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For 135 years, there’s been just a single species belonging to this group. Now, a second has been discovered in western Queensland.
A sale of AI art at famed auction house Christie’s could change how we think about creativity – if it’s not cancelled first.
Indigenous futures thinking brings the expertise built up by Indigenous communities over many years into the plans needed for the world to adapt to climate change.
Demography is about more than just people. It’s about the foundation of society, culture, and economy – and it’s deeply fraught.
New analysis of more than 100,000 tweets has found that queer Australian politicians suffer more personal abuse online than straight politicians.
The US is sending a message to its allies: he’s putting American interests first – not theirs. And this means dealing with Russia. So, how will Europe respond?
Contentious figures have always featured in Australian art – and this fact is what makes Khaled Sabsabi’s removal from the Venice Biennale so confronting.
Second generation rat poisons are so potent that they’re banned for home use in Europe and North America. But here, you can pick them up at Bunnings or Coles.
The US has donated nearly US$4 billion to Afghanistan since the Taliban came into power. Gutting USAID will have enormous consequences for women and children.
Dingo culling is allowed in Victoria’s east until 2028, raising questions over how we balance the needs of humans and animals.
There seems to be too much of a radioactive element in rocks deep in the Pacific Ocean – how did it get there 10 million years ago?
In a rare act of bipartisanship, an independent MP and a Liberal backbencher have proposed properly factoring in young people’s needs when drafting new policy.
There’s a popular belief that a good leader will win an election for their party, while a bad one will lose it. The numbers show this isn’t necessarily true.
In an extract from The Conversation’s new book on democracy, we chart the origins of the parties that dominate politics today, and the ones that fell by the wayside.
The NT government has given billions of litres of water from the Roper River to irrigators. When will Australia start managing our rivers for the future?
Sylvia Plath’s writing was witty, political, emotional and sharp. A substantial new collection includes more than 50 previously unpublished stories.
Other big tech companies such as Meta and OpenAI have also recently allowed for more military uses of AI. So why is this happening now?
If you need to access social services, you deserve to know whether the provider is using artificial intelligence in any way.
Several thousand earthquakes have been recorded near the Greek island since late January. So why is this happening?
The biggest changes to the electoral donations laws in 40 years risk undermining democracy by favouring the major parties over independents.



















