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We found out the favourite 2025 books of 35 expert readers – and the Books & Ideas team shares our own picks, too.
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December 1, 2025 at 5:06 PM
We found out the favourite 2025 books of 35 expert readers – and the Books & Ideas team shares our own picks, too.
Read more here and share your favs below: theconversation.com/best-bo...
Read more here and share your favs below: theconversation.com/best-bo...
The Prime Minsters quiet wedding was a stark contrast to other Labor weddings.
View from The Hill: Albanese’s wedding guestlist a mudmap to his inner power sanctum
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December 1, 2025 at 2:18 PM
The Prime Minsters quiet wedding was a stark contrast to other Labor weddings.
The UN’s global climate summits have been accused of being slow, opaque and a magnet for fossil fuel lobbyists. A major overhaul is needed to make them relevant.
Are UN climate summits a waste of time? No, but they are in dire need of reform
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December 1, 2025 at 12:38 PM
The UN’s global climate summits have been accused of being slow, opaque and a magnet for fossil fuel lobbyists. A major overhaul is needed to make them relevant.
One of the most critically acclaimed playwrights of our age, Tom Stoppard, has died at 88. He assumed his audience was as well read and inquisitive as he was.
‘It’s wanting to know that makes us matter’: how Tom Stoppard made us all philosophers
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December 1, 2025 at 9:04 AM
One of the most critically acclaimed playwrights of our age, Tom Stoppard, has died at 88. He assumed his audience was as well read and inquisitive as he was.
The ongoing litigation resulting from one fateful night at Parliament House has inconvenient truths for all involved – including members of the government.
View from The Hill: Two women intent on vindication ensure Higgins affair haunts Labor
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December 1, 2025 at 7:44 AM
The ongoing litigation resulting from one fateful night at Parliament House has inconvenient truths for all involved – including members of the government.
New Zealanders trade cryptocurrency worth billions every year, largely invisible to the tax system. That will change with the start of the next financial year.
A global tax crackdown is coming for crypto – including NZ trades worth billions
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December 1, 2025 at 6:03 AM
New Zealanders trade cryptocurrency worth billions every year, largely invisible to the tax system. That will change with the start of the next financial year.
Australia’s economy is heavily reliant on family firms. Getting succession planning right is crucial.
Passing on a family business isn’t easy. Here’s why – and what factors predict success
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December 1, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Australia’s economy is heavily reliant on family firms. Getting succession planning right is crucial.
In his latest book, Clinton Fernandes explains why the AUKUS deal is an all-too-predictable continuation of past follies. 👉 theconversation.com/hypocri...
December 1, 2025 at 4:42 AM
In his latest book, Clinton Fernandes explains why the AUKUS deal is an all-too-predictable continuation of past follies. 👉 theconversation.com/hypocri...
Equatorial cyclones are rare. That’s one reason Cyclone Senyar has done so much damage in Indonesia and Malaysia. 👉 theconversation.com/death-a...
December 1, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Equatorial cyclones are rare. That’s one reason Cyclone Senyar has done so much damage in Indonesia and Malaysia. 👉 theconversation.com/death-a...
The federal government has encouraged kids to ‘stand up’ to bullies on behalf of victims. But research suggests it may not work and can even be counterproductive. 👉 theconversation.com/should-...
December 1, 2025 at 2:15 AM
The federal government has encouraged kids to ‘stand up’ to bullies on behalf of victims. But research suggests it may not work and can even be counterproductive. 👉 theconversation.com/should-...
The Trump administration claims “mass migration” is a threat to “Western civilisation”. But research shows migrants don’t commit crimes at disproportionate rates.
Trump wants Australian data on migrant crime. This will only scapegoat vulnerable people
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December 1, 2025 at 1:04 AM
The Trump administration claims “mass migration” is a threat to “Western civilisation”. But research shows migrants don’t commit crimes at disproportionate rates.
Two-dozen Asian yellow-legged hornet nests and queens have now been found on Auckland’s North Shore. Speed and more resources will be crucial.
NZ now has a narrow window to stop the Asian yellow-legged hornet – here’s how everyone can help
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November 30, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Two-dozen Asian yellow-legged hornet nests and queens have now been found on Auckland’s North Shore. Speed and more resources will be crucial.
