Every time Australians fill their cars, utes or trucks, part of the price paid at the bowser goes to the Federal Government in the form of fuel excise. It is one of Australia's oldest taxes, but ...

Way back in September 2015, the controversial engineer, entrepreneur and Silicon Valley magnate Anthony Levandowski [1] set out to establish a new religion. He called it the Way of the Future – or ...

Of the world’s 7,000 languages, it is estimated 50% to 90% will no longer be spoken in the next 50 to 100 years. The majority under threat are languages spoken by Indigenous peoples around the world: ...

From 2015 to 2018, I spent 15 months doing research [1] work [2] in Mashhad, Iran’s second-largest city. As an anthropologist [3], I was interested in everyday life in Iran outside the capital Tehran.

A much-awaited report into Coles and Woolworths has found what many customers have long believed – Australia’s big supermarkets engage in price gouging. The report makes some major recommendations, ...

Yes, you can register your logo as a trademark in Australia. Trademark registration is an important step for any business to protect their brand and prevent others from using similar marks that may ...

Invisible? I don't think so! A bold, hilarious and heartfelt celebration of women, life and laughter debuts at Byron Theatre October 2 and 3, 2026 WOMEN OVER 40 – The Cabaret presents its Northern ...

From working 20 to 30 hours [1] of unpaid overtime each week in one of Australia’s fanciest restaurants to picking fruit while being exposed to dangerous chemicals for less than $10 an hour [2], the ...

Last night at 11:41pm local time, the greater Melbourne region was shaken by a magnitude 4.0 earthquake – as calculated by the Seismology Research Centre [1] – centred near Sunbury, approximately 30km ...

Australia’s western and eastern ecosystems are biodiversity hotspots [1], separated by a dry desert interior. Yet millions of years ago, many species roamed more freely between connected habitats ...

This year marks 70 years since Soviet diplomat Vladimir Petrov sensationally defected to Australia shortly before the 1954 election, beginning what came to be known as the “Petrov affair [1] ”. The ...

Recent decisions by several Australian and New Zealand cities to discontinue shared e‑scooter services have again thrust misperceptions and moral panic [1] into the limelight. There have been calls ...