OPINION

The long, dark history of antisemitism in Australia

Antisemitic incidents have spiked in Australia since the October 7 attack by Hamas militants on Israeli communities outside Gaza.

OPINION

Efficient cooling should be the law for rental homes

Poor housing quality, such as lack of insulation, also affects home owners, especially those on low incomes.

OPINION

War is its own revenge and enemy: Balance sheet of death in Israel-Gaza crisis

It has now been announced that Israel has approved a four-day ceasefire with the release of 150 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for 50 hostages - women and children.

OPINION

49 women have been killed in Australia so far as a result of family violence

Alarmingly, national data on unsolved missing persons cases highlight that Indigenous women represent up to 10% of cases.

OPINION

How to fight back against ‘Disinformation’ campaigns undermining our democracy?

The misinformers are seeking to neutralise research focused on their own conduct by borrowing from the climate denial and anti-vaccination playbook.

OPINION

Federal Labor barely ahead in latest polls; Victorian Labor takes a hit but holds Mulgrave at by-election

Anthony Albanese’s net approval dropped four points to -7, while Peter Dutton’s net approval improved five points to -7.

OPINION

Australia should welcome global talent and foster multilateral research collaborations

It’s timely to ask what Australia is really seeking to secure if we are restricting the development of technologies that are critical for our country?

OPINION

Why are my kids good around other people and then badly behaved with me?

Children’s behaviour, whether desirable or undesirable, is influenced by the consequences it produces.

OPINION

Australia’s offer of climate migration to Tuvalu residents is groundbreaking – and could be a lifeline across the Pacific

Historically, most Pacific visa programs in Australia (and the region) have been tied to labour mobility.

OPINION

Emergence of powerful Pacific leaders’ voices in the new world order

With the Pacific region’s strategic importance in the superpower contest between the United States and China firmly established, the stakes at this Forum meeting - and forthcoming ones - are evidently much higher than ever before.

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OPINION

What is the Sex Discrimination Act and how does it protect people?

Currently, the act protects people from discrimination based on a wider range of attributes, called “protected attributes”.

INNOVATION

India’s women lead the world in AI skills, nearly twice the global average

At 1.9, Indian women score higher than women in the United States (1.71), Canada (0.97), and the United Kingdom (0.90) — countries long regarded as frontrunners in technology talent.

NEWS

Australian-British executive Tania Baumann and Indian diplomat Tanmaya Lal appointed Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-Generals

The appointments were announced by Commonwealth Secretary-General Shirley Botchwey as the organisation strengthens its leadership team ahead of the upcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Antigua and Barbuda later this year.