The US and China must find a way to cooperate at COP26 and beyond. Otherwise, global climate action is impossible
Lintao Zhang/APA week out from the COP26 climate negotiations in Glasgow, all eyes are on two nations: China and the United States. Together, the supe...
A successful COP26 is essential for Earth's future. Here's what needs to go right
A week from today, a crucial round of United Nations climate change negotiations will begin in Glasgow and the stakes could not be higher. By the end...
COVID doesn't need to run rampant. Here are 6 ways to keep cases low in the next year
In the blink of an eye, we’ve gone from 18 months of zero tolerance for COVID to accepting huge case numbers as the norm for Australia’s f...
Australia's 'underclass' don't like work? Our research shows vulnerable job seekers don't get the help they need
James Ross/AAPFormer NSW minister Pru Goward wrote a column in the Australian Financial Review last week about Australia’s “underclass,&rd...
If I catch COVID-19 at work what are my rights? A law expert explains
ShutterstockThe transition to “living with COVID” makes contracting the virus at work a distinct possibility, even with high vaccination r...
40% of year 12s suffer high anxiety. At exam time, here's what parents can do to help
ShutterstockParents can feel hopeless when their children experience the huge emotional burden that comes with final-year exams. Sometimes our best in...
Michael Gow's masterpiece is a reflection of a grieving Australia
Judi Farr and Graham Rouse in STC’s Away, 1988. Photo: Sandy Edwards ©Away by Michael Gow has a prolific production lineage. Since its fi...
Microsoft's rise and fall points to one thing — don't fix what isn't broken
ShutterstockTwenty years on from the public release of Windows XP, the popular operating system is still regarded one of Microsoft’s greatest ac...
Tough carbon dioxide car emissions ceilings could get us well on the road to net-zero
The federal government’s mantra of “technology, not taxes” has left it with few options to easily reduce carbon emissions. In many s...
Nationals win extra cabinet position as they sign up to net zero deal
Resources Minister Keith Pitt is set to be elevated to cabinet under a deal between Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Nationals Leader Barnaby Joyce t...
The Nationals finally agree to a 2050 net-zero target, but the real decisions on Australia's emissions are happening elsewhere
Lukas Coch/AAPThe National Party on Sunday agreed to a plan to cut Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero by 2050, clearing the way fo...
Apple's iPod came out two decades ago and changed how we listen to music. Where are we headed now?
ShutterstockOn October 23, 2001, Apple released the iPod — a portable media player that promised to overshadow the clunky design and low storage...
