Tag: Society
A Russian-born ADF soldier and her husband have been charged with spying. What does this mean?
The couple are the first to be charged under Australia’s new espionage act, which was revamped in 2018.
Alice Springs is under a snap curfew. But where’s the evidence it will actually work to reduce violence?
After some violent incidents, the town is under a curfew from 10pm to 6am. But evidence from cities in Australia and the United States suggest it will bring little benefit.
New research shows 1 in 5 Australians have perpetrated sexual violence in their adult lives. The true rate might be even worse
Data from the Australian Institute of Criminology shows alarmingly high rates of sexual violence perpetration. Here’s what is shows.
A new bill is proposing a human right to housing. How would this work?
Progress on housing policy has been patchy, in part because there’s no national plan guiding efforts to address homelessness. A bill currently in front of parliament could fix this.
With its nuclear energy policy, Peter Dutton seems to have forgotten the Liberal Party’s core beliefs
Putting aside concerns about feasibility and cost, it’s difficult to square the policy with the basic principles on which the Liberal Party was founded.
More than half of Australian young people are using strangulation during sex: new research
A survey of thousands of young people has revealed choking during intercourse is more common than not. A third of people said they were first made aware of the practice as teenagers.
In a year of global elections, how do we stop the spread of misinformation? ‘Prebunking’ is part of the solution
You’ve heard of debunking, but what about prebunking? Getting ahead of misinformation can pay off, but it’s not a silver bullet.
Julian Assange was isolated for more than a decade. Here’s what that does to the body and mind
Julian Assange spent years in some form of isolation. Just how damaging can that be for your mental and physical health?
Julian Assange plea deal: what does it mean for the WikiLeaks founder, and what happens now?
The Wikileaks founder will return to Australia after years behind bars and in exile. What happens now?
Deepfake, AI or real? It’s getting harder for police to protect children from sexual exploitation online
Police efforts to sort through online child sexual exploitation material are being hampered by the rise in AI-generated imagery. Here’s how they’re working to combat the problem.
South Australia’s plan to ban political donations raises big risks as well as benefits
Banning political donations may sound like a good idea, but Peter Malinauskas’ plan raises political and legal risks.
Ancient nomads you’ve probably never heard of disappeared from Europe 1,000 years ago. Now, DNA analysis reveals how they lived
The Avars dominated southeastern central Europe for hundreds of years, leaving one of the richest archaeological heritages in Europe. Now scientists are using DNA to reveal details of their societies.
Some families push back against journalists who mine social media for photos – they have every right to
Journalists regularly publish photos of victims after a tragedy, but this practice has the capacity to traumatise families for years.
Digital ‘death knocks’: is it fair game for journalists to mine social media profiles of victims and their families?
Families of some victims of the Bondi tragedy have asked for privacy, but do journalists have an obligation to pause, or halt, their newsgathering?
