The golden age of the Hollywood remarriage comedy featured pairings such as Katherine Hepburn and Cary Grant. Now, these films are back with a psychological twist.

The 1930s and ‘40s were the golden age of the ‘remarriage comedy’. The Drama and The Invite are their dark progeny

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Paid social clubs promise connection with new people, with a lot of the complicated legwork handled. But here’s why they’re unlikely to fix our loneliness epidemic.

Can you really buy friendship? Behind the rise of paid social clubs

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Even with human rights safeguards in place, the new convention risks giving authoritarian regimes new tools to target their critics.

How a new UN cybercrime treaty could be used to crack down on dissent

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From Jaws to Pixar, you’ve likely seen this hypnotic camera technique before. Here’s how it works. 💬 Comment "newsletter" and we'll send you the link to sign up for our free wrap of the latest insight and analysis.

How Hitchcock’s Vertigo gave us the dolly zoom – one of cinema’s trippiest visual effects

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Part-time students are more than twice as likely to drop out of university than their full-time peers. How can unis better support this vulnerable group?

35% of Australian uni students are part-time. But higher ed is still geared towards full-timers

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Race Around the World emphasises on-screen personalities, light entertainment and not-too-critical feedback. What is being left unsaid?

The Race Around the World reboot has one glaring omission: where is the discussion of ethics?

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No one has ever seen one of these fish alive. But they are most likely still swimming in a part of the sea we hardly ever visit.

New museum find shows nature can’t stop inventing seahorses

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When money is coming from the ‘Bank of Mum and Dad’, a recent study found parents and adult children can have very different assumptions – which they rarely discuss.

Is it a gift or a loan when parents help kids buy a home? How to avoid family fights over money

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Is the evolution of excrement the reason we exist?

On the origin of feces: how animal poo drove Earth’s greatest evolutionary event

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These Miles Franklin shortlisted novels offer six very different answers to the question: what can Australian fiction be – and do?

Provocation, ruin and empire: your guide to the 2026 Miles Franklin shortlist

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An expert explains why the H5N1 strain is such a threat to seals worldwide.

Bird flu decimated South America’s marine mammals. What can Australia do differently?

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As lethal bird flu spreads in Australian wildlife, it can be easy to think nothing can stop it. That’s an error – much can be done.

Powerless against bird flu? Not entirely. Here are 8 ways to help protect Australia’s birds and mammals

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As democratic socialists make inroads into mainstream US politics, one loaded word is doing a lot of work for their ideological opponents.

Return of the Red Scare: how the US right is weaponising the word ‘communism’

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The Albanese government will expand the scheme which provides incentives to households and businesses to install rooftop solar.

Government expands discount scheme to encourage larger businesses to install rooftop solar

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There’s little transparency about who has access to deeply personal medical data or how companies handle it.

Clinicians ask ‘do you mind if I use AI?’ Perhaps you should

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Accessing care often means long wait lists, complex forms and significant out-of-pocket costs. So start planning early, before a crisis hits.

From home support to residential care – how to navigate the aged-care maze for ageing parents

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National NAPLAN results are released today, putting the spotlight on students’ numeracy and literacy skills.

The biggest news from NAPLAN 2026? The results aren’t really better or worse

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If we do pay our kids for their chores, do we risk creating kids who care more about money than doing good deeds for their own sake?

Chores or no chores? The economic psychology of giving kids pocket money

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New blood tests for Alzheimer’s won’t give you an instant diagnosis. Here’s what they’ll tell you instead.

There are new blood tests for Alzheimer’s. Should I have one?

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LGBTQIA+ support groups often help students feel safe and included at school. But they can be difficult to set up and sustain.

‘I can be myself more’: what students told us about pride groups in schools

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Revolut is only the latest ‘neobank’ to challenge Australia’s highly concentrated banking sector. But this attempt is backed by Europe’s most valuable startup.

Can Australia’s newest bank give the ‘big four’ some real competition?

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A new study changes what we know about one of nature’s most enigmatic animals.

Snakes aren’t simple tubes. Their bodies have five regions – including a short neck

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Israel will likely refuse to withdraw its troops until it’s satisfied Hamas is completely disarmed, and Hamas says it won’t budge until Israel withdraws.

Trump is hailing it as a ‘breakthrough’, but will Hamas actually disarm in Gaza?

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Many believe the Glasgow Commonwealth Games saved the event from extinction. But did the scaled-down version really work?

Australia dominated as usual, but were the new-look Commonwealth Games the way of the future?

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In the immediate aftermath of Labor’s leadership spill, new polls bring better news for the struggling Coalition.

Two Victorian polls have the Coalition leading Labor, with One Nation down

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Right now, you can’t advertise a stock market debut before filing a prospectus. Could loosening this rule give shrinking public markets a boost?

Companies may find it easier to join the ASX if these rule changes go ahead

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On its own, the Drug Overdose (Assistance Protection) Legislation Bill is no magic bullet. But it would add to an existing range of effective harm-reduction tools.

Will a new ‘Good Samaritan’ law really reduce drug overdose fatalities?

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Iran’s new supreme leader is reportedly more interested in building a bomb than his father. Where does this leave future negotiations?

With its new leverage over the Strait of Hormuz, does Iran want – or need – a nuclear weapon?

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Volunteers have been a mainstay of conservation in Australia. As bird flu spreads, they must be supported – and kept safe.

Australia has long relied on volunteers and wildlife carers. As bird flu spreads, they will need support

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The media have the power to make Hanson’s tyrannical attitudes and behaviour a central issue, and their failure to use this power has only emboldened her.

Media and political complacency is letting Pauline Hanson re-write the rules on accountability

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