Australia plans to sell off defence land to developers – but could it deliver homes instead?
The St Kilda training depot in Melbourne, one of the Defence Department sites earmarked for sale.Defence DepartmentThe federal gov...
Iran-US nuclear talks may fail due to both nations’ red lines – but that doesn’t make them futile
The latest rounds of nuclear talks between the U.S. and Iran are going well enough for now, according to the steady drip of public...
Revisiting the story of Clementine Barnabet, a Black woman blamed for serial murders in the Jim Crow South
A grainy photograph of Clementine Barnabet.A 1912 edition of The Atlanta Constitution newspaper via Wikimedia CommonsIn April 1912...
Coffee crops are dying from a fungus with species-jumping genes – researchers are ‘resurrecting’ their genomes to understand how and why
For anyone who relies on coffee to start their day, coffee wilt disease may be the most important disease you’ve never heard...
In World War II’s dog-eat-dog struggle for resources, a Greenland mine launched a new world order
Greenland's cryolite mine, essential for U.S. airplane production, was below sea level and vulnerable to Nazi sabotage.R…
New dietary guidelines prioritize ‘real food’ – but low-income pregnant women can’t easily obtain it
Most pregnant women in the U.S. aren't meeting dietary recommendations, especially in rural communities. ArtistGNDphotog…
3 generations of Black Philadelphia students report persistent anti-Black attitudes in schools
Over 70 years after Brown v. Board of Education, public schools in the U.S. remain deeply segregated.AP Photo/Phil LongJ…
A worker was sacked over his side hustle. Here are 5 tips for employees with second gigs
Olia Danilevich/PexelsA recent case before the Fair Work Commission has revealed the limits of being able to work a seco…
Warming winters are disrupting the hidden world of fungi – the result can shift mountain grasslands to scrub
Warmer winters in normally snowy places can interfere with the important activities of microbes in the soil.Seogi/500px …
55,000 extra social housing homes are being built. But a new study shows that boom still falls short
Thanks to an unprecedented lift in public funding in the 2020s, an extra 55,000 new, good quality homes around Australia…
Atrocities take place in democratic nations as well as autocratic ones – our database has logged them all
Thousands of people were killed by Iranian security forces in days of protests in January 2026. Meanwhile, in the same m…
White men file workplace discrimination claims but are less likely to face inequity than other groups
In March 2025 the EEOC characterized DEI programs as potentially discriminatory against white men.Wong Yu Liang/Getty Im…
How do people know their interests? The shortest player in the NBA shows how self-belief matters more than biology
Muggsy Bogues didn't let his height get in the way of his mastery of the game.Focus on Sport/Getty ImagesCurious Kids is…
Coles accused of ‘utterly misleading’ discounts as major court case kicks off
Coles has appeared before the Federal Court in Melbourne, as hearings for a high-stakes case launched against the superm…
Why your brain has to work harder in an open-plan office than private offices: study
Arlington Research/Unsplash, CC BYSince the pandemic, offices around the world have quietly shrunk. Many organisations d…
What to Look for in an Everyday Banking Account
Daily banking is something most people don’t think about until it becomes inconvenient. Whether it’s paying bills, tra…
How a largely forgotten Supreme Court case can help prevent an executive branch takeover of federal elections
Georgia General Election 2020 ballots are loaded by the FBI onto trucks at the Fulton County Election hub on Jan. 28, 20…
Do special election results spell doom for Republicans in 2026?
Hoping to preserve his narrow majority, U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson campaigned alongside Matt Van Epps, who narrowly…