Australia may have escaped the worst of Donald Trump’s return to power so far. But beneath the surface, Washington’s shift towards spheres of influence is exposing serious weaknesses in Australia’s ...

Major US companies including Amazon, UPS and Dow are announcing large job cuts as employment growth slows, raising questions about the strength of the US labour market under Donald Trump.

China’s sustained investment in science, engineering and technology is pulling it ahead globally, while the United States cuts research funding and hollow-outs its scientific workforce.

Despite announcing an end to native forest logging, destructive logging practices continue in Victoria under the guise of ...

The European Union and India have finalised a sweeping free trade agreement after two decades of negotiations. The deal is as ...

As great powers revive territorial ambition, Australia is neglecting the strategic and economic value of its remote islands ...

Political opinion usually shifts slowly, but history shows that certain events can force sudden, irreversible change. The ...

The United States’ retreat from evidence-based vaccination policy is accelerating vaccine hesitancy at home and abroad. As ...

Together, 45 global livestock companies produce more greenhouse gases than all but eight countries. Plus, crimes against ...

The Trump administration and Republicans in Congress “have allowed a hugely profitable corporation to avoid paying even a ...

The Queensland government’s decision to cull dingoes on K’gari after a tragic fatal incident has sparked debate about public ...

Australia’s electricity grid is increasingly being powered by rooftop solar, batteries and renewables, exposing the limits and rising costs of ageing coal-fired power stations. We recognise the First ...