Should women be allowed to wear pants? It was a topic of contention in the Australian parliament in 1933, writes LORINDA CRAMER.
THE CONVERSATION
Academic rigour, journalistic flair.
The steamiest movie of the year has almost no sex in it, says ALISON TAYLOR. How did Challengers do it?
A team of recreational cavers and Parks Victoria rangers spent two years in deep underground caves to bring a near-complete skeleton of the extinct short-faced kangaroo to light. Palaeontologist TIM ZIEGLER was there.
Chinese swimming scandal: a strong defence by world anti-doping body, but narrative of ‘cover-up’ remains, write TRACEY HOLMES and CATHERINE ORDWAY.
Sexual assault victims give evidence in court, but alleged perpetrators don’t have to. Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation case shows why that needs to change, says KELLY SAUNDERS.
Many Australians face losing their homes right now. CHRIS WALLACE says here’s how the government should help...
Only walking for exercise? KEN NOSAKA shows how to get the most out of it.
DENIS MULLER reveals how the Lehrmann v Channel 10 defamation case shone an unflattering light on commercial news gathering.
You got your eyesight tested and found out you need glasses. You put them on and everything looks crystal clear. But after a few weeks things look blurrier without them than they did before your eye test. What’s going on?
MARK KENNY explains why moving to the right could be wrong for Peter Dutton and the Coalition.
Whooping cough is surging in Australia. Why, and how can we protect ourselves? LAURENCE DON WAI LUU has some answers.
Australia’s biggest chemist is merging with a giant wholesaler. Could we soon be paying more, asks ANGEL ZHONG.
