Arts & Culture
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The long history of gender violence in Australia, and why it matters today
Despite widespread social and economic advances in the status of women since the 1970s, including growing awareness and action around…
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How an IDF soldier fell in love with a married Palestinian at a checkpoint
A 19-year-old commander in the IDF’s Artillery Corps in Judea and Samaria found love when a charming, married Palestinian woman…
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Archaeologists unearth probable origins of ancient Greece in groundbreaking discovery
The complex of 60 marble buildings dates back 4,600 years and was discovered on a tiny mountain-peak-shaped island off the…
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‘A woman ahead of her time’: remembering the Australian writer Charmian Clift, 50 years on
Born in 1923, Clift co-authored three novels with her husband George Johnston, wrote two under her own name, produced two…
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Budj Bim inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage list
The site, created 6600 years ago, spans almost 100 square kilometres and features what is believed to be the world’s…
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Revelry and rebellion: is this the greenest Glastonbury yet?
Twelve years ago, Sheryl Crow was laughed at for suggesting that green-minded people should use only a single square of…
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See What You Made Me Do: why it’s time to focus on the perpetrator when tackling domestic violence
You will not sleep if you read Jess Hill’s new book. Nobody should. Camilla Nelson The Conversation Anybody familiar with…
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Young Universities for the Future of Europe (YUFE) is chosen to create one of the very first ‘European Universities’
Young Universities for the Future of Europe (YUFE) is one of just 17 alliances of European universities selected by the…
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Acropolis Museum opens ancient Athens neighbourhood site below its base
Greece’s Acropolis Museum opened an excavation site underneath its modern building on Friday, allowing visitors for the first time to…
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Utopia isn’t just idealistic fantasy – it inspires people to change the world
Climate breakdown, mass extinctions, and extreme inequality threaten the earth’s rich tapestry of life and leave our own fate increasingly…
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Venice mayor urges Unesco to place city on world heritage blacklist
Luigi Brugnaro says he has no faith in Italy’s government to resolve cruise ship problem The mayor of Venice has…
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German philosopher Jürgen Habermas at 90
Renowned for his analysis of democracy and rule of law, he is one of the most influential thinkers alive. Author Kersten…
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The New York Times ends daily political cartoons, but it’s not the death of the art form
The New York Times has announced it will no longer be running daily political cartoons in its international edition, amid…
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Paul Keating pays tribute to ‘great friendship’ with Bob Hawke
Read former prime minister Paul Keating’s eulogy at Bob Hawke’s memorial service. When Bob invited me over to see him,…
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Children with autism may use memory differently. Understanding this could help us teach them
Around one in every 70 Australians are on the autism spectrum. The proportion of children with autism is higher –…
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Chilling documentary exposes the grim truth behind China’s one-child policy
A horrific legacy of forced sterilisation, child abandonment and state-sponsored kidnappings has been exposed in a haunting new doco. Ben…
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