Opinion

oxidised copper in rock

Travelling through deep time to find copper for a clean energy future

15 Jul 2021

Using geology and AI, a virtual model of how the Earth's tectonic plates have evolved can help reveal deposits of copper.

A person holds a mobile phone with Twitter app open

Studying social media can give us insight into human behaviour. It can also give us nonsense

13 Jul 2021

Researchers found the letters X, Y, and Z make tweets more shareable. The nonsensical result shows how easily statistics can be misused.

People wearing masks wait in line for a COVID-19 test

As Sydney’s lockdown continues, what support is available – and needed – for people losing income?

13 Jul 2021

JobKeeper and the Coronavirus Supplement ended earlier this year. But the last few months in have shown the COVID crisis is far from over in Australia.

A senior Aboriginal man receiving a COVID-19 vaccine

First Nations people urgently need to get vaccinated, but are not being consulted on the rollout strategy

13 Jul 2021

As the Delta strain spreads in Australia, there is increasing urgency to ensure Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are vaccinated.

woman in a wheelchair is helped into a vehicle

NDIS independent assessments are off the table for now. That’s good – the evidence wasn’t there

12 Jul 2021

The proposed NDIS independent assessments have been controversial. Data doesn't really tell us whether they'd deliver for Australians with disability.

covid cleaning crew in a community mall

Why most economists continue to back lockdowns

12 Jul 2021

Pitting health against the economy is a false dichotomy.

Philip Lowe, an Australian economist who is the current Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia

Vital Signs: RBA governor Philip Lowe's dangerous game on interest rates

09 Jul 2021

The Reserve Bank governor's 'forward guidance' risks him not adapting to changing circumstances, or undermining his credibility.

animal rights protesters oppose live export at a shipping port

Should slaughterhouses have glass walls? Campaign for greater farm transparency goes to High Court

08 Jul 2021

Advocacy groups play a crucial and neglected role in revealing systemic animal mistreatment.

scott morrison wearing an australia flag face mask

Morrison’s ‘new deal’ for a return to post-COVID normal is not the deal most Australians want

07 Jul 2021

The Prime Minister has borrowed language from Franklin Roosevelt to describe his pathway out of the pandemic. But Morrison's 'New Deal' has the potential to leave too many people behind.

Minister Ken Wyatt

What did the public say about the government’s Indigenous Voice co-design process?

06 Jul 2021

A new report by UNSW Indigenous Law Centre shows overwhelming support for a First Nations Voice enshrined in the Australian Constitution. 

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