I’m going to say at the outset, I am a Taylor Swift fan. She is my Goddess and I am one of the millions of very excited Swifties going to her Eras Tour. Taylor is known for her brilliant songwriting ...

Monotremes are among the world’s strangest animals, mixing mammalian and reptilian characteristics in the one creature. When British scientists in the 18th Century first saw a platypus they dismissed ...

For many people, having their tonsils removed is a childhood rite of passage. The promise of ice cream and hours of television do make the recovery a much more bearable prospect, even a source of ...

Among the hand-written documents, books, and ancient artefacts in the Vatican Library is a 13th century manuscript on falconry written in Latin by or for the Holy Roman Emperor - King Frederick II of ...

The Alice Springs crime wave gained widespread coverage in the past week. This crime wave and particularly the data on domestic violence assaults draws attention to a contentious issue that goes ...

Australia’s young adults are putting their traditional steps towards adulthood on hold – spending more time living in the parental home. In fact, just over half of young men (54 per cent) and 47 per ...

Education provides opportunities for individuals and equips society to meet its challenges. Life expectancy, health outcomes and income generation all increase proportionately with the level of ...

Unlike New Zealanders, whose education is rich in Maori language, history and customs, most Australians have only a sketchy understanding of the traditions of their country’s first peoples.

The headlines scream: Victoria’s ‘big build’ is facing huge budget blowouts. The road system known as North East Link is running AU$10 billion over original estimates; the West Gate Tunnel, first ...

COVID-19 thrust our school communities into a rapid transition to remote learning which affected almost every facet of school-based education. Understanding the effect on our school students and ...

In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has come to dominate the media, both domestically and abroad. Alongside increased attention on the pandemic, has come the viral spread of COVID-19 fake news online. Many ...

In Australia, the corporal punishment of children is legal. In all states and territories, parents or carers are permitted to punish children using physical force with the intent to cause some degree ...