'It is a secret society':Does our honours system need a shake up?

'It is a secret society':Does our honours system need a shake up?

After a string of controversial winners,questions are being asked about whether the awards need reform.

  • byMichael Koziol

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From Trump to diva dogs,how isolation and crisis inspired comedy gold

From Trump to diva dogs,how isolation and crisis inspired comedy gold

When the pandemic shut down the world,smart and funny brains picked up their phones and delivered home-made satire for the coronavirus era.

  • byNeil McMahon
'Milking it for a reason':one man's journey to the world's most expensive guitar

'Milking it for a reason':one man's journey to the world's most expensive guitar

Peter Freedman is taking his new toy on the road to give back to the industry that made his remarkable journey possible.

  • byZach Hope
'Tumultuous':The seismic change hidden in Tehan's plans for unis

'Tumultuous':The seismic change hidden in Tehan's plans for unis

If the government's changes pass,students will pay a greater proportion of the domestic teaching bill than the Commonwealth for the first time in decades.

  • byJordan Baker
Natuna:an idyll on the front line between Indonesia and China

Natuna:an idyll on the front line between Indonesia and China

A remote group of islands is becoming the scene of a major geopolitical stand-off,with Beijing making the running so far.

  • byJames Massola andAmilia Rosa
Readers debate government's changes to university fees

Readers debate government's changes to university fees

'The overhaul of university funding is really significant ... I think the comments speak to how passionate people are about Australia's education system.'

  • byAimie Rigas
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Howzat? Cricket's golden couple open up about life,love and iso living

Howzat? Cricket's golden couple open up about life,love and iso living

Alyssa Healy and Mitchell Starc first met in primary school,where they shared wicketkeeping duties. They discuss how they balance their relationship with their schedule and the annual award they both covet.

  • byKonrad Marshall
Crisis talks:Why combating future pandemics needs a collective mind shift today
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Crisis talks:Why combating future pandemics needs a collective mind shift today

What is COVID-19 telling us about the spread of infectious diseases? Italian physicist and author Paolo Giordano says it shows there is worse to come.

  • byGreg Callaghan
If defunding police means funding real solutions,let's talk about it
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If defunding police means funding real solutions,let's talk about it

Unless there is dramatic change,we will have 400 more Indigenous Australians in Victorian prisons by the end of 2023.

  • byJohn Silvester
The sperm donor who became a legal father

The sperm donor who became a legal father

Hear Greg Callaghan's story about the sperm donor who asked the High Court what makes a father,followed by a discussion with a lawyer about legal ramifications for sperm donors.

  • byKatrina Strickland
The coal curse:fuelling division on land rights and climate change
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The coal curse:fuelling division on land rights and climate change

The fight against Indigenous land rights gave fossil-fuel miners the weapons and the political influence to divide and conquer on climate change.

  • byJudith Brett