The invisible effects of human activity on nature
Discussions at the recent COP15 biodiversity conference in Montréal highlighted once again the impact of…
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15 Best Tours in Prague: Exploring History and Culture
When I think of Prague, I can’t help but think of its nickname the City…
The highly secretive Five Eyes alliance has disrupted a China-backed hacker group – in an unusually public manner
This week the Five Eyes alliance – an intelligence alliance between Australia, the United Kingdom,…
What’s at stake in the battle over the Dalai Lama’s reincarnation?
In China, a group of atheists (the Chinese Communist Party) has long dictated how the…
Patients can’t afford to wait. Act now. – POLITICO
As EU health ministers convene for their meeting on June 13 2023 they have been…
Crocodile’s ‘virgin birth’ is a first for science’s history books
Stories of virgin births, where young are produced without fertilisation, have been told throughout history.…
Kathleen Folbigg is free. But people pardoned and exonerated of crimes face unique challenges when released from prison
In 2003, Kathleen Folbigg was convicted of killing her four children. She has now been…
Labor plans to stamp out the exploitation of migrant workers, but it won’t succeed until we treat it like tax avoidance
The exploitation of migrants is widespread in Australia. Our recent report for the Grattan Institute,…
Apple’s new Vision Pro mixed-reality headset could bring the metaverse back to life
The metaverse — a shared online space incorporating 3D graphics where users can interact virtually…
Possession and devotion inform Sarah Krasnostein’s compelling reinterpretation of Peter Carey’s art
Sarah Krasnostein’s On Peter Carey is the 12th instalment of Black Inc.’s highly readable series,…