A recently published obituary for the Great Barrier Reef has drawn ire from reef scientists. While obituaries, even satirical ones, are undoubtedly premature, they are part of a long and complicated history of death on the reef.

The obituary comes after this year’s record bleaching...

Social media has revolutionised how we communicate. In this series, we look at how it has changed the media, politics, health, education and the law.

There has been a massive increase in the use of social media – from being almost non-existent 15 years ago, it now takes up a...

There’s a new arrival on the dictionary scene – the much-anticipated second edition of the Australian National Dictionary, known fondly as AND.

As I recently wrote, these beautiful two volumes should certainly put to rest any fears...