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Australian poetry classics: Francis Webb, the 20th century’s ‘most unjustly neglected poet’, is our best kept literary secret

In this series, we explore influential Australian poems.

The Conversation · Aug 20

Does your kid hate costumes? Here’s how to handle Book Week and special events

Book Week, costume parties and other dress-up days can be great fun for children. Parents and carers may picture their child wearing their favourite superhero or princess costume, enthusiastically joining in celebrations.

The Conversation · Aug 20

Leaving abusive relationships can be harder for migrant women. Here’s what they need to feel safe

Like many women raised in traditional cultures and religious contexts, I was taught that a “good” woman holds the family together. In my culture, women were often glorified for quietly accepting hardship.

The Conversation · Aug 20

Anti-abortion rhetoric is becoming entrenched in Australian right-wing politics

Earlier this week, Queensland Nationals MP Llew O’Brien introduced a so-called “born alive” bill into the House of Representatives.

The Conversation · Aug 20

One year isn’t enough – why the government needs to keep up the pace of economic reform

It has been a year since the federal government convened its economic reform roundtable – the culmination of a process that flung the doors open on the reforms needed to drive a more prosperous Australia.

The Conversation · Aug 20

NZ is eyeing reform of its strained aged-care system. How might a reset deliver for Māori?

The government has just received a raft of suggestions to overhaul its under-pressure aged-care system.

The Conversation · Aug 20

Darline Graham’s inherited Senate seat revives the ‘widow’s mandate’ with a sibling twist

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster’s July 2026 appointment of Darline Graham to fill the remainder of her late brother Lindsey Graham’s Senate term – and her subsequent decision to run for the seat – may seem unusual. After all, Darline Graham has no experience in elected office and was virtually…

The Conversation · Aug 20

Your high school friends may shape whether you become an entrepreneur decades later

With more young Canadians considering self-employment amid a high youth unemployment rate, entrepreneurship programs are facing growing demand. Applications to Futurpreneur, the national organization that finances young Canadian entrepreneurs, rose 50 per cent last quarter, compared with 15 per cent growth a year earlier.

The Conversation · Aug 20

What dandelions and bees can teach us about our responsibilities to the natural world

In spring, on the traditional and treaty lands of the Mississaugas of the Credit, young children, Anishinaabe storytellers and educators walk together with Aki (Land) and Nibi (Water).

The Conversation · Aug 20

France’s nuclear reactors are running hot and still keeping the lights on

Much of western Europe has endured long stretches of hot weather and heatwaves this summer. France recently experienced the hottest day in its recorded history and placed 54 of its 96 departments under the highest heat alert.

The Conversation · Aug 20