After 30 years on the outer, unions could soon return to the Pilbara. Here’s why that’s a big deal
Workers in the Pilbara generate a significant portion of Australia’s mining wealth, but often face insecure work, mental ...
Why was it so hard for the GOP to pass its spending bill?
Without Democratic votes to break a Senate filibuster, the GOP would not have been able to pass its stopgap spending bill and ...
O mundo oculto e perigoso dos vermes parasitas – como identificar os sinais incomuns
A infestação por vermes oxiúros é uma doença menor comum, principalmente em crianças. A espécie de verme que a causa é a ...
Why are suicide rates so high in bipolar disorder, and what can we do about it?
Bipolar disorder is a severe mental illness characterised by episodes of mania (high energy, impulsivity) and depression ...
Who are the Baloch Liberation Army? Pakistan train hijacking was fuelled by decades of neglect and violence
The train hijacking in south-western Pakistan represents a major escalation in the region’s long-running insurgency.
The White House press pool became a way to control journalists – Trump is taking this to new levels
The work of Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein in exposing the Watergate scandal during the 1970s is ...
As Mark Carney is sworn in, America’s democratic decline has critical lessons for Canadian voters
Democracy is fragile. As a federal election approaches in Canada, it’s important to know the warning signs of extremism and ...
Saturn now has 274 moons – but exactly what makes something a moon remains unclear
The number of known moons in our Solar System has been rising for centuries, but astronomers say it has probably peaked – for ...
China’s dwindling marriage rate is fuelling demand for brides trafficked from abroad
China’s marriage rate is in steep decline. There were 6.1 million marriage registrations nationwide in 2024, down from 7.7 ...
Not yet time for a Plan B. Australia must stick with AUKUS – for better or worse
AUKUS isn’t perfect and faces new tests under the Trump administration. But it remains Australia’s best bet for its future ...
People in this career are better at seeing through optical illusions
According to current theories of expertise, this shouldn’t happen. Becoming an expert in chess, for example, makes you better ...
Keir Starmer promises more ‘democratic control’ of the NHS – how do other European countries do it?
We don’t know, but we know lots of smart people. They’re standing by to explain whatever happens. We will help them share the ...