Electric vehicles have soared in popularity over recent years and a large chunk of motorists are considering making the leap from petrol cars – but there’s a major sticking point. Not too long ago, seeing an EV on the road was a rare occurrence given prohibitive purchase prices, limited optionsContinue Reading
More than half of young Australians are engaging – for pleasure – in a sex act that can lead to serious harm or death, new research has found. A survey conducted by the University of Melbourne Law School and the University of Queensland of 4702 people aged between 18 andContinue Reading
A social media influencer who made an artificial intelligence clone of herself and made $100,000 a week selling access to ‘virtual boyfriends’ quickly saw her digital alter ego go rogue. The bizarre story of Caryn Marjorie has once again exposed the dangers of the rapid rollout of advanced AI technology,Continue Reading
A woman described as one of Australia’s most generous philanthropists has died. Kay Van Norton Poche AO, from Sydney, died last week, with several charities and foundations associated with her sharing the tragic news. Ms Poche and her husband, Greg Poche AO, gave away millions of their fortune, more thanContinue Reading
Changes to US tap water standards have called into question Australia’s aqua resources as historical test data shows contaminant levels way above what is allowed stateside. Analysis by The Sydney Morning Herald shows particular chemicals have been found in the drinking water of up to 1.8 million Australians since 2010,Continue Reading
A leading global university ranking agency has warned that plans to slash international student numbers could hurt the competitiveness of Australian tertiary educators. QS, one of the “big three” global ranking systems, released its 2025 world rankings on Wednesday, with three Australian educators retaining their top 20 places. University ofContinue Reading
Deakin University has admitted to wage theft in its arts and education faculties, but the tertiary education union says the theft is more widespread and it ‘may be forced’ to take the matter to Federal Court. Deakin vice-chancellor Iain Martin emailed staff on Wednesday saying the university had underpaid casualContinue Reading
Pro-Palestine protesters have stormed The University of Queensland, disrupting classes and occupying a building. The Courier Mail reported the Students for Palestine group planned to occupy the Advanced Engineering Building for the remainder of the day. A student from the uni told the newspaper that the protest had disrupted hisContinue Reading
One of Australia’s top universities is moving to impose controls on pro-Palestine students, commencing disciplinary action for potential breaches of student conduct codes. Australian National University deputy vice-chancellor academic Professor Grady Venville has warned of further interventions if the behaviour of the students doesn’t change. In a letter to activistContinue Reading
The federal government has told the chiefs of two of Australia’s largest universities that no students should be targeted because of their race or religion as leaders grapple with rising anger over the use of pro-Palestinian chants on campuses. Hundreds of students have set up encampments outside university buildings acrossContinue Reading