Arts

Arts & Culture
Research
How much should parasitic gig companies contribute to city resources?
Every employee needs toilets and break facilities, but gig companies don’t provide these, leaving workers dependent on public amenities, creating a burden for them and the urban infrastructure

Politics & Society
Opinion
Why we are Walking for Truth
By partnering with the Yoorrook Justice Commission on the Walk for Truth, the University of Melbourne is re-affirming its commitment to ongoing truth-telling and justice for First Peoples in Victoria

Arts & Culture
Analysis
‘We can’t tell if we’re being persuaded by a person or a program’
When researchers secretly used AI bots on Reddit to study how AI can influence human opinion it became a landmark moment for research ethics

Politics & Society
Analysis
Labor’s historic election victory continues to reshape Australian politics (and its opposition)
For the first time in almost forty years, Australia’s National Party will not form a coalition agreement with the Liberal Party

Arts & Culture
Book extract
‘Collective action by working people has transformed Australian history time and again’
From wages and working conditions to the eight-hour day, a new book brings together some of the life stories of the people who propelled Australia’s union movement

Politics & Society
Analysis
Will the 2025 election result spark a realignment of climate politics in Australia?
The second-term Albanese government will be under strong international and domestic pressures to step up its efforts to decarbonise the economy. It has the numbers, so will it happen?

Politics & Society
Analysis
Will the 2025 election result spark a realignment of climate politics in Australia?
The second-term Albanese government will be under strong international and domestic pressures to step up its efforts to decarbonise the economy. It has the numbers, so will it happen?

Politics & Society
Analysis
How China’s chip strategy outsmarts Trump’s tariff trap
China’s semiconductor chip industry is decentralised, politically curated and immune to single points of failure

Politics & Society
Opinion
The Australian Opposition’s electoral woes will get worse before they get better
Focusing on the ‘Trump-lite’ policies of the Liberal Party obscures the deep structural issues it faces