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Environment
Opinion
What to expect from COP31 – and why it matters
Australia and Türkiye will soon be the first countries to share hosting rights for a COP meeting. So how will this arrangement play out, and what are the opportunities?
Education
Special Report
Melbourne’s future as a learning city
Melbourne could become a learning city that creates, questions and shares knowledge, and listens to its future leaders and innovators
Sciences & Technology
Map of the Month
The things we’re missing about snake season in Melbourne
Urban sprawl and climate change mean ‘snake season’ isn't as simple as a date on the calendar. Our new Map of the Month tells you what you need to know to shed your snake bias
Sciences & Technology
Research
Nature-strip gardens are a paradise for pollinators in your street
Our research transformed road verges in Melbourne from mown grass into native habitat and seven times more insect pollinators came to visit. It’s time to put the nature back into nature strips.
Environment
Opinion
Building Asia’s future must embrace the limitations of people and planet
East Asia is responding to a post-growth world – one reshaped by population decline, shrinking cities and economic stagnation. Now it’s changing how they build
Politics & Society
Special Report
Australian workers feel over-skilled and over-educated
The latest HILDA Survey finds millions of Australian workers feel over-skilled and over-educated in their jobs. It’s a gap that shows up in their life satisfaction, their pay packets and the wider economy
Politics & Society
Special Report
Many Australians are happy in love – but will it stay this way?
The annual HILDA Survey finds most couples rate their partnerships highly, but financial stress takes a heavier toll than anything else
Politics & Society
Special Report
Young Australians are the only age group whose thinking scores are falling
New HILDA Survey data shows cognitive and financial literacy scores falling among Australians aged 15 to 24. What's driving it, and can schools and parents help?
Environment
Opinion
Five buildings that will make you rethink what’s possible
From an evolving family home to a world record timber structure, these five buildings show incredible things are possible with the right materials and mindset