From the erosion of Western authority to Australia’s election result, 2025 exposed deep shifts in global power, alliance politics and the limits of domestic reform. Two events stood out in 2025.

Christmas begins with fragility rather than power. The story of Jesus’ birth places vulnerability, dependence and shared humanity at its centre. Newman College is one of ten residential colleges ...

As under-16s are locked out of major social media platforms, online book communities that helped many teens discover reading are disappearing too. What’s being lost, and what might replace it? We ...

The Bondi massacre sits within a wider international context that has reshaped public attitudes to Israel, antisemitism and ...

Humanity is facing a compounding crisis driven by population growth, consumption, pollution and power. These interconnected ...

Australia’s growing love affair with SUVs and utes is reshaping road safety. Larger vehicles don’t just cause more harm in ...

CSIRO’s latest GenCost report shows battery costs falling fast, wind costs stabilising and coal, gas and nuclear lagging well ...

New Year’s Day promises renewal, then lets it slip away. That fleeting openness may be the point – not a failure, but a reminder about how meaning actually appears in our lives.

Julian Assange has filed a legal complaint seeking to block Nobel Peace Prize funds from being paid to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado over her support for US military actions.

Homelessness in Australia is worsening, with services stuck in crisis mode. Evidence from Finland – and new research in SA and WA – shows a different path is possible. We recognise the First Peoples ...