Pacific overtures
Paul Keating launched Australia towards a republic when he was prime minister. Now a visiting lecturer, he tells Chris Johnston about his hopes for the nation. In the scheme of things, Paul Keating...
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Eyewitness
Rome, like many other parts of Italy, is under attack from tiger mosquitoes, a particularly aggressive and dangerous species believed to have arrived from Asia. Paul Reiter, head of the entomology...
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First seeds of civilisation
It was a turning point in human history, the moment when a group of Levantine farmers first sowed seeds of barley before returning at the end of the growing season to reap their harvest. Scientists...
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European research area puts revamp on the cards
The EU wants to use Framework to build common cause, reports Keith Nuthall A European Commission discussion paper envisages transforming the European Union's Framework research programme, using its...
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Europe to strengthen LatAm links
Many Latin American executives still look to North America for their management training needs, but signs of a shift in focus to Europe were visible at a recent conference in Barcelona. More than 200...
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Tea's good, but hold the milk
The British may always put the kettle on when faced with a crisis, yet a study suggests that our drinking habits may deprive us of tea's most beneficial properties. Scientists have found that regular...
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Free market will enslave us all
Humans do not develop by buying mobile phones and BMWs, argues Thai environmentalist Sulak Sivaraksa, who believes a sustainable future requires a little bit of spiritual enlightenment. Chris Bunting...
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Tarzan, tsars and theatre of Ortelius
Archaeology
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Investigators sent to uncover student visa scam
MELBOURNE Up to 15,000 foreign students may be using Australia's student visa system to enter illegally to work rather than to study. The federal government has set up an investigation into claims...
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We cannot even define them, let alone name them...
...so how can we make war on those we call terrorists? asks David Whittaker The rhetoric from Washington about "taking out" terrorism is a predictable response provoked by the anger and grief that...
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The ins and outs of our ancestors
Out of Africa or Out of Asia? A bitter row is raging about the origin of our species. Ayala Ochert reports Of the many lessons that could be learned from the O. J. Simpson trial, there is one we can...
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Rude awakenings in dreamland?
Does America Need a Foreign Policy?
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Hungry for solid solutions
The greatest prize for humanity would be an end to poverty but there is no easy answer, writes James Mirrlees. Fifty years ago, health, peace and poverty reduction were the world's priorities, but...
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Dull star shows it's really hot stuff
The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the Sun - Nearest Star
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Footprints in stolen sand
When you're lying on that beach in Belize congratulating yourself that as an ecotourist you're not damaging the environment and are helping the local economy, think again, says Rosaleen Duffy. When...