Myanmar military’s ‘ceasefire’ follows a pattern of ruling generals exploiting disasters to shore up control
Thousands were killed in 7.7 magnitude earthquake. Yet military generals were slow to agree to pause in civil war fighting, ...
Heroin found in cocaine and ‘ice’, and snorting a line can be lethal
Accidentally taking heroin when you thought it was cocaine or methamphetamine can be deadly, new research confirms. Here’s ...
It’s not easy being a street tree, but this heroic eucalypt withstands everything we throw at it
Street trees often grow in appalling soil, have little root space, are rarely watered and get aggressively trimmed. But this ...
Grattan on Friday: Trying too hard for a special tariff deal with Trump could be the wrong way to go
Australia should be careful of going down the route of supplicant in the effort to remove the new Trump tariffs.
Daylight saving time ends Sunday. Why do we change our clocks? And how does it affect our bodies?
As summer fades into autumn, most Australian states and territories will set their clocks back an hour as daylight saving ...
What Donald Trump’s dramatic US trade war means for global climate action
The trade war is likely to lead to more energy-intensive goods produced in the US, and dampen international investment in ...
Trump’s trade war will hurt everyone – from Cambodian factories to US online shoppers
The so-called ‘Liberation Day’ announcements played out like a reality TV cliffhanger. What might the next ‘episode’ have in ...
How might the House of Representatives shape up after the 2025 federal election?
A lot has happened since the 2022 election. For starters, at least two MPs elected as members of the Coalition will be ...
Ancient Rome used high tariffs to raise money too – and created other economic problems along the way
Unfortunately for the Romans, however, these tariffs often led to higher prices, black markets and other economic problems.