The Australian War Memorial has launched a new special exhibition, 'After the war', which explores the personal and societal impact and legacy of war. Assistant curator of the exhibition Dr Kerry Neale gave Open House some insights into the objects that have special meaning.

Director of the Australian War Memorial Dr Brendan Nelson spoke on Open House about the importance of Remembrance Day.

Australia’s leading humanitarian agency World Vision has backed UNICEF Australia's call for a national policy and implementation agenda for Australia’s children and young people. “It’s not enough to want to do good for children, we must ensure any changes we want to bring about are the right ones and are sustainable,” World Vision’s Senior Policy Advisor for Child Rights, Mercy Jumo, told Open House.

What did Shakespeare know about the astronomical thought of his own time – a time when science as we know it today was only just coming into existence? Did he directly, or indirectly, bring the new ideas of science into his works? Yes, according to Canadian science journalist and author Dan Falk and current Journalist-in-Residence at UNSW.

Philippa Lowe and Susan Sohn think we need to talk about sex. Christian sex. They have developed a website called Ministry of Sex to challenge preconceptions about Christians and sex and to educate, inform and counsel people of all ages.

Unbreakable Threads is the remarkable true story of an Australian mother's fight to free an unaccompanied Hazara boy from detention and include him in her family. It is an extraordinary story of courage and kindness and the ultimate triumph of family over what, at times, seem like insurmountable odds. Dr Emma Adams shared the story on Open House.

The US midterm elections are on and being seen by many as a test of the Trump Presidency. The result may critically alter the balance of power in both the House and the Senate. All 435 seats in the House and 35 of the 100 seats in the Senate will be contested. In addition, 39 state and territorial governorships as well as numerous other state and local elections will be contested.

Urban overheating threatens the lives of people in Darwin, but researchers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Faculty of Built Environment have calculated how many lives could be saved by changing the city.

Sydney’s housing is the second least affordable in the world. In NSW, more than 60,000 people are on the social and affordable housing waiting lists. Magnus Linder of Sydney Alliance and Churches Housing spoke on Open House about some of the concerns.

Emily’s Voice was started by a group of friends concerned about the very high number of abortions in Australia. They approached the issue as a challenge to help Australians fall in love with the unborn, and encourage and support women with an unplanned or crisis pregnancy.