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)
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
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
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
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
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
Analysis
A fairer world without destroying the planet? It's possible
Imagine a future where everyone has enough, on a planet that stays liveable. A new report makes a compelling case it's within reach
Opinion
Pauline Hanson is thriving in Australia's 'belonging vacuum'
One Nation's vision of a monocultural Australia is unworkable and exclusionary, but the harder truth is that no major party has offered a shared vision that all Australians can identify with
Analysis
Changing who owns houses, won’t fix how fast we can build them
Australia keeps reaching for tax reform to fix the housing crisis, but the 2026 Federal Budget still didn't tackle one of our biggest problems. What it missed was speed.