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Why isn't Australia planning new cities?

Other countries are planning new cities using technological innovation to achieve more sustainable development. Wendy Steele asks why Australia’s focus is almost solely on growing our existing metropolises.

Electric plane revolution ready for takeoff

While the public and politicians debate the onset of electric cars, another transport revolution is quietly taking place in our skies. Jake Whitehead and Michael Kane argue that, this time, Australia should catch an early flight.

This large ‘Do Not Forget Australia’ sign in a yard at the Victoria school in Villers-Bretonneux, is the heir of smaller signs once placed in classrooms by Australian authorities.

Does France really care about Anzacs?

Since the end of the first world war, the Australian media has often reported that ‘the French’ care about, remember and even venerate the Anzacs. But is this true? And which French people, asks Romain Fathi.

'Fairness' versus 'strength': the battle to frame the federal election

Attempts to cut through to a jaded electorate fed up with politicians has seen the Coalition and Labor build campaign rhetoric around simple, central themes, argues Mark Triffitt.

Port Pirie children still exposed to contaminated air: research

Research shows that many children in Port Pirie continue to have high blood lead levels, argues Mark Patrick Taylor, Cynthia Faye Isley and John Glover.

What will the Turnbull-Morrison government be remembered for?

In terms of major policy achievements, the Coalition government has little to show for its time in office, argues Flinders University political scientist Rob Manwaring.

Infographic: Budget 2019 at a glance

All you need to know about the 2019-20 federal budget at-a-glance.

Opinion
Morrison's preference headache after One Nation's NRA affair

The Conversation Wednesday, March 27
Analysis
Expect tax cuts and an emptying of the cupboards in a federal budget cleanout

The Conversation Tuesday, March 26
Opinion
Our traffic congestion 'problem' is overblown

The Conversation Monday, February 25
Opinion
How will the 'medevac' bill actually affect ill asylum seekers?

The Conversation Thursday, February 14 28
Opinion
Banking inquiry's omissions mean we'll need another royal commission

The Conversation Tuesday, February 05 7
Opinion
The Darling River is simply not supposed to dry out, even in drought

The Conversation Wednesday, January 16 19

Analysis Analysis
The verdict is in: renewables reduce energy prices (yes, even in SA)

The Conversation Thursday, December 06 51
Opinion Opinion
It's time to remember Australia's conscientious objectors of World War I

The Conversation Friday, November 09 15
Opinion Opinion
Feds now way behind states and territories on integrity and accountability

The Conversation Friday, November 02 3
Opinion Opinion
Some questions for Simon Birmingham, from researchers whose grant he quashed

The Conversation Tuesday, October 30 36