As the Russia–Ukraine war enters its fifth year, hard questions are overdue. In Part 1 of a two-part series, Michael McKinley ...

William Golding’s Lord of the Flies remains a bleak meditation on power, fear and civilisation. In today’s politics, its ...

Michael Caine’s decision to license his voice to an AI company is about more than technology – it's about class, identity and what happens when a culturally “enregistered” voice becomes a digital ...

Arab nations face a very hot future, more severe heatwaves will continue for 1,000 years after we reach net zero, and changing land use has contributed to global warming, now global warming is ...

Amy Hume is Senior Lecturer in Theatre (Specialist in Voice) at the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) at the University of Melbourne, and a voice and dialect coach for theatre and screen. She ...

In 2003, governments at least felt compelled to argue the legality of war. In 2026, a possible strike on Iran proceeds ...

When women refuse to soften their demands on violence, inequality and unpaid labour, the response is often to question their temperament rather than the broken system they are challenging.

Allegations of royal funding in Prince Andrew’s settlement revive deeper questions about the monarchy’s political conduct – ...

The world’s coral reefs are undergoing a fourth mass die-off, driven by rapidly accelerating global heating. As Julian Cribb ...

Australia’s political culture mistakes authority, comfort and continuity for leadership. Without the courage to create ...

India and Israel deepen ties, Japan edges towards lethal arms exports, Duterte faces crimes-against-humanity charges, Indonesia weighs its Gaza role, Bangladesh confronts rule-of-law reform, and China ...

Many of Australia’s most pressing social and economic problems can be traced to policy choices made during the Howard years, ...