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View from The Hill: It's just too hard and too late to delay and recalibrate Voice referendum
Liberal Senator Andrew Bragg, a ‘yes’ backer, suggested the referendum should be put off until mid-2024 in a radio interview last week
Chris Barrett becomes new head of the Productivity Commission, as Jim Chalmers flags fresh focus
Treasurer Jim Chalmers said he wanted to ‘revitalise and renew and refocus’ the commission with Barrett’s appointment, recognising that ‘productivity has evolved’.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people must be at the centre, not the margins, of LGBTQIA+ plans and policies
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who are also LGBTQIA+ are often not considered in research and policies. This can mean First Nations people have limited access services.
Our cruel and costly offshore processing system was a failure. We have a better solution on asylum policy
Helping our Southeast Asian neighbours make conditions better for refugees there will reduce the need for them to make dangerous journeys elsewhere.
What are 'Advance' and 'Fair Australia', and why are they spearheading the 'no' campaign on the Voice?
Waging a war on ‘woke’ on issues from climate change to Anzac Day, the right-wing answer to ‘GetUp!’ is leading the ‘no’ vote against a Voice to Parliament.
Governments are failing to share decision-making with Indigenous people, Productivity Commission finds
The broad-ranging criticism is contained in the commission’s first review of the 2020 “National Agreement on Closing the Gap”
Voice support slips again in national Resolve poll; massive swing in WA puts Libs ahead
Support for the Voice to Parliament continues to slide - but there are some small glimmers of hope for the “yes” campaign.
‘They weren’t there when I needed them’: we asked former prisoners what happens when support services fail
Most people leaving prison face an uphill battle of service navigation that is too often deficit-focused, intentionally seeking out the failures of the individual and centred on punitive responses.
Ancient DNA reveals the earliest evidence of the last massive human migration to Western Europe
Ancient DNA from Ukraine uncovers the earliest evidence of the arrival of the ‘steppe ancestry’ – the last piece of the modern Western European genetic puzzle.
Bees have appeared on coins for millennia, hinting at an age-old link between sweetness and value
The surprising frequency of bees on coins through history shows the enduring importance to human societies of our buzzing companions.
How does ice cream work? A chemist explains why you can't just freeze cream and expect results
It might seem like a simple concept, but to get ice cream right, you need three states of matter and a delicate interplay of chemistry.
Researchers find evidence of a 2,000-year-old curry, the oldest ever found in Southeast Asia
The discovery is helping shed light on a vibrant ancient spice trade that spanned many thousands of kilometres.
Curious Kids: what does a nuclear bomb actually do?
A nuclear bomb is a bomb that makes explosions by changing the nucleus of an atom in a way that releases a lot of energy.
A mysterious interstellar radio signal has been blinking on and off every 22 minutes for over 30 years
Astronomers have detected a long-running source of slow, repeating radio pulses that can’t be explained by current theories – but it’s probably not aliens.
Australian ant honey inhibits tough pathogens, new research shows
Experiments show honey from Australian desert ants has potent antimicrobial power.
Do rebrands work? Can you trademark an X? An expert answers the burning questions on Musk's Twitter pivot
Twitter has been officially rebranded to X, in a process many would deem chaotic. But we can still try to make sense of it.