Environmental issues sidelined in Tasmanian state election

Less than a week out from the Tasmanian election, the Liberals and Labor have steered clear of announcements for stronger environmental protection, instead focusing on industries and “brands”. The snap election comes... Read more »

Great job, good education, no home: is Australia’s bloated property market destroying the middle class? | Housing

Ross Hamilton spends his work days in a laboratory developing treatments for fibrosis. At home, he sets aside as much time as possible to be with his partner, their four-year-old daughter and... Read more »

Antisemitism plan a dire intervention in Australian universities

Australia’s antisemitism envoy Jillian Segal yesterday released her “plan to combat antisemitism“, which she thinks is “evident within schools and universities and has become ingrained and normalised within academia and the cultural... Read more »

Six Aussie startups that raised $28.5 million this week

This week, local startups secured capital to solve problems big and very, very small. First, the massive issue of waste. Australia produces more than 75 million tonnes of waste per year, equating to... Read more »

Trump hits EU, Mexico with 30 per cent tariffs

President Donald Trump has threatened to impose a 30 per cent tariff on imports from Mexico and the European Union starting on August 1, after weeks of negotiations with the key US... Read more »

One in seven Australians are on this medication and some have ‘strange’ symptoms coming off

Antidepressants are some of the most commonly prescribed medications globally and in Australia, but knowledge of how they work and how hard it is to come off them remains highly contested. Data... Read more »

Teen who helped family escape from van is among those killed in Texas floods

Mollie Sylvester Schaffer had been married to her husband, Randy, for 57 years when the Houston couple travelled to an annual get-together with friends on the banks of the Guadalupe River in... Read more »

Follow AFL round 18 scores, results, odds, squads and start time from Engie Stadium in Sydney. Followed Richmond Tigers vs Essendon Bombers at the MCG in Melbourne at 7.35pm AEST, Fremantle Dockers vs Hawthorn Hawks at Optus Stadium in Perth at 8.10pm AEST. Western Bulldogs v Adelaide Crows

GWS Giants vs Geelong Cats LIVE: Follow AFL round 18 scores, results, odds, squads and start time from Engie Stadium in Sydney. Followed Richmond Tigers vs Essendon Bombers at the MCG in... Read more »

Follow AFL round 18 scores, results, odds, squads and start time from Marvel Stadium in Melbourne at 1.20pm AEST. Followed by GWS Giants vs Geelong Cats at Engie Stadium, Sydney at 4.15pm AEST, Richmond Tigers vs Essendon Bombers at the MCG in Melbourne at 7.35pm AEST, Fremantle Dockers vs Hawthorn Hawks at Optus Stadium in Perth at 8.10pm AEST.

Western Bulldogs vs Adelaide Crows LIVE: Follow AFL round 18 scores, results, odds, squads and start time from Marvel Stadium in Melbourne at 1.20pm AEST. Followed by GWS Giants vs Geelong Cats... Read more »

Algal bloom fears grow as video shows dead fish in ‘neon green’ waters near Ardrossan

New vision of South Australia’s toxic algal bloom shows scores of dead fish lying in “dark neon green” waters, highlighting the extent of the ecological disaster unfolding underwater. Warning: Readers are advised... Read more »