11+ hour, 2+ min ago   (845+ words) Countries like Australia have long struggled to tax the global tech giants. Now, a new approach could significantly increase tax collected from multinationals such as Apple, Google, Microsoft and Amazon. These companies earn significant revenue from Australian consumers. However, much…...

11+ hour, 31+ min ago   (1001+ words) Over the past two weeks, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin staged a major diplomatic blitz. Across three events in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Vladivostok in Russia’s Far East and New Delhi, India, as well as a state visit by Vietnam’s leader, he met…...

14+ hour, 9+ min ago   (1503+ words) It says something not too flattering about Australian politics that respected academic Paul Strangio’s new book The Alchemy of Leadership only discusses 21st century prime ministers, but still needs to cover seven of them. Or eight, if you count Kevin Rudd…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (811+ words) Across Africa, people are restoring and managing mangroves, grazing lands and urban green areas in the face of increasing threats from climate change. Increasingly they make decisions based on climate-related information supplied by governments, funders and researchers. But are they…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (573+ words) Despite their name, Tasmanian devils could be found across mainland Australia thousands of years ago....

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (540+ words) Anxiety about automation dates back hundreds of years....

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1324+ words) Jon Ronson’s new book on the masculinity crisis was sparked by his son’s strange journey to a castle in upstate New York and a series of late-night text messages....

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (881+ words) Connected to wireless earphones, Yoofi Greene from Ghana begins his dance steps down a busy sidewalk in Guangzhou, China. People, bicycles and cars zoom past. Pedestrians watch with a mix of amusement and annoyance as he glides by them and…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (698+ words) These places are not simply beautiful. Their rocks, fossils, caves, craters and river valleys preserve evidence of ancient climates, vanished environments, human origins and changes in the Earth’s surface. They are part of Africa’s geoheritage: geological features and processes with…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (857+ words) Around 70% of maternal deaths worldwide occur in sub-Saharan Africa. This is largely because many women still face barriers to timely and good quality maternity care. There are also shortages of skilled health workers and essential medical supplies. Nigeria contributes a…...