Website profile

The Conversation

An independent nonprofit news source, giving you the context to understand complicated issues. Articles are written by experts, assisted by journalists, to clearly explain events in the news and the latest research. An independent nonprofit news source, giving you the context to understand complicated issues. Articles

  • 798articles · 30d
  • 4+ hour agolatest article
  • Aug 14, 2026earliest in window
  • 91%with images
  • 308avg words
articles per day
Categories
  • Politics 216
  • Politics2 147
  • Science & Nature 135
  • News 133
  • Medical 121
  • People & Society 116
  • Health & Wellness 110
  • Arts, Culture, Entertainment & Media 96

Please confirm you are human

This browser or connection looks automated. Press and continuously hold the control for 3 seconds to enable Google-hosted web results and, when separately allowed, AI-assisted answers.

A successful check enables 100 search requests. Interactive access does not authorize scraping, systematic collection, or reuse of search output.

Hold with a pointer, or hold Space or Enter.

News

The Conversation
theconversation.com > view-from-the-hill-albanese-lashes-hanson-over-attack-on-his-mother-291561

View from The Hill: Albanese lashes Hanson over attack on his mother

4+ hour, 23+ min ago   (458+ words) It is the second time in just days that the One Nation leader is on the back foot after making a personal attack....

The Conversation
theconversation.com > africas-climate-services-need-local-detail-and-knowledge-say-people-who-use-the-information-290108

Africa’s climate services need local detail and knowledge, say people who use the information

4+ hour, 53+ min ago   (811+ words) Across Africa, people are restoring and managing mangroves, grazing lands and urban green areas in the face of increasing threats from climate change. Increasingly they make decisions based on climate-related information supplied by governments, funders and researchers. But are they…...

The Conversation
theconversation.com > why-making-friends-at-university-feels-harder-than-it-really-is-290956

Why making friends at university feels harder than it really is

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (364+ words) The summer before starting university can be a time of multiple worries for students. Worry about obtaining a place on your desired course. Worry about navigating clearing to confirm your place. Worries about securing accommodation, sorting student finance, preparation for…...

The Conversation
theconversation.com > new-fossils-show-tasmanian-devils-lived-with-people-in-outback-western-australia-45-000-years-ago-291045

New fossils show Tasmanian devils lived with people in outback Western Australia 45,000 years ago

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (573+ words) Despite their name, Tasmanian devils could be found across mainland Australia thousands of years ago....

The Conversation
theconversation.com > what-the-backlash-to-the-industrial-revolution-can-teach-us-about-handcrafts-in-the-age-of-ai-287950

What the backlash to the Industrial Revolution can teach us about handcrafts in the age of AI

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (540+ words) Anxiety about automation dates back hundreds of years....

The Conversation
theconversation.com > its-a-strange-time-to-be-a-man-in-the-castle-jon-ronson-investigates-the-plight-of-unanchored-men-290424

‘It’s a strange time to be a man’: in The Castle, Jon Ronson investigates the plight of unanchored men

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (1324+ words) Jon Ronson’s new book on the masculinity crisis was sparked by his son’s strange journey to a castle in upstate New York and a series of late-night text messages....

The Conversation
theconversation.com > viral-african-dance-videos-are-busting-stereotypes-in-china-and-making-money-for-some-290555

Viral African dance videos are busting stereotypes in China – and making money for some

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (881+ words) Connected to wireless earphones, Yoofi Greene from Ghana begins his dance steps down a busy sidewalk in Guangzhou, China. People, bicycles and cars zoom past. Pedestrians watch with a mix of amusement and annoyance as he glides by them and…...

The Conversation
theconversation.com > the-tourism-industry-is-slowly-waking-up-to-solo-travelers-needs-291494

The tourism industry is slowly waking up to solo travelers’ needs

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (796+ words) Solo travel is surging – and an industry still largely built for two is taking note. Google reported in April 2026 that online searches involving “solo travel” hit an all-time high this year, with queries for “women solo travel” reaching a 15-year…...

The Conversation
theconversation.com > the-prime-ministers-literary-award-winners-include-a-collective-yolnu-novel-and-a-murder-trial-290784

The Prime Minister’s Literary Award winners include a collective Yolŋu novel – and a murder trial

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (682+ words) The winners of this year’s Prime Minister’s Literary Awards have been announced. Together, they question, subvert and explore Australian identity....

The Conversation
theconversation.com > decorating-the-heavens-a-new-leonard-french-window-sheds-light-on-his-masterpiece-290855

‘Decorating the heavens’: a new Leonard French window sheds light on his masterpiece

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (748+ words) In the 1950s and 60s, artists, writers and musicians were drawn to the islands in the Aegean, including Australian writers George Johnston and Charmian Clift, who took up residence on the Greek island of Hydra, as did the young Leonard Cohen. In…...