📚 In 58 Facets, legal anthropologist Marika Sosnowski reflects on displacement, violence, resistance and her own family history.
Checkpoints, camps and control: how violence and the law intertwine
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November 30, 2025 at 11:05 PM
📚 In 58 Facets, legal anthropologist Marika Sosnowski reflects on displacement, violence, resistance and her own family history.
Dating your psychologist, even if you’re no longer a client, is never a good idea, whatever Netflix says.
Why dating your therapist is never OK
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November 30, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Dating your psychologist, even if you’re no longer a client, is never a good idea, whatever Netflix says.
State governments across the country have brought in harsher laws to deal with youth crime in recent years. But do the stats justify the punitive measures? 👉 theconversation.com/is-aust...
November 30, 2025 at 10:19 PM
State governments across the country have brought in harsher laws to deal with youth crime in recent years. But do the stats justify the punitive measures? 👉 theconversation.com/is-aust...
The responses reveal a much more nuanced picture of the relationship between young Australians and social media than the public debate suggests. 👉 theconversation.com/make-th...
November 30, 2025 at 10:06 PM
The responses reveal a much more nuanced picture of the relationship between young Australians and social media than the public debate suggests. 👉 theconversation.com/make-th...
The opposition leader is the latest in a long line of politicians who speak of ‘Australian values’. But it has long been a problematic idea, writes Kate Darian-Smith.
Sussan Ley talks about ‘Australian values’ in assessing migrants. What exactly does that mean?
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November 28, 2025 at 5:06 AM
The opposition leader is the latest in a long line of politicians who speak of ‘Australian values’. But it has long been a problematic idea, writes Kate Darian-Smith.
📚 A new book, Goliath’s Curse, will reset everything you thought you knew about the rise and fall of civilisations – with worrying implications for our world now.
Friday essay: how societies evolved into fear-dominated goliaths – then collapsed
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November 28, 2025 at 3:19 AM
📚 A new book, Goliath’s Curse, will reset everything you thought you knew about the rise and fall of civilisations – with worrying implications for our world now.
Could container ships ever go electric? The best option might be a fleet of attendant battery vessels to power these giants directly.
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November 28, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Could container ships ever go electric? The best option might be a fleet of attendant battery vessels to power these giants directly.
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@lisacwatts.bsky.social joined The Growth Distillery podcast, Rules Don't Apply, to discuss why building trust, not chasing clicks, is currency in modern media. Check out the full episode on YouTube for a wide-ranging discussion. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJxS...
Depth Over Speed: Lisa Watts on Redefining Modern Media
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November 28, 2025 at 1:26 AM
@lisacwatts.bsky.social joined The Growth Distillery podcast, Rules Don't Apply, to discuss why building trust, not chasing clicks, is currency in modern media. Check out the full episode on YouTube for a wide-ranging discussion. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJxS...
The US dollar still dominates trade for now. But new research suggests Australia’s banks are unprepared for a world where China’s currency plays a much larger role.
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November 28, 2025 at 12:11 AM
The US dollar still dominates trade for now. But new research suggests Australia’s banks are unprepared for a world where China’s currency plays a much larger role.
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Australia’s response to mental illness is still hospital-centric. Treating more patients in their homes is a step in the right direction.
For many people with acute mental illness, ‘hospital in the home’ means living well in the community
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November 27, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Australia’s response to mental illness is still hospital-centric. Treating more patients in their homes is a step in the right direction.
More than one in six cases of sexual harassment in Australia happen at work social events. If it happens to you, or you’re a bystander – here’s what you can do.
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November 27, 2025 at 10:22 PM
More than one in six cases of sexual harassment in Australia happen at work social events. If it happens to you, or you’re a bystander – here’s what you can do.
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The government finally got its environmental laws through, doing the deal with the Greens and hanging the Liberals out to dry.
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November 27, 2025 at 9:21 PM
The government finally got its environmental laws through, doing the deal with the Greens and hanging the Liberals out to dry.
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🎧 PODCAST: Ley says the Opposition was negotiating with the government into early Thursday – just before Labor announced a deal with the Greens.
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November 27, 2025 at 9:08 PM
🎧 PODCAST: Ley says the Opposition was negotiating with the government into early Thursday – just before Labor announced a deal with the Greens.
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