Forecasting the future
What is humanity’s destiny in the Anthropocene era?July 1, 2016
What’s it all about?
It’s a good time to step back and refresh your memory about the country’s politics
As we drag ourselves to the end of an epic 8-week election campaign, it can be difficult to remember what it’s all meant to be about. Policies have been announced and cancelled, candidates have been put up and disgraced, polling worms have turned and returned. Who are these people we’re meant to be voting for? Where did they come from? What do they stand for?
We have some more detailed questions below, along with some tentative answers.
What does Malcolm Turnbull believe in?
Can Bill Shorten actually win?
Who is Scott Morrison, really?
What kind of person is Chris Bowen?
Will Julie Bishop always be a deputy?
Is Tanya Plibersek more sense or sensibility?
Did you know Scott Ludlam is a DJ?
What’s the deal with Nick Xenophon?
And what’s big picture look like?
Frank recollections
Remembering Frank Moorhouse (1938–2022)
What the James Webb Space Telescope reveals
Why NASA’s new telescope is a huge step forward for understanding the universe
The fight to choose
As Roe v Wade is overturned in the United States, what are the threats to accessing abortion in Australia?Forecasting the future
What is humanity’s destiny in the Anthropocene era?
Daydream believer: Director Brett Morgen
Morgen’s freeform documentary about David Bowie, ‘Moonage Daydream’, explores the philosophy and creativity of one of popular music’s icons
Indecent exposure
Sky News’s ‘Your ABC Exposed’ reveals more about Chris Kenny and co than it does about the national broadcaster
The complicated grief when a family member goes missing
As National Missing Persons Week begins, the founder of an advocacy network for families reflects on the ambiguous loss experienced by those left behind
