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A researcher left 1,000 artificial bee nests in a forest devastated by bushfire … and then began an anxious wait.
Directed by Kriv Stenders, using reenactments, archival footage and contemporary interviews, the film portrays Bjelke-Petersen as a complex and polarising figure.
Minor party preference flows for the federal election have been released, with Labor winning Greens preferences by 88.2–11.8, while the Coalition won One Nation preferences by 74.5–24.5. I also cover ...
Leaks on the US “war on terrorism” challenged a militaristic status quo, but journalists abandoned their duty to inform, and the public no longer dares to disturb the silence.
In response, oil prices have dropped to a two-week low below US$70 a barrel. The economists at the Reserve Bank will be breathing a sigh of relief. A surge in oil prices would have injected more ...
Children live in makeshift sites as growing insecurity, particularly in the capital, is forcing families to flee their former shelters in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on April 16, 2025. © 2025 Guerinault ...
Disordered eating doesn’t always lead to an eating disorder. But these behaviours – especially dieting – can be the first sign.
Voters are now split on social identity. This new division, combined with distrust in established parties, is proving fertile ground for challenger parties.
BL is a subversive genre for women to explore their sexuality beyond gender stereotypes, as its relationships eschew expressions of dominance and reproductive function.
Food, religious rituals, gender relations … Ibn Battuta described them all in his travelogue, which covered the medieval Islamic world, India, China and beyond.
Gender-based violence is rising - especially in conflict – something which is a “shameless repudiation of the basic rules of warfare,” according to the UN human rights chief Volker Türk.