To understand why Australian cities are far from being meccas for walking and cycling, follow the money. Our research has collated data for all the states and territories and our three bigge... Read more
James Ward, Belinda Hengel and John Boffa write: Over the past two weeks, a number of commentators have called for the removal of Aboriginal children with sexually transmissible infections (... Read more
Angela Dawson and Xavier Symons write: People are absolutely appalled that in one of our states women are not getting access to safe terminations, and what I know is that in any decent socie... Read more
Science Meets Parliament, scheduled to take place this week in Canberra, is now in its nineteenth year. Over February 14 and 15 2018, around 200 scientists and technologists will meet with p... Read more
There is growing concern about crystal methamphetamine (ice) use in Australia and internationally, in part because of the psychological effects of the drug. Although most people who use ice... Read more
Students know completing a university degree gives them a better chance of landing a high-paying job, often after surviving financial hardship while studying. But striking a balance between... Read more
The Commonwealth government is implementing a contentious scheme to punish hospitals where patients suffer avoidable complications, by withholding funding. The states fear the change will ea... Read more
Half of all race-related opinion pieces in the Australian mainstream media are likely to contravene industry codes of conduct on racism. In research released this week, the Who Watches the M... Read more
Men who are diagnosed with a mental health condition can expect to live 10.2 years less than those who aren’t, according to our new research, published this week in The Lancet Psychiatry. Th... Read more
A healthy democracy is built on the premise that public debate should allow for many and diverse voices to be heard as part of the contest for ideas that informs policymaking. If Australians... Read more
