Our ancestors didn’t eat 3 meals a day. So why do we?
Shutterstock Pop quiz: name the worlds most famous trio? If youre a foodie, then your answer might have been breakfast, lunch and dinner. Its an almost universally accepted trinity particularly in the Western world. But...
Colum McCann Bloomsbury Publishing/Shutterstock As with his previous novel Apeirogon (2020) and the much-garlanded Let the Great World Spin (2009), Colum McCanns Twist demonstrates his eye for a premise. Along the bottom...
Tripped at the first hurdle: fees-free changes could put some students off tertiary study altogether
skynesher/Getty Images The door to tertiary education will likely close for some students now changes have kicked in for the fees-free policy. In 2017, the Labour government introduced a fee holiday for students first year...
Good boy or bad dog? Our 1 billion pet dogs do real environmental damage
William Edge/Shutterstock There are an estimated 1 billion domesticated dogs in the world. Most are owned animals pets, companions or working animals who share their lives with humans. They are the most common large...

Current major party policies fall short for Indigenous communities. Here’s a better path forward
Since the Voice to Parliament referendum in 2023, the Indigenous Affairs portfolio has not featured prominently in policy debates at the national level. As the election campaign continues, theres yet to be much substantive...

Location-sharing apps are enabling domestic violence. But young people aren’t aware of the danger
Location-sharing apps are shaping how we connect and communicate especially among younger people. Snap Map, a popular feature within Snapchat, is widely used by teens and young adults to stay in the loop and facilitate...