Trump administration losing credibility with judges and grand juries – a former federal judge explains why this is “remarkable and unprecedented”

Grand juries, historically rubber stamps for prosecutors’ attempts to indict, are rejecting the Trump administration’s moves ...

AI could mark the end of young people learning on the job – with terrible results

But now that bargain is breaking down. AI is automating the grunt work – the repetitive, boring but essential tasks that ...

Tumbler Ridge shootings highlight the need for mental health support for survivors and their community

The Canadian Emergency Response Psychosocial Support Network offers a directory of mental health services across Canada, a ...

For $40, you can name a star for your Valentine. But it won’t mean much

You can’t officially name a star after your Valentine. But you can plan a romantic evening of star-gazing and point out the officially named stars visible at this time of year. Betelgeuse, Sirius and ...

Italy hosted the Winter Olympics 70 years ago. What was it like, and what’s changed?

The 2026 winter games are vastly different to when Italy hosted them in 1956, especially when it comes to costs, events and climate challenges.

They escaped appalling conditions in scam factories. Now, they are living on the streets in Cambodia

Thousands of people from Indonesia, China and Africa are waiting for help to return home, but the process has been slow and ...

Meanjin has been resurrected by QUT, in a clever move

Cancelled Australian literary journal Meanjin returns to its origins in Brisbane, where it was founded in 1940. It’s a good ...

Burned out by smartphones, young people are choosing flip phones, cameras and MP3 players instead

To escape endless scrolling, email and news alerts, more people are turning to older tech to regain control of their lives.

‘It ain’t no unicorn’: meet the researchers who’ve interviewed 130 Bigfoot hunters

In this Q&A with the authors of a recent book about Bigfoot hunters, they admit these people are neither anti-science nor ...

Teens see social media, more than school, as the place to learn about race and faith

For most young people, learning about social and political issues doesn’t start with a textbook. It starts with a phone.

Understanding the difference between apathy and depression can be lifesaving for people with brain disorders

One of the biggest barriers to diagnoses of brain disorders is that symptoms — particularly those of apathy — can be mistaken ...

‘New Zealanders are inventive by necessity’: how the master clown Philippe Gaulier shaped NZ theatre

Master clown and French theatre guru Philippe Gaulier has died at 82. His influence will live on in generations of artists ...