| | | | Many of us feel safer knowing we've got smoke alarms installed in our homes, but how many people are aware of a raging — and disquieting — debate over the efficacy of smoke alarms? | | | | This Australian Open is not merely a test of whether Nick Kyrgios has the game to win one of the big four tournaments. It is a test of whether he has the temperament, writes Richard Hinds. | | | | A former orangutan smuggler shares the secrets of how gangs are slaughtering the great apes to steal their babies to sell as pets or status symbols, pushing an endangered species closer to the brink. | | | | US President Donald Trump says if the shutdown deadlock continues, Republicans should fund the Government by changing Senate rules, but top Republicans immediately dismiss the idea. | | | | As it becomes ever more entangled in battles over the meaning of our history, Australia Day will find it difficult to foster common belonging and social cohesion. | | | | One year into Donald Trump's presidency, Australians and Americans feel America is "weaker" and the world is more dangerous. What does this mean for our partnership with the US? | | | | England's Jos Buttler strikes a belligerent unbeaten 100 to set up a 16-run win over Australia in the third ODI, as the touring side takes an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series. | | | | The sharing of stunning photos on social media is driving the degradation of some of Tasmania's natural gems, warns professional photographer Jason Futrill. | | | | Turkish ground forces push into northern Syria's Afrin province, Ankara says, after launching artillery and air strikes on a US-backed Kurdish militia it aims to sweep from its border. | | | | Blockchain is now helping to bring much-needed transparency to the global tuna industry, which has been prone to corruption, human slavery and unsustainable fishing practices. | | | | Facial exercises may reduce some of the signs of ageing, according to a recent study. But just how do "face workouts" yield firmer skin and fuller cheeks? | | | | Property owners on Moreton Island break their silence about a "David and Goliath" dispute with the island's management, which they say is threatening to send some of them broke. | | | | After knocking on doors for two years trying to find work, a talented craftsman who fled Syria for Australia finally lands his dream job in the last traditional manufacturing silversmith in the country. | | | | Retired Tasmanian Supreme Court librarian Dorothy Shea is devoting her spare time to helping preserve a cache of historic documents that she found wrapped in brown paper two decades ago. | | | | Guests and staff say they had no choice but to "burn or escape" after gunmen dressed in army uniforms stormed Kabul's Intercontinental Hotel, sparking an overnight siege that left at least five people dead. | | | | Step by step, Lucy Barnard is hoping to do something no woman in the world has done before: walk the length of the world from Argentina to Alaska. | | | | A 52-year-old man is found dead after a motorised buggy veered down a concrete embankment and into a creek in Melbourne's east. | | | | Goats are adorable (no kidding), but before you jump in and adopt them as pets, find out if you're really prepared to make the commitment. | |  |
By Richard Hinds | |  |
By Frank Bongiorno, ANU | |  |
By Candice Visser and Quentin Hanich, University of Wollongong | |  |
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