Australia’s data centre boom promises billions in investment, but its energy demands and dependence on debt could drive up ...

Parliament has passed new gambling reforms, but they leave much of the existing system intact. Behind the political ...

Australia’s latest NAPLAN results reveal modest gains in numeracy but persistent struggles elsewhere. Three education ...

Young Australians face a future shaped not by one crisis but by many. Insecure work, unaffordable housing and climate anxiety ...

When Jane Larkin made a film about three uncompromising female athletes, she encountered a familiar demand: women on screen ...

Recent tests have found AI agents breaking rules, deceiving users and exceeding their limits. As the systems become more ...

The NDIS changes extend far beyond funding cuts. As participants lose rights of review and automated decisions expand, ...

An ICAC inquiry into Catholic Schools NSW has led to allegations of political factionalism and financial misconduct, ...

The Liberal Party has survived crises before. But as voters desert it for the Teals and One Nation, its latest predicament ...

What to make, from distant secular Australia, of the US presidential spat with an American pope? Or the surge, supposedly, in new Catholics lining the pews that Australians have long deserted? And ...

From Mabo and Wik to the Voice referendum, Australia’s uneasy relationship between law, morality and politics shows why ...

Thirty years ago, Raimond Gaita argued that euthanasia could not be reduced to autonomy, dignity or compassion. His essay ...