Politics & Society

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.

Research

It's time to remove the barriers to mental health awareness for all young people

Australian adolescents from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds need support to recognise mental health problems earlier, reduce stigma and build confidence in helping their peers

Opinion

Why Australian campaign finance reform laws keep ending up in the High Court

New laws attempting to keep big money out of Australian politics have also entrenched the major parties, leaving them vulnerable to constitutional challenge in the High Court

Research

How an app is growing social connections for people with disability and carers 

A new Australian platform – co-designed by people with disability and carers – is helping build connections through physical activity

Research

Over 45 and looking for a job? AI thinks you might be too old

New research shows that ChatGPT prefers younger employees for our “fast-moving” world, and it may be contributing to already-high levels of ageism in recruitment

Research

Djambatj Dhukarr – Walking the Road to Excellence Together

For fifteen years, teacher candidates from Melbourne have learned on Yolŋu Country in bilingual classrooms, showing what respectful collaboration between universities and Indigenous communities can look like

Analysis

New Zealand is preventing climate justice by changing the rules at half time

Ahead of Mike Smith’s landmark case against New Zealand’s highest greenhouse gas emitters, new legislation may prevent any justice before a word is spoken

Analysis

Debate over NDIS budget ignores the cost of workforce exclusion

While arguments continue over the value of the NDIS, deficit-based stereotypes for people with disability are quietly impacting our economy

Research

What BMX teaches us about belonging (and not belonging)

Building community, confidence and resilience are integral for the psychosocial health of people with disability. And you can find them all in BMX