High Levels of Microplastics Found in Great Barrier Reef

By: Amy Cheng

Marine life in the Great Barrier Reef are at risk of plastic exposure due to high levels of microplastics found in the water, a new study has found. Read more

Dame Olivia Newton-John: 1948-2022

By: Michael Crooks

Beloved Australian singer, actress and cancer crusader Olivia Newton-John has died at the age of 73. Read more

What the Reign of Blockchain Means for Real Money

By: Michael McQueen

Recent years have seen cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Litecoin and Etherium attract enormous attention and fascination. Read more

Teenage and Young Adult Caregivers: Financial Help is Available

By: Georgia Free

Being a caregiver is not an easy role for anyone to take on, but the realities of caregiving can be especially tough on young people. Read more

London Burns as the UK Battles Record-Breaking Heatwave

By: Justin Rouillon

With the temperature topping 40 degrees in London, fires have broken out across both the capital and the countryside as the country deals with what meteorologists had previously thought impossible. Read more

Census 2022: A Decline in Religion Doesn’t Mean a Decline in Faith

By: Laura Bennett

When the latest Australian Census data was released last month, one of the headline-grabbing shifts was that less than 50 per cent of Australians aligned themselves with Christianity, and a growing number of people (39 per cent) considered themselves non-religious. Read more

What Low Migration Has Meant for Australia’s Economy and Property Market

By: McCrindle

Australia has a long history of population growth. Since 1820, there have only been two time periods where Australia has seen a net annual decline: between 1915 and 1916 during the First World War and from 2020 to 2021 during the international COVID-19 lockdowns. Read more

Millennials Overtake Boomers to be Australia’s Largest Generation

By: McCrindle

The 1980’s commenced not only a new decade, but a new generation and one that continues to transform Australia to this day. Read more

Social Media Loses Trust as Source of News: Report

By: Michael Crooks

As a news source, Facebook is losing friends, but TikTok’s popularity has doubled.
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“The Law Shouldn’t Protect Us From Having Our Views Challenged”, Says Leading Barrister & Historian

By: Alec Bennetts

“Nobody is entitled to intellectual safety, nobody is entitled not to have their fundamental and cherished views challenged… All knowledge and all opinion is provisional until something more persuasive comes along. If we shut down the persuasive process we will stop advancing,” Read more