Southeast Australia's bushfire crisis culminated in the devastating bushfire season of 2019 and 2020 that burnt nearly 25 million hectares of bush. Our new research demonstrates how the scale of this ...

After the second world war, cheap oil was a foundation of global economic stability. That changed dramatically in 1973 Past/Present is a column which places current events in historical context With ...

In a grim investment note, MLC senior economist Bob Cunneen says the effective shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz – a key waterway where 20 per cent of the world’s oil passed through – could drag ...

In 1965, when a few hundred anti-Vietnam War protesters in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra staged Australia’s first ever sit-down demonstrations, the authorities were apoplectic. How dare these ...

Consider three propositions about how Australians see themselves. Young people today, with their preening selfies and their sense of entitlement, have a higher opinion of themselves than previous ...

SYDNEY, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Australia's A$200 billion ($134.28 billion) sovereign wealth fund is increasing exposure to gold, commodities, private equity and infrastructure as it warns the future will ...

A look at an Australian-made machine from the 1970s, highlighting its design and workshop heritage. A satisfying glimpse into ...