek Nation
In its current form, safe drinking water legislation would weaken key legal provisions, particularly those related to rights and governance for First Nations.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Kylian Mbappé during the men’s World Cup, Round of 16, Paraguay vs. France at Philadelphia Stadium, US, on July 4, 2026. © 2026 Tom Weller/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Photo Following France’s July 4 victory over Paraguay, Paraguayan Senator Celeste Amarilla attacked French player Kylian Mbappé with dehumanizing remarks. The Dutch and German national teams’ elimination from the round of 32 prompted racist posts online. An Argentina fan was reportedly caught on video on July 7 making racist gestures at American YouTuber IShowSpeed (Darren Watkins…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Ronaldo Salgado (right), son of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, speaks as his brother, Lorenzo Jr. holds family photographs during a news conference in Houston, Texas, July 8, 2026. © 2026 David J. Phillip/AP Photo A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent fatally shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston, Texas on July 7. This is the latest in a string of shooting incidents involving federal immigration agents over the past two years.Salgado, who had reportedly lived in the United States for nearly 35 years, leaves behind a wife and three children. One of his sons,…
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