It’s no secret that Australia’s public universities are in a governance crisis. Wage theft, endemic casualisation, the erosion of academic freedom, excessive executive salaries, mass layoffs, and the gutting of courses have become routine.
Australian motorists will continue to get some relief at the bowser, with the Albanese Government partially extending its cut on the fuel excise for another month. The extension will provide a smaller reduction, with the 32 cents per litre reduction for petrol and diesel halved to 16 cents per litre.
Over the weekend, we got some modelling that claimed the changes to negative gearing would increase rents by $2,000 per year, or $40 a week. Now, economic modelling can be a powerful tool to understand the impacts of a policy change. But if it doesn’t properly capture relevant changes, it can produce completely nonsensical results.
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It might surprise people to realise just how little a majority of Australians earn. We are often told about average earnings and even average full-time earnings. But averages are not “the middle”. They are merely the sum of all earnings by all people working in Australia divided by the number of those workers.
You have probably read that Elon Musk is the world’s first trillionaire. This makes him the richest person in the world. But, does it also make him richer than most nations? Some parts of the Australian media seem to think it does.
Despite the backing of its own review into firearm laws and Victorian police, the State Government has refused to crack down on gun ownership.
The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) has called for major environmental reforms, warning Western Australia's biodiversity is under growing threat as more than 128,000 hectares of native vegetation is subject to clearing applications. According to CCWA’s newly released report, WA has already lost 16 flora species and 23 fauna species to extinction.
The destruction of a historic raintree in Cairns has reignited calls for governments to recognise urban greenery as an essential public health measure. After months of campaigning and a discontinued legal challenge, devastated locals watched on as the tree was cut down on Tuesday.
It isn’t always easy to keep up with what’s happening in the US. “Shorter America” is a series where Dr Emma Shortis loops you in on what’s going on in America and shares news and analysis that you can trust.
A star Socceroo has delivered a powerful message to the world about multiculturalism, diversity and the contribution of refugees, ahead of Australia’s next game at the football World Cup. Adelaide-based winger Awer Mabil, one of four Socceroos who came to Australia as refugees before finding their way into the national soccer team, spoke to journalists in the build-up to the clash with co-hosts the USA on Saturday.
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One of conservative media's favourite stories is finding property and fund manager researchers to speculate about how much house prices will fall. When you look at the data though, maybe it's time to calm the farm about these falling house prices.
Australia’s total foreign aid budget was $5.097 billion in 2025-6. According to Animal Medicines Australia’s major survey and study of pet ownership, Australians spent $21 billion on their animals in the year to March 2025.
The latest annual taxation statistics from the ATO reveal that the gender pay gap remains very real and spans almost every occupation. Once we remove the 34 occupations where 10 or fewer men or women work (which distorts the averages), men have a higher average salary in 96% of the remaining 1,067 occupations.
The Greens have backed the Australia Institute’s call for a national plebiscite on taxing gas exports, with leader Larissa Waters urging voters to remind the Prime Minister “who his real boss is”.
The United States and Iran have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at ending their conflict in the Middle East, but fears remain that a frustrated President Donald Trump could soon turn his attention to Cuba.
