Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from The Conversation

After 100 years, The Great Gatsby still reminds us of the ability of literature to transform everyday life

Last November, I flew to New York to see a play: Gatz, an eight-hour reading of the entire text of The Great Gatsby by the experimental theatre ensemble the Elevator Repair Service.

The Conversation

Sounds of the Ukraine war: what these recordings of daily life reveal about the human and environmental costs

A Kyiv resident describes it as her favourite morning sound. She is referring to the crisp, clear sound of a trumpet coming from a nearby street. The music is beautiful and soulful, played by a military veteran who sits in the same spot every weekend.

The Conversation

How windfalls from commodity price booms come back to bite exporters

When the wholesale prices of essential goods like food or oil suddenly rise, it can cause deep shifts in the economy that upend trade balances and hike inflation rates. This is known as a commodity price boom.

The Conversation

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Donald Trump’s policies are more than dumb — they’re stupid, according to stupidity researchers

Before he stepped down as Canadian prime minister, Justin Trudeau called Donald Trump’s tariff policies “very dumb.” This might be an accurate description of many Trump administration policies — but the more objectively correct word is “stupid.”

The Conversation

The Conversation’s 2025 election reader survey results

Yesterday I spent several hours engrossed in the 7,143 responses to our reader survey on what you want from our federal election coverage. Thanks to everyone who took the time to respond; your comments were thoughtful, perceptive, vivid and original – even the sharply worded ones that made me wince.

The Conversation

The Coalition’s domestic gas plan would lower prices – just not very much

It surprised many Australians when the Coalition announced a plan straight from the progressive side of politics: force large gas companies to reserve gas for domestic use – at a lower cost than they could sell it for overseas.

The Conversation

Child sexual exploitation and abuse is a multibillion-dollar industry – new report shows who benefits

The sexual exploitation and abuse of children has become a multibillion-dollar global trade. The chilling reality of this profit-driven, highly lucrative industry is laid bare by new findings from myself and colleagues at the University of Edinburgh’s Childlight Global Child Safety Institute.

The Conversation

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Can you spot a financial fake? How AI is raising our risks of billing fraud

Along with the many benefits of artificial intelligence – from providing real time navigation to early disease detection – the explosion in its use has increased opportunities for fraud and deception.

The Conversation

Adam Bandt says the Greens can deliver ‘real change’ – but the party should choose its battles more wisely

Greens leader Adam Bandt claims the federal election offers “an opportunity for real change”, saying his party would use the balance of power in the next parliament to help deliver serious policy reforms.

The Conversation

Running for parliament is still a man’s world, with fewer female candidates – especially in winnable seats

Despite progress towards gender equality in Australian elections, women remain underrepresented among candidates vying for office on May 3. They are also overrepresented in “glass cliff” seats, which are the ones that are difficult to win and precarious to hold.

The Conversation

Don’t let embarrassment stop you – talking about these anal cancer symptoms could save your life

Anal cancer doesn’t get a lot of attention. This may be because it’s relatively rare – anal cancer affects an estimated one to two Australians in every 100,000. As a comparison, melanomas affect around 70 in every 100,000 people.

The Conversation

Gold rush Melbourne and post-war boom: how Australia overcame housing shortages in the past

As part of their federal election campaign, the Coalition announced plans to limit the number of international students able to commence study each year to 240,000, “focused on driving […] housing availability and affordability”.

The Conversation

Chinese-Australian voters were key to Labor’s win in 2022. Are some now swinging back to the Liberals?

Chinese-Australian voters were pivotal to Labor’s win in the 2022 election, with the swing against the Liberals in several key marginal seats almost twice that of other seats.

The Conversation

The ‘monogamy superiority myth’: new research suggests unconventional relationships are just as satisfying

From The Bachelor to Married at First Sight, reality TV sells us the idea that one perfect partner will complete us.

The Conversation

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The Conversation

‘Germany is back’: 3 ways NZ can benefit from Europe’s renewed centre of power

It’s unlikely many New Zealanders paid close attention to Foreign Minister Winston Peters’ statement late last year that “New Zealand and Germany are committed to enhancing their partnership”.

The Conversation

How to build a cinematic universe: the secret to Marvel’s enormous success among a history of failures

Since Iron Man hit the big screen in 2008, the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) has made more than US$30 billion, from films to series, to merchandise and comics. As scholars and the press have noted, key to its success is the use of a highly gripping and elaborate “shared universe”.

The Conversation

These complementary therapies may soon be eligible for private health insurance rebates

Private health insurers may soon be able to offer rebates for seven complementary therapies previously prohibited.

The Conversation

ChatGPT just passed the Turing test. But that doesn’t mean AI is now as smart as humans

There have been several headlines over the past week about an AI chatbot officially passing the Turing test.

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The Conversation

What is the Israel lobby – and why is it so anxious?

Last May, on a trip to the United States, world-renowned Israeli–Jewish historian Ilan Pappe was detained by Homeland Security and held for two hours.

The Conversation

Bringing manufacturing back from overseas isn’t an easy solution to Trump’s trade war

The past week has seen the United States single-handedly rewrite the underlying paradigm for global trade. And while it is fair to say that the methods are extreme, the underlying goal of the policy is not unique to the US.

The Conversation

A grab bag of campaign housing policies. But will they fix the affordability crisis beyond the election?

Secure and affordable housing is a fundamental human right for all Australians.

The Conversation

Why some storms brew up to extreme dimensions in the middle of America – and why it’s happening more often

A powerful storm system that stalled over states from Texas to Ohio for several days in early April 2025 wreaked havoc across the region, with deadly tornadoes, mudslides and flooding as rivers rose. More than a foot of rain fell in several areas.

The Conversation

Winston Peters at 80: the populist’s populist clocks up 50 years of political comebacks

Winston Peters turns a venerable 80 on April 11, but he showed no sign of retiring as New Zealand’s archetypal populist during his recent state of the nation speech. He especially enjoyed the hecklers, gleefully telling them one by one to get out.

The Conversation

‘Return’ of the dire wolf is an impressive feat of genetic engineering, not a reversal of extinction

Dallas-based biotech company Colossal has announced the birth of three pups bearing the DNA signatures of dire wolves, an iconic predator last seen roaming North America over 10,000 years ago.

The Conversation

Inaction from Brussels over the arrest of an opposition leader in Turkey may be a strategic mistake

The European Union faces a pressing problem as it decides how to handle another major slide towards autocracy in Turkey. So far, the signs are not good.

1 … 15 16 17 18

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Artificial Intelligence

International Students

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.