There would hardly be a child not caught up in the joy of Christmas morning. Their hope makes them beacons of joy able to ...

Human evolution is not a straight line but a complex branching tree shared with other great apes. This overview explains the distinction between hominids and hominins and traces the evolutionary ...

December 14 – will forever be painfully engraved in the memories of Australians who love democracy and the freedoms provided ...

Writers, activists and politicians on the books they turn to for wisdom and perspective – and to restore their faith in human nature ...

Conservative principles are not whims or consumer preferences. They aren’t a menu. They are the civilisational scaffolding.

Recent studies showing wide cultural and individual differences in biophilia call into question the claim that humans are ...

Known as "tulas," the 60 artifacts are only the second discovery of this size to be found in Australia. Researchers think ...

Authoritarianism no longer arrives only with tanks and uniforms. In our generation, it often comes disguised as populism or ...

William Tilmouth, an Arrernte man from Alice Springs/Mparntwe, has received Australia's top human rights honour for his lifelong commitment to advancing opportunity, justice and self-determination for ...

This week Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles were in Washington DC for Australia-United States Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN). It would ...

Belonging has been cited in the literature as something that is connected to health. Individuals who report having a sense of belonging to a group or community have fewer chronic diseases, live longer ...

This week, Australia became the first country to ban children under the age of 16 from using most social-media platforms. Many teenagers in the country are furious, but for social scientists, the ...