By Jak Kakhkharov, Senior Lecturer in Finance, Australian Catholic University
For most of 2026, inflation has remained more persistent in Australia than in similar economies, and the Reserve Bank has been hiking interest rates more aggressively than other central banks. Australian households have been feeling the pain.
Official figures measure both the headline rate or consumer price index (CPI), which includes goods and services typically consumed by a household, and underlying inflation. Underlying…
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By Bonnie Searle, Research Fellow, Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland
Some long daycare services provide children with breakfast, morning and afternoon tea and a hot lunch. But others do not provide any food all. This means the onus is on families to provide meals.
Good nutrition is essential for children’s learning and development, particularly in the first five years when the brain is developing rapidly.
Yet, around one in six Australian children experience food…
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By Tim Rowse, Emeritus Professor, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
Bruce Pascoe is a theorist of human civilisation, drawing on history and ecology to point the way for the human species to survive. The University of Melbourne has recognised his work by appointing him an honorary (enterprise professor) in its School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences. He also farms.
Review: The European Mind: Colonialism, Capitalism, Christianity and how to recover – Bruce Pascoe (Magabala Books)
In his new book, The European Mind, Pascoe argues…
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By Mia Schaumberg, Associate Professor in Physiology, School of Health, University of the Sunshine Coast
Laura Pernoud, Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Women's Health, University of the Sunshine Coast
Women who’ve had menopausal symptoms for years – such as night sweats, mood changes, and new aches and pains – might be wondering when they will ever end.
But if you google “how long does menopause last?” you might not get the result you’re hoping for. The answer is nuanced, and depends on how we think about menopause.
One answer is “a day”. Another is “it depends”. A third is “the rest of your life”.
How can menopause be ‘just a day’?
Menopause…
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By William Partlett, Associate Professor of Public Law, The University of Melbourne
Rural and regional Australia is chronically underfunded. From healthcare and education to public transport and community infrastructure, living outside a capital city too…
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By Bessie Mikelsons, PhD Candidate, History, Deakin University
Bertha Monash – the daughter of battle commander John Monash – was 21 at the outbreak of the first world war, and an eager participant in Australia’s war effort.
Together with tens of thousands of other Australian women, Bertha’s voluntary patriotic work involved knitting socks, sewing shirts, organising fundraising events, making warhorse bandages and assembling…
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By Rachel Taylor, Research Fellow in Climate Extremes and Adaptation, University of Southern Queensland
Cattle can only cope with so much heat – and more is coming. Graziers will have to install shade – and muster at dawn.
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By SoRelle Wyckoff Gaynor, Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Politics, University of Virginia
The future of the newly ascendant Democratic party has been projected onto who gets elected to lead the party in Congress. But the party’s direction and agenda is more complex than that.
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Tuesday, November 10, 2026
Drones and drought are “closing in” on Sudan, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), said on Tuesday, describing unprecedented attacks on the country’s infrastructure including by drones travelling up to 1,500 kilometres before hitting their target.
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Tuesday, November 10, 2026
Six journalists who make up the entire newsroom of the Egyptian fact-checking website Matsadash remain in detention, the UN human rights office (OHCHR) said on Tuesday, warning of proliferating assaults on press freedom by the Government.
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