Prisons don’t create safer communities, so why is Australia spending billions on building them?
Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show prisoner numbers are growing in every Australian state and territory — except Victoria. Nationally, our per capita imprisonment rate outpa...
Trump’s war on migrants could make an enemy of the country he needs most: Mexico
On his first day in office, Donald Trump launched his second term with a barrage of executive orders. Unsurprisingly, many could have a major impact on Mexico, which shares a 3,145-kilometre bord...
how Australians kept cool in heatwaves before modern technology
A beach in Glenelg, South Australia is packed during an evening in February 1938.State Library of South AustraliaThe Black Friday bushfires which swept across southeastern Australia in January 19...
Albanese finally summons national cabinet to consider antisemitism epidemic
After rejecting calls for months, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese finally summoned a Tuesday national cabinet meeting to discuss Australia’s rising wave of antisemitic attacks and other inc...
Executive orders show Trump’s power and political theatre, but his honeymoon period may be short-lived
In a piece of pure political theatre, Donald Trump began his second presidency by signing a host of executive …
Trump promises a second term focused on immigration and nationalism – as well as revenge and retribution
Today, in the Capitol Rotunda in Washington DC, the 47th President of the United States was sworn into office…
why do women only play 3 sets in tennis?
Tennis fans are once again filling Melbourne Park for the 2025 Australian Open, after setting an all-time atte…
Friend or foe? How Trump’s threats against ‘free-riding’ allies could backfire
Getty ImagesDonald Trump is an unusual United States president in that he may be the first to strike greater a…
Don’t rely on social media users for fact-checking. Many don’t care much about the common good
ShutterstockIn the wake of Donald Trump’s election victory, Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg fired t…
The US has exposed the World Anti-Doping Agency’s precarious funding model
kovop/ShutterstockWarren Buffet once famously said: “you only find out who is swimming naked when the t…
Top Photographers in Sydney: A Comprehensive Guide
When it comes to documenting Sydney rich cultural heritage and varied landscapes photographer is essential…
the challenge of Trump 2.0’s ‘power in chaos’ for other democracies
Getty ImagesOn the eve of Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration, the world is braced for more of what…
Coalition still ahead in latest polls, but some promising news for Labor
A national Freshwater poll for The Financial Review, conducted January 17–19 from a sample of 1,063, gav…
Joe Biden’s presidency will be remembered as one that did not match the times, and a leader who failed to realise it
Should a US president by judged by what they achieved, or by what they failed to do? Joe Biden’s adminis…
