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Remote Australians lack access to quality drinking water
Australians in more than 400 remote or regional communities lack access to good-quality drinking water, while about eight per…
Australia must address China tech challenge in Indonesia
China's free large-scale technology training in Indonesia poses a major security challenge to Australia and the region, according…
Life satisfaction plummets among young Aussies during COVID
Young Australians have suffered the greatest drop in life satisfaction during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, new…
National forum to drive First Nations' economic sovereignty
First Nations leaders have issued a call to action for governments and industry to work with them on building new and better…
Unpopular leaders punished at the polls in 2022 election
Scott Morrison and Barnaby Joyce were the most unpopular leaders of any party since 1987, new analysis of the 2022 federal…
Building better economic outcomes for Indigenous Australians
Experts from The Australian National University (ANU) have raised alarm bells about the "economic apartheid" facing Aboriginal…
Age and education key to election win
Voters' age and level of education were the two most important factors in deciding the latest federal election, new analysis from…
Heat is on to plug energy crisis in Australia
NSW and Queensland residents have this week been urged to conserve power and the east-coast wholesale electricity spot market has…
Response to Emissions Reduction Assurance Committee
Statement in response to the Emissions Reduction Assurance Committee (ERAC) and Clean Energy Regulator (CER) This statement can…
Protecting Ukrainian history from the horrors of war
A historian from The Australian National University (ANU) is helping to prevent thousands of Soviet-era Ukrainian documents from…
Window of opportunity closing amid the China alternative
The window of opportunity for Australia to play a greater role in the Pacific is closing if the next government fails to change…
Women could hold keys to election win
Women could hold the keys to the Lodge and election victory this Saturday, with new analysis from The Australian…
Most female candidates contesting unwinnable seats
Just two-in-10 female candidates from Australia's major parties are contesting winnable seats in the 2022 federal election, new…
Unpacking Solomon Islands’ security pact with China
The tide is turning on the security of Solomon Islands after its Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare signed a security pact with…
Discovery sheds light on why Pacific islands were colonised
The discovery of pottery from the ancient Lapita culture by researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) has shed new…
Bleak outlook for Australian coal exports to China
China's demand for coal imports, including from Australia, will drop significantly by 2025, according to new modelling led by…
Barriers to voting in remote First Nations communities
The rate of voter participation in federal elections by people living in remote Indigenous communities has been lower than the…
Bushfires disproportionately impact Indigenous Australians
First Nations Australians suffered worse impacts from the Black Summer bushfires due to inappropriate planning and unsuitable…
Marginal seats: what are they and why do they matter?
We hear a lot of discussion in the media about 'marginal seats' and political parties generally use the term to indicate the…
Trust in government key to Australia’s big build
The overwhelming majority of Australians say investment in infrastructure is the key to driving Australia's COVID-19 pandemic…