By David Lindenmayer, Distinguished Professor of Ecology, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
What do Australia’s new nature laws mean for native forests? The reforms closed a loophole that stopped legal scrutiny of logging. But we need the full detail.
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Sunday, December 7, 2025
Talking to journalists earlier this week on his final day as the first UN Global Advocate for Persons with Disabilities in Conflict and Peacebuilding Situations, Giles Duley said he felt he had failed in his core mission. More importantly, he added, the system itself has failed.
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Sunday, December 7, 2025
The UN Secretary-General has marked the first anniversary of the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, calling the moment “a day to honor [Syrians’] sacrifices and to renew the aspirations that fueled the historic change in the country.”
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By Trudie Walters, Senior Lecturer in Leisure and Event Studies, Lincoln University, New Zealand
David McGillivray, Professor in Event and Digital Cultures, University of the West of Scotland
This week’s NZ National Summer Games are part of a global Special Olympics movement that rivals other sports mega-events in scale. Media coverage needs to catch up.
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By Sarah Sasson, Scientia Senior Lecturer in Medicine (Immunology), UNSW Sydney
Megan Barnet, Medical Oncologist and PhD Candidate in immunology, Garvan Institute
If a doctor tells you have a tumour, what does that actually mean? Do you have cancer? Let’s clear up any confusion.
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By Michelle Hamadache, Director of Creative Writing, Macquarie University
In her latest novel, Merlinda Bobis envisions the past not as a grand narrative, but an organic process – entangled, living and mutable.
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By Samuel Cornell, PhD Candidate in Public Health & Community Medicine, School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney
Timothy Piatkowski, Lecturer in Psychology, Griffith University; The University of Queensland
The boom in women’s strength training has also led to an increase in steroid use. There are ways to turn this trend around, though.
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By Rohan Best, Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics, Macquarie University
A federal government green energy program is subsidising unnecessarily large home batteries and blowing out in cost.
The Labor government launched its A$2.3 billion Cheaper Home Batteries Program in July, with the aim of bringing down household power bills and reducing people’s reliance on the energy grid. The program was projected to lead to more than 1 million installed batteries by 2030.
There has been a massive uptake. The Clean Energy Regulator, which…
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Barnaby Joyce has finally made the jump to One Nation and will lead its New South Wales Senate ticket for the 2028 federal election.
Pauline Hanson said on social media: “It’s official! We have made our announcement on 88.9FM in Tamworth.”
In a statement Hanson said, “I am pleased he’s chosen One Nation, and I welcome his experience, his advice and his determination to get a fair go for farmers and regional Australia. Mr Joyce strengthens One Nation’s position in parliament just as many Australians are strengthening our position in the polls.”
“Welcome on board,”…
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By Judy Ingham, Newsletter Producer, The Conversation
On the difficulty of unsubscribing, voice activation technology confused by accents and putting monetary value on domestic labour: an edited selection of your views.
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