By Lurion De Mello, Senior Lecturer in Finance, Macquarie University
The US–Iran war has upended the diesel supply chain. Australia’s supply of diesel has held up, but it now leans on fewer suppliers and a longer, more fragile chain.
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By Liz Mackie, Senior Research Fellow, Economic Security Program, University of Sydney
Democrats will dig into the decisions behind tariff rates for various industries and trade partners, but can’t do much more for now.
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By Alison Cole, Composer and Lecturer in Screen Composition, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, University of Sydney
The new film, out in IMAX, has viewers shaking in their seats from the volume. Why are some cinema screenings so loud?
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By Zareh Ghazarian, Associate Professor in Politics and International Relations, School of Social Sciences, Monash University
While much attention has been on Victoria’s lower house, there may also be a power shift in the important upper house.
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By Mary Ogborn, Ph.D. Candidate in Astrophysics, Penn State
A 22-year-old space telescope lost its fight against gravity and came crashing down to Earth on the morning of Nov. 4, 2026, above the North Sumatra region of Indonesia. The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory had been the go-to telescope for observing astrophysical events that happen quickly, such as supernovas. Its onboard instruments…
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By Ana Saggioro Garcia, Professora Adjunta de Relações Internacionais, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ); PUC-Rio
First round result was a warning against complacency, but the runoof comeback does not resolve the structural tensions facing a fourth Lula administration.
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By Sarah Fakhreddine, Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
Marlee Shaffer, Postdoctoral Scholar of Environmental Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
A boil-water advisory in Beaver County has residents and schools adjusting. Water researchers explain what E. coli in tap water means and how utilities make it safe.
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By Abigail Hall, Professor of Economics, University of Tampa
Aaron D. Wood, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Tampa
Amendment 3, which cuts property taxes for most homeowners, will also mean a 30% drop in tax revenue for Florida counties.
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By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne
All 435 United States federal House of Representatives seats and 35 of the 100 Senate seats were up for election in yesterday’s midterm elections.
In the 2024 elections, Republicans won the House by 220–215 over the Democrats and the Senate by 53–47. Due to Vice President JD Vance’s tie-breaking vote, Democrats needed at least a net four-seat gain to win control of the Senate.
Democrats have gained a total of seven Senate seats, with five of those gains coming in…
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By Jennifer Parker, Adjunct Professor, Defence and Security Institute, The University of Western Australia; UNSW
Of its recommendations, some are hard to disagree with, such as developing a national security strategy. Others seem tangential, or even concerning.
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