E-cigarettes first appeared as a healthier alternative to smoking, maybe even a way to quit, but they soon escaped the medical framework and have become a public health nightmare in the US. Yet some health experts still see virtue in vaping.

Why do some parents choose not to vaccinate their children, despite the safety and success of vaccines?

In the Uluru Statement from the Heart, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are calling for an Indigenous Voice to parliament. While they haven’t set out how that would work there are models we can look back on.

Ever since the referendum of 1967 federal governments have attempted and failed to set up administrative organisations to give Indigenous communities a say in their own affairs.

As we once again debate how we acknowledge Australia’s first people, what if anything can we learn from those past attempts?

Who decides what a painting is worth? The history of the art market and how it works.

Earlier this year the Indian parliament has revoked Article 370 of the India Constitution — which had guaranteed some form of independence for Indian-controlled Kashmir. It sparked an uproar in both Indian and Pakistani-controlled Kashmir.

So why do both India and Pakistan claim the region of Kashmir? Why has the removal of one article of the Indian constitution caused such an uproar and what does all this mean for the people who live in the region?