Society & Inequality
Australia's population growth remains steady, despite the rhetoric
Let’s stop, take a deep breath, and have a look at what the facts say.
Unity in our shared humanity
We may never understand what motivated two terrorist gunmen to kill sixteen joyful people celebrating the Festival of Lights at Bondi on the afternoon of 14 December 2025 – Australia’s “Bloody Sunday”.
How can parents talk to their kids about the Bondi terror attack?
As the community begins to grapple with the horror and tragedy of the Bondi shootings on Sunday, children will likely have questions. Parents may also be wondering how to talk to their little kids and teenagers about what happened.
Extreme heat inflames inequality
The people most vulnerable to extreme heat either live below the poverty line, have a long-term health issue, and/or are aged 65 and older.
After mass violence, trauma spreads socially. Here are 3 ways you can help reduce it
After mass violence such as the Bondi beach terror attack, distress does not stop with those directly affected.
'Best of our character': heroes save lives in Bondi shooting
While terror reigned on Australia's most famous beach, local heroes stepped up by putting themselves in harm's way to protect innocent strangers.
Australia passes a shameful milestone: over one million children now living in poverty
For all the focus on inflation, interest rates and cost-of-living pressures this year, the nation quietly passed a shameful milestone in 2025, ensuring a bleak Christmas for more Australian families than ever.
Fixing the housing crisis isn’t complicated, governments just don’t want to do it
The easiest way to boost the supply of housing in Australia would be for governments to build new houses. And the easiest way to provide affordable rental accommodation would be to rent the new government-built houses to people at affordable rents. Fixing a housing crisis is not complicated.
ACCC: private health insurers’ $4.8 billion covid windfall returned
Private health insurers have returned almost $4.8 billion to Australian customers after pledging not to profit from reduced access to health services during the pandemic.
Welcome to the Anthropocene: The Vanishing Act
Across the globe, an amazing orchestra of animal life is playing out in wondrous, quirky detail, revealing the resilience and spectacle of nature.
