It's time to bust the 'calories in, calories out' weight-loss myth
ShutterstockIf you’ve ever tried to lose weight, there’s a good chance you’ve been told it all comes down to a simple “calories in, calories out” form...
Labor plans to stamp out the exploitation of migrant workers, but it won’t succeed until we treat it like tax avoidance
ShutterstockThe exploitation of migrants is widespread in Australia. Our recent report for the Grattan Institute, Short-changed, found that as many as one in six migrant workers ar...
From being mildly late to sucking on people's tears – what is a 'beige flag' on TikTok?
TikTokTikTok is one of the most prevalent social media platforms for trend-setting and trend-spotting – particularly within the relationship space. From trends and concepts l...
endangered animals released into the wild may lack the match-fitness to evade predators
Breeding threatened mammals in fenced, predator-free areas is a common conservation strategy in Australia. The method is designed to protect vulnerable species and breed animals fo...
Fungi and their 'necromass' absorb one-third of the carbon emitted by burning fossil fuels every year
Mycorrhizal fungi growing with a plant root Dr Yoshihiro Kobae, Author providedBeneath our feet, remarkable networks of fungal filaments stretch out in all directions. These mycorr...
Australian students in rural areas are not 'behind' their city peers because of socioeconomic status. There is something else going on
ShutterstockMajor international and national tests show rural students, on average, do not do as well at school as their city peers. This includes lower scores on NAPLAN and the Pr...
egoism, moral stupidity, and the complex web of life
Rufus Sewell as Will Ladislaw and Juliet Aubrey as Dorothea Brooke in the BBC adaptation of Middlemarch (1994)IMDBIn our Guide to the Classics series, experts explain key works of ...
The world's first flowers were pollinated by insects
Ruby E Stephens, Author providedPlants existed on Earth for hundreds of millions of years before the first flowers bloomed. But when flowering plants did evolve, more tha…
Don't blame Australia's lowest-paid workers if interest rates rise again
ShutterstockThe odds have been shortening on the Reserve Bank of Australia lifting interest again, and Australia’s workers are again being blamed for driving inflat…
Dutton would get a lashing if Voice lost, but the implications would be more serious for Albanese
It would be foolish to over-read the latest Newspoll. It doesn’t point to doom for the Voice, but it does suggest the referendum is in a fight for its life. And it …
PwC faces penalties, including possible jail time
ShutterstockWhat penalties does the consulting giant PricewaterhouseCoopers face for sharing confidential government tax policy information and (in its words) betraying t…
What should the Australian War Memorial do with its heroic portraits of Ben Roberts-Smith?
On Friday, the Federal Court dismissed Ben Roberts-Smith’s defamation case against The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Canberra Times. Justice Anthony Besank…
Kathleen Folbigg pardon shows Australia needs a dedicated body to investigate wrongful convictions
The New South Wales Attorney-General Michael Daley today announced Kathleen Folbigg has been pardoned after having served 20 years for the murder of three of her infant c…
How we can avoid political misinformation in the lead-up to the Voice referendum
The Australian Electoral Commission has launched a website aimed at rebutting disinformation. This is a timely change, as we are seeing an increase of both disinformation…
AI makes our journalism even more important
Gorodenkoff/ShutterstockOne of the troubling things about modern life is the fact that so many of our ordinary decisions are manipulated by vested interests and opaque fo…
Hot flushes, night sweats, brain fog? Here's what we know about phytoestrogens for menopausal symptoms
ShutterstockWhile some women glide through menopause, more than 85% experience one or more unpleasant symptoms, which can impact their physical and mental health, daily a…
Treated wastewater in Victoria is still contaminated, study finds. So are we and the environment safe?
ShutterstockWastewater is a by-product of humanity produced all day, every day. At home, wastewater is the used water that disappears when you flush the toilet, empty the…
5 incredible craters that will make you fall in love with the grandeur of our Solar System
Occator crater, Ceres.NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDAImpact cratering happens on every solid body in the Solar System. In fact, it is the dominant process affecting the…
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