When the University of Queensland Press cancelled the publication of Wiradjuri poet Jazz Money’s book Bila: A River Cycle because of a blog post by its illustrator, 60 UQP contributors signed a letter of protest . Some declared they would no longer publish with UQP. Fourteen staff members issued a statement decrying “the precedent the University of Queensland has set”. Had HarperCollins, a publisher owned and controlled by the Murdoch family, nixed an Indigenous children’s bo

The Conversation Pride Month takes place in June each year, prompting increased attention on the LGBTQIA+ community, key issues affecting us and our stories. Some streaming services have previously curated prominent Pride Month categories, although these saw a downturn in 2025 . Queer “storyworlds” – television series that emphasise the social connections between LGBTQIA+ people – first emerged in the 1990s. These queer series were often products of experimentation in respons

A rare lunar event involving the combination of two celestial phenomena is set to light up Australian skies this weekend.

The ASX has fallen by more than 1 per cent following Wall Street slipping overnight as hopes for a swift end to the war in Iran faded again. Follow the latest on our live markets blog.

CSIRO/Alec Thomson et al. (magnetic fields)/Alex Cherney (photo)/Sam Moorfield (composite) Magnetic fields are a fundamental part of the universe. They govern how small particles – the building blocks of planets, stars, and ultimately galaxies – move through space. We still don’t know how magnetic fields came to exist in the universe, but we do know they’re everywhere. Earth itself has a magnetic field that compasses and migrating birds respond to. With radio telescopes, astr

If you look up to the full moon at sunset this evening, you may notice it looks ever so slightly smaller than usual.

Henry Chen/Unsplash After another spell of wet weather along Australia’s east coast, with storms, heavy rain and flash flooding across Sydney and parts of New South Wales, it is natural to ask whether our cities are shaping the rainfall that descends upon them. This matters because most people now live in cities. If urbanisation changes rainfall, even slightly, the effects can reach large populations through flooding, stormwater design, water supply and infrastructure plannin

Pexels/Polina Tankilevitch , FAL Anna Wintour, former editor in chief of Vogue, once said she would “never ever wear head-to-toe black ”. It’s not a sentiment shared by most Melburnians who, while still generally considering themselves fashionable , will opt to wear black all year round – and even more (if possible) during winter. As reflected in media coverage over the years, Melbourne has built somewhat of a reputation for its love of black clothing. Why is this? Come lunch

Oil prices are rising following the latest flare-up in fighting to threaten the US-Iran ceasefire, sending Wall Street lower.

Sterling Nasa answered a call from composer-conductor Justin Hurwitz when a musician was too sick to continue.

Sterling Nasa answered a call from composer-conductor Justin Hurwitz when a musician was too sick to continue.

Herbert Santos/Pexels When Jeff Bezos defended major layoffs at The Washington Post last week, he reached for poetry. Pressed on why he would not simply subsidise the paper, he argued payment was a “signal” of relevance : “If people won’t pay for our product, we’re not doing, it’s not a good enough product […] It would be like poetry without rhyming. It’s too easy.” The analogy was mocked almost immediately. A former Washington Post literary critic imagined Poetry magazine re

Even before receiving public funding, Wegovy has drawn much media attention in New Zealand for the dramatic difference it can make for weight loss. But with its rise in popularity has come debate about what these next-generation drugs really mean for a worsening obesity crisis and its driving causes. Last month, New Zealand’s drug-funding agency Pharmac added Wegovy to its list of medicines suitable for future public funding. If that happens – and it could quickly – the drug

Red takes place in a tent connected to a large vacuum machine. Over the course of the 45 minutes, the air is steadily sucked out of the sealed tent.

Danie Franco/Unsplash Amanda Lohrey’s Capture plays out as a sequence of conversations in strange rooms. The centre of the novel is the consulting room of psychiatrist James Mather, lately stripped of all its therapeutic paintings and suggestive curios to a state of clinical blankness. There is also the apartment where the psychiatrist and his former lover regard each other from “two enormous couches in the centre of the room”. And there are the rooms of a shiatsu sensei, cav

Getty Images/Monik-a A 12th-century castle built during the Crusades in Lebanon has been seized by Israeli forces in what’s been described as the deepest incursion into Lebanon for more than 25 years. The historic site, known as Beaufort Castle or Qalʿat al-Shaqīf , sits atop a striking rocky outcrop in a commanding position on the edge of the Litani gorge, boasting spectacular views across southern Lebanon. It has historically been a very strategic site, especially during th

For $2000 you can buy a private audience with Pauline Hanson in Moonee Ponds. But this is small beer compared to the cash on offer.

Elon Musk’s “financial fabulism” is about to hit Australia’s investing public – whether they like it or not.

Louis Hansel/Pexels Got some brown bananas on the counter, or soggy salad in the fridge? If so, you’re not alone. Research shows on average, Australian households waste about 30% of the food we buy – or 2.5 million tonnes each year. But in a cost of living crisis , where everything from fuel to groceries is getting more expensive, wasting food feels especially painful. These economic pressures mean more Australians are using food relief services. Many are also buying fewer fr

New vision has been released of the first test-firing, a step towards developing a greater Australian-made missile industry.