Explorations of how humans conceptualise time as space are tied closely to the study of language and cognition. The conceptual metaphor theory, developed by George Lakoff and Mark Johnson, proposes ...

Two male students have been expelled from a Melbourne private school for their involvement in a list ranking female students.

In the dissenting report to the deportation bill, the Coalition says it supports the policy intent of the legislation but has ...

Australia’s economy is already alarmingly weak. A big cut in government spending in next week’s budget could push us from a per capita recession into an actual recession.

The budget papers show the state’s economy has well and truly bounced back from the dark days of the COVID lockdowns.

A clever approach to restoring Australia’s native oyster and mussel reefs in Queensland’s Moreton Bay is catching on, giving community groups a way to get involved in their local patch.

Stopping cells from dividing into new cells is one way to fight cancer. This is how the drug abemaciclib works.

In our new research into the careers of Australian architects, a significant portion of respondents felt anxious, distressed, ...

This is not the first time domestic violence has been declared a national crisis. Australian governments first got seriously ...

Many fans support diversity and inclusivity initiatives in sports but others don’t. New research shows why this happens, and what can be done to garner more widespread support.

Comets and asteroids shed bits and bobs of themselves along their journey as they get closer to the Sun. When Earth zips through this trail of space debris, meteors streak across the sky like shooting ...

The United States and Israel are gifting Iran and its message of defiance enormous appeal, well beyond the imagination of Iranian authorities.