Taking a soak in a thermal spa might seem a much-needed break, worlds away from the relentless election campaigning, but they’re actually more related than you might think. One of the biggest election ...

As always seems to be the way, energy and climate policy is proving to be an area of contention between the major parties in Australia’s 2025 election. One issue that’s provoked a lot of discussion ...

Australia is heading to the polls on 3 May, and as we enter the campaign, the amount of misinformation we are exposed to is likely to increase. Some of this misinformation is deliberately designed to ...

On 2 April 2025, as part of a universal tariff announcement, the United States imposed sweeping new tariffs on Vietnam, Malaysia and other Southeast Asian economies. In justification, the US blamed ...

What’s your vision of gender equality? Whatever it is, it needs to take a stand on divisions of labour. Work – who does what tasks in society, and what they get in return – is at the heart of social ...

We live in an era of immense uncertainty. Tensions between great powers are rising, authoritarianism is spreading, while democracy declines and ongoing wars could broaden into wider conflicts. To make ...

There’s an absurdity in this moment in global politics – or at least in the global politics that is forced to react to the whims of Donald Trump. He has long been obsessed with tariffs as a tool for ...

For many patients, IVF is a stressful and overwhelming journey of ups and downs, involving lots of decisions about treatment options. Many IVF clinics offer optional extras or ‘add-ons’ on top of ...

PhD candidate in International Relations, Asia Centre, Faculty of Arts, and Chair of the Advisory Board for the Centre for Asian Business and Economics, Faculty of Business and Economics, University ...

NHMRC Senior Research Fellow, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences; Obstetrics and Gynaecology Royal Women's Hospital/Mercy ...

Why 2025 is a big year in women's health As International Women's Day highlights both progress and setbacks, 2025 is emerging as a watershed year for women's health across the globe The number of ...