Arts
Education
Opinion
What really draws international students to Australia?
Many people think international students only study in Australia to get permanent residency. The latest research says it’s a little more complicated than that
Politics & Society
Opinion
Pausing AI gives democracy a chance to catch up
Anthropic's CEO has called for AI to slow down. But if frontier AI can't police itself, who writes the rules, the companies building it or the governments meant to regulate it?
Politics & Society
Australia's under-16 social media ban is popular with parents, but will it survive the High Court?
As Australia’s under-16 social media ban heads to the High Court, experts question whether, despite its popularity with parents, it's actually working (or not)
Politics & Society
Research
Older women experience sexual violence too, but their stories rarely make the news
Sexual assault against older women happens at the hands of partners or carers, but Australian media barely reports it. Left invisible, these women may not recognise their own experience as abuse
Politics & Society
Research
Hostile attitudes toward women are driving extremism in young Australians
A survey of Australians as young as 13 found misogyny can predict extremist violence more strongly than ideology, religion or time online
Politics & Society
Opinion
Why do distant conflicts feel so personal?
Social media sends eyewitness accounts of distant wars directly into our pockets – and it’s changing the way young people interpret physical proximity and personal responsibility
Politics & Society
Analysis
Australian students can read, but they can't spot misinformation
Australia's NAPLAN results show most children meet basic reading standards, but critical literacy skills like analysing and verifying information point to worrying declines
Arts & Culture
Opinion
Australia's stance on copyright means AI companies pay for the creativity they train on
The Albanese government has ruled out AI copyright exemptions in a new national framework. It's good news for Australian creatives. But much First Nations cultural knowledge sits outside copyright and risks going unprotected
Politics & Society
Opinion
Human remixes pay creatives, AI just pays shareholders
Generative AI is built on the work of humans but these creatives are rarely remunerated. If we don’t protect them now, entire categories of labour risk being obliterated