By Michael J. Socolow, Professor of Communication and Journalism, University of Maine
The profusion of video access to anywhere on earth, at any time of day or night, was unimaginable before Turner’s work to make CNN conceivable and then real.
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By Chris Ogden, Associate Professor in Global Studies, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
Iranian tariffs in the Strait of Hormuz may change how oil is traded and priced, with implications for currencies, alliances and global economic power.
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By Donovan Castelyn, Senior Industry Fellow - Taxation and Director of the UTAS Tax Clinic, University of Tasmania
More than 1.8 million Australians earn money from trusts, which can be legally used to reduce people’s tax bills. There may be changes coming in Tuesday’s budget.
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By Tania Leach, Associate Professor, Education and Creative Arts, University of Southern Queensland
Across Australia, Year 6 families are doing the rounds of high school open nights, information evenings and tours.
Perhaps in your area, you don’t get a choice of schools. Maybe you and your child have already made up your mind about next year.
Or maybe the decision is more difficult. Your child may be torn between the school their best friend is going to and the one their cousin or parent loved. Maybe you’re the one losing sleep over it.
Choosing a high school can seem enormous. It’s six years of your child’s life, at an age when so much is changing. And the…
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By Marc C-Scott, Associate Professor of Screen Media | Deputy Associate Dean of Learning & Teaching, Victoria University
Apps like Stremio are cheaper and easier to navigate than streaming services. In many ways, they solve the very problems streaming initially promised to fix.
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By Sandra Garrido, Senior Research Fellow, School of Psychology, University of Sydney
If you scroll through social media for long enough, you’ll probably find videos claiming that listening to songs tuned to “A 432Hz” can provide an amazing sense of calmness or healing.
It’s even claimed that listening to music tuned to this frequency can align your internal frequencies to those of the universe. It’s an alluring idea – that simply listening to music tuned in a specific way could improve your health.
But does it have any scientific basis?
An ancient idea
Firstly,…
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By Laura Kotevska, Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Sydney
The soul and body splitting event of childbirth – and the profound experience of becoming a mother – have been sidelined by philosophy for centuries.
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By Daniel Pastula, Professor of Neurology, Medicine (Infectious Diseases), and Epidemiology, University of Colorado Anschutz
Hantavirus cases are usually rare, but the strain in the outbreak is the only one thought to be transmitted from person to person.
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By Sydney Allen
Many of our contributors are on the frontlines of climate change and in a prime position to tell stories of resilience and success that we need to hear most.
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By Steven Gordon, Chief Research Specialist., Human Sciences Research Council
Anti-immigrant marches in several major South African cities (such as Tshwane and Johannesburg) in early May 2026 once again led to questions being asked about xenophobia in post-apartheid South Africa.
In the wake of the protests President Cyril Ramaphosa called on South Africans to embrace solidarity with their African neighbours. For their part, foreign…
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