Read The Times Australia

Daily Bulletin

What are the great Australian plays? Refining our theatre canon

  • Written by: Julian Meyrick, Professor of Creative Arts, Flinders University
imageThe Theatre Royal in Hobart, Australia's oldest continuously operating theatre. Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office/Flickr, CC BY-NC

You could say that a canonical play is one where you’re the problem if you don’t like it. The formula critical judgement + physical repetition = classic fixes its value ahead of time. A canonical play is...

Read more …

How 'Alfred' the whale lost its teeth to become a giant filter feeder

  • Written by: Felix Georg Marx, Post doctoral research fellow in evolutionary biology, Monash University
imageAlfred the aetiocetid had teeth but needed a better way to capture his tiny prey.Carl Buell.

Baleen whales, such as the gigantic 30m-long blue whale, are the largest animals that have ever lived on this planet. They even beat the largest of the dinosaurs. But, ironically, the secret to their success lies in their taste for tiny prey.

Living whales...

Read more …

Medicare logo case shows the urgent need to update Australia's IP laws

  • Written by: Kathy Bowrey, Professor in Intellectual Property Law, Faculty of Law, UNSW, UNSW Australia
imageShould the government be able to use intellectual property laws to control who can criticise its health policies by using the Medicare logo?AAP/Joel Carrett

The federal government has threatened Sydney man Mark Rogers with legal action over use of the Medicare logo on his “Save Medicare” website. In response to publicity generated by a G...

Read more …

Will the latest electricity review bring climate and energy policy together at last?

  • Written by: Dylan McConnell, Researcher at the Australian German Climate and Energy College & the Melbourne Energy Institute, University of Melbourne
imageAustralia's National Electricity Market brings power to millions of people. Power image from www.shutterstock.com

The Australian government is reviewing our electricity market to make sure it can provide secure and reliable power in a rapidly changing world. Faced with the rise of renewable energy and limits on carbon pollution, The Conversation...

Read more …

More Articles …

  1. As Australian shipping grows, how can we avoid collisions with marine animals?
  2. Women don't always get what they want from labiaplasty
  3. In a win for consumers, ACCC rules against the banks' actions against Apple Pay
  4. Turnbull's water gesture satisfies Xenophon
  5. ACCC rejects the banks colluding to bargain on Apple Pay
  6. Australian schools continue to fall behind other countries in maths and science
  7. New inquiry into conduct of George Brandis
  8. Paleopups and paleopussies: is a paleodiet for your pet a step too far?
  9. Ipsos: are the Greens really at 16%?
  10. From the Gold Coast to Geelong: how cities are shaping visions of their futures
  11. How tribal thinking has left us in a post-truth world
  12. What the government can learn from the backpacker tax debacle
  13. A woman in charge: Susan Kiefel to become chief justice of the High Court
  14. It's not just about Melbourne: why we need a national approach to 'thunderstorm asthma'
  15. Will a UK-style lottery system really take Australia back to its Olympic glory days?
  16. Seeing Ms Dhu: how photographs argue for human rights
  17. Changes for off-the-plan foreign buyers rely on a broken supply argument
  18. Scorsese's Silence and the Catholic connection to the atomic bomb
  19. Domestic violence also has an economic penalty – we need to tackle it
  20. How much coral has died in the Great Barrier Reef's worst bleaching event?
  21. 'It's your fault you got cancer': the blame game that doesn't help anyone
  22. Explainer: the good, the bad, and the ugly of algorithmic trading
  23. Aboriginal communities embrace technology, but they have unique cyber safety challenges
  24. Brandis and Turnbull stay mum on what the Attorney-General told the Solicitor-General
  25. How we built an Arduino-powered ping pong scoreboard
  26. Thanksgiving space dinners, threading Saturn’s rings and impossible warp drives
  27. FactCheck Q A: what are the facts on funding for domestic violence legal services in Australia?
  28. Full response from Nakkiah Lui
  29. Cooling-off periods for consumers don't work: study
  30. No politician can singlehandedly bring back coal – not even Donald Trump
  31. Why coal-fired power stations need to shut on health grounds
  32. Health Check: why men wake up with erections
  33. Islamic religious texts must be read in context to understand blasphemy
  34. Comments on mobile
  35. A licence to print: how real is the risk posed by 3D printed guns?
  36. Backpacker tax deal finally – at One Nation's 15% rate
  37. Australia is discriminating against investors and we're the poorer for it
  38. New laws are not necessarily the answer to counter the real threat pornography poses
  39. Why adult children stay at home: looking beyond the myths of kidults, kippers and gestaters
  40. Why music is not lost
  41. The Australian manufacturing industry is not dying, it's evolving: CSIRO study
  42. More Australians are behind on their housing loans, how worried should we be?
  43. The ten things Australia needs to do to improve health
  44. China's plan to increase coal power by 20% is not the climate disaster it seems
  45. Sanitation projects will go down the toilet unless we ask people what they really want
  46. A Galah to help capture millions of rainbows to map the history of the Milky Way
  47. New model for school funding that won't break the budget
  48. Turnbull takes charge on water in bid to get ABCC deal
  49. Good riddance to innovation talk, in Abbott's view
  50. I used to be 'neoliberal', but I'm 'hard left' now

