Nina Oyama is an iPad kid who wants us to hire more lesbians
Nina Oyama wants people to hire more lesbians. She also has a fondness for iPads over mobiles. But most of all, Nina is funny. She’s a comedian, actor and award-winning writer and director who can go ...
26 Apr 202434min
Australia's space rocket industry is about to really take off
A rocket is set to take off soon from North Queensland, becoming the first locally made orbital rocket to blast off from Australian soil. It will also mark our country as one of only twelve around the...
26 Apr 20249min
Is Columbia University a defining moment in student protest?
Columbia University in New York this week called in police to arrest pro-Palestinian protestors. Universities have always championed free speech. Is Columbia a sign of the changing nature of protest i...
25 Apr 202423min
The outback pub where two-up is legal all year round
At pubs around the country, people are watching pairs of coins tossed in the air for the classic ANZAC Day tradition of playing two-up. In most parts of Australia it’s illegal to play this quintessen...
25 Apr 202410min
The rise and rise of ANZAC day
On this Anzac Day morning, we reflect on the rise and rise of Anzac Day and how only a generation ago, it was declining before a huge upsurge in interest and favour in the late 1990s. The day has not ...
24 Apr 202418min
Would tougher bail laws make women safer?
At the beginning of this week, a woman was allegedly murdered by her former partner while he was out on bail. He’d been charged with her rape as well as intimidation. The alleged incident has thrown o...
24 Apr 202411min
More parents are choosing to keep their kids off socials
Social media has become entrenched in our society, replacing town squares and the water cooler as the place we come together to share our lives, our thoughts and our ideas. But the internet can be a d...
23 Apr 202422min
Meet the double act who want to be Australia's first job-sharing MP
For the first time, two independent candidates are attempting to run for federal parliament as ‘job-sharing candidates’. Lucy Bradlow and Bronwen Bock want to run for the Melbourne seat of Higgins a...
23 Apr 202412min
