The oligarchic spectrum in Indonesia shows how economic power is translated into political dynastic power, says a University ...

After decades of sprawling, residential-only developments, Melbourne, along with all Australian cities, has become increasingly car-dependent – potentially impacting both the city’s liveability and ...

Education does not just impart information; it shapes who we are and who we might be. Since 2010, the Australian Curriculum has included an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures ...

Big projects are almost always over budget, but in Australia the cost often blows out hugely. There are ways to fix this says a University of Melbourne expert ...

Australia’s young adults are putting their traditional steps towards adulthood on hold – spending more time living in the parental home. In fact, just over half of young men (54 per cent) and 47 per ...

Fast forward to the findings of the 2023 annual Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey and Australia’s oldest residents now have the lowest rates of loneliness in the ...

To improve Australia’s education system, we need to move away from the idea that the basic features of education are fixed, says University of Melbourne expert.

New University of Melbourne research finds that hikes in the cost of some university degrees had limited impact on students’ choices in higher education.

The UN's 16 days of activism against gender-based violence draws our attention to the number of women who die at the hands of their former or current partner. Many of these women are mothers who leave ...

Dr Tharaka Gunawardena: How could prefab help tackle Australia’s housing crisis? Due to the diminishing availability of skilled labour and the demand for quicker construction, prefab is fast becoming ...

Vanilla is not sweet, bitter, sour, umami or fatty, yet it is easily recognisable and most people would say that it is sweet. However, this is just the brain making an association between the ...

At the heart of the Robodebt scheme was an algorithm that cross-referenced fortnightly Centrelink payment data with annual income data provided by the Australian Tax Office (ATO). And the idea was to ...