Business News

Inside the Icon: The BridgeMuseum Officially Opens at the Sydney Harbour Bridge

A bold new way to experience one of Australia’s most recognisable landmarks has arrived, with BridgeClimb Sydney officially opening the all-new BridgeMuseum.  Located inside the Sydney Harbour Brid...

Daily Bulletin - avatar Daily Bulletin

Is Your Brand Showing Up in AI Search? Most Melbourne Brands Aren't.

The New Front Door Nobody Told You About Something changed. Quietly. Without a press release. The way buyers find businesses in Australia has been rewired. Not replaced, rewired. Google isn't dead...

Daily Bulletin - avatar Daily Bulletin

How Australian Businesses Can Measure SEO ROI

SEO can feel vague when you are staring at a dashboard full of numbers that do not clearly connect to revenue. The key is to measure the right signals in the right order, then tie them back to outcome...

Daily Bulletin - avatar Daily Bulletin

How Commercial Roller Shutters Improve Site Security Without Slowing Operations

Security upgrades can be frustrating when they make everyday work harder. A door that takes too long to open, creates bottlenecks at shift change, or fails at the worst time can turn “better protectio...

Daily Bulletin - avatar Daily Bulletin

Why a Document Destruction Service Still Matters for Modern Businesses

Businesses generate large volumes of information every day, from staff records and contracts to invoices, reports and customer files. While attention often focuses on how documents are stored, the way...

Daily Bulletin - avatar Daily Bulletin

Bicycle Rack Safety and Space-Smart Storage

Bike storage problems usually show up as small annoyances first: tangled handlebars, scratched frames, and bikes that topple when you pull one out. Over time, those issues become safety risks, especia...

Daily Bulletin - avatar Daily Bulletin

How to Tell if a Childcare Centre Is a Good Fit for Your Child

Choosing childcare can feel like you’re making a huge decision with limited information. Tours are short, centres are often on their best behaviour, and your child might act differently in a new space...

Daily Bulletin - avatar Daily Bulletin

Car Import Timeline: What Usually Happens at Each Stage

Importing a car into Australia can feel confusing because multiple agencies and checkpoints are involved, and the timeline is shaped as much by paperwork quality as it is by shipping speed. The most u...

Daily Bulletin - avatar Daily Bulletin

Portable Toilet Hygiene Standards Explained: Clean vs Sanitised vs Disinfected

In portable toilet servicing, the words clean, sanitised, and disinfected often get used as if they mean the same thing. They don’t. And that difference matters because a unit can look tidy and still ...

Daily Bulletin - avatar Daily Bulletin

The Daily Magazine

Gold Migration Lawyers in Liquidation: How the Closure Affects Your ART Appeal

If your appeal was with Gold Migration Lawyers, a recent change to how the Tribunal decides cases ...

The pressure cooker: life in urban Australia in 2026

Australian cities have always been demanding. Long commutes, rising housing costs, busy schedules a...

What Actually Makes a Good Criminal Lawyer in Melbourne

Most people only think about this question once. That is usually too late. Most people charged wi...

Why Working With A Chatswood Tutor Can Improve Academic Performance

Academic expectations continue increasing for students across primary school, high school, and senio...

Is It Worth Getting Solar Panels in Melbourne?

The real question is not whether solar works in Melbourne. It works. The question is what it is co...

How A Diploma Of Project Management Builds Practical Skills For Modern Work Environments

Developing the ability to plan, execute, and deliver outcomes efficiently is a key requirement in to...

How to Choose the Right Football for Every Level

Choosing a football may seem straightforward, but the right option depends on who will be using it a...

What to Ask a Wedding Photographer Before You Book

Booking a wedding photographer can feel deceptively simple: you like the photos, you like the vibe...

Why Stress Relief For Dogs Is Essential For Emotional Balance And Long-Term Wellbeing

Managing emotional health is just as important as physical care when it comes to pets, which is why ...