Pope Francis’ journey from the streets of Flores, a neighbourhood in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to the Vatican, is a remarkable tale. Born in 1936, Jorge Bergoglio was raised in a middle-class family of ...

Despite the strong popularity of the ‘Moko’ drums in the Alor-Pantar archipelago, their history and origins are still relatively obscure and seem to fade into the mists of time. Research reveals why.

A harmful bill in the Texas legislature would criminalize transporting youth younger than 18, or funding their transportation, out of state to access abortion without written parental consent. The ...

During his 12-year papacy, Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1936, gradually won over the hearts and minds of Catholics and non-Catholics alike.

Mo Hammoud, Research Group Lead, LGBTQ+ Population Health Research Group, and Senior Research Fellow, HIV Epidemiology and Prevention Program, Kirby Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Health, UNSW ...

Brazil’s federal police recently pulled back the curtain on a criminal web that had infiltrated the country’s fuel distribution chains. What looked like ordinary gas stations were, in fact, outposts ...

Domestic and family violence hasn’t been a major election issue. While the major parties are starting to talk about it, it’s not enough.

The Fair Work Commission has found award pay rates in five industrial awards covering a range of female-dominated occupations and industries do not provide equal pay. This important decision should ...

Beneath the surface of the Southern Ocean, vast volumes of cold, dense water plunge off the Antarctic continental shelf, cascading down underwater cliffs to the ocean floor thousands of metres below.

Click to expand Image Dubai, United Arab Emirates, November 29, 2023. © 2023 Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via AP Photo Emirati authorities have designated as “terrorist” 11 dissidents and their relatives ...

At Vanity Fair, Graydon Carter oversaw iconic coverage and launched the Oscars party. His memoir recalls the golden age of magazines – and ‘the expense account life’.

The US has obstructed climate action for decades – largely due to damaging actions by the powerful fossil fuel industry. But Australia has a chance now to lead.