Improving a population through selective breeding - eugenics - was once a popular idea. Professor John Rasko examines, what we are to make of the new eugenics.

Improving a population through selective breeding — eugenics — was once a popular idea. Professor John Rasko examines, what we are to make of the new eugenics?

Mars One is a private venture to establish a permanent settlement on the red planet. Australians have signed up to be on the first flight in 2031. The only catch is that it’s a one-way trip. There's no coming back.

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It’s a sad reality that Australia is in the grip of a domestic violence crisis. Although not all cases of domestic violence are reported, what is the experience of those victims who have engaged with the law?

Palaeontologist and conservationist, Tim Flannery, has been looking back over the past hundred million years of the flora and fauna of Europe.

Should there be limits on free speech on university campuses? American universities give students trigger warnings of topics which might distress them. Is this a duty of care or a threat to the free flow of ideas and debate?

Former PM John Howard argues that in public life certain ideas and opinions are no longer welcome despite the rhetoric of tolerance and inclusion. He says Australians need to protect core values and beliefs.

Former PM John Howard on threats to our core values and institutions and limits to free speech on campus

There is a growing need for people to understand the modern news and information landscape. What is news and what is public interest journalism? How to recognise manipulated and fabricated content?

Who do you trust to deliver the news? Established media companies are struggling to compete with the proliferation of online news sites. Does serious journalism have a future?