Pedestrians are more likely to be killed by heavier cars – and even more so if the vehicle is taller, Australian-first research has found.

A major Queensland study using Bicycle Network's Artificial Intelligence Road Surveys (AIRS) data has shown that separated bike infrastructure in new housing developments is heavily used across demogr...

The transition is going to happen. Our choice is whether we design rules around consumers and new technology, or cling to a model built for coal and gas that will soon be irrelevant.

Australia’s weather extremes are increasingly arriving back-to-back in a ‘weather whiplash’.

Each year, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) puts out its 'Australian Industry' figures, providing a detailed snapshot of how different sectors of the economy are performing. This year’s figures cover the 2024-25 financial year. And...

Post-truth politics means emotions trump facts. The major parties would be wise to remember this when trying to combat the rise of One Nation.

Temperatures expected to hit 40C in parts of the UK, as extreme heatwave spreads slowly eastwards, sparking warnings in Italy and the Netherlands

Ten people affected in different ways by extreme weather are taking a case against the federal government to the UN

In International Refugee Week, two speeches paint starkly different visions of the country

If a hostile state ran this sort of operation to swing our vote, we'd call it foreign interference. It's time we did.

As the year draws to a close, the Point team has compiled a list of our favourite essential reads of 2025.

The problem with having pattern recognition is that you can always see the fires before they start. Governments are a bit like that, too.  It’s not that they don’t see the fire before the smoke, it’s...

For all the focus on inflation, interest rates and cost-of-living pressures this year, the nation quietly passed a shameful milestone in 2025, ensuring a bleak Christmas for more Australian families t...

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The United States has long been famous for its world leading universities. But in the face of research funding cuts, government attacks on free speech, DEI and the right to protest, and the persecutio...

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The last time it rained that much in winter, Perth's drinking water dam overflowed. Now it's barely half full. It's telling the story of a water crisis that's not only affecting Australia, but the glo...

AEMO says there is “no going back” to a baseload and peaking power system, but for the moment prefers spinning machines over battery inverters for system security.

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Cities that build protected lanes for cyclists end up with safer roads for people on bikes and people in cars and on foot, a new study of 12 large metropolises revealed Wednesday.

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About 60% of the 1.2m cars that drove out of the showroom last year were SUVs, but road fatalities reached a 12-year high too

The report also examined the ways in which racism and discrimination exist in Australia, as well as the impact of the October 2023 referendum.

Federal Coalition ready to take leaf out of Trump’s playbook and attack key institutions and attack experts who point out its policy failings.

‘Horrendous’ eight-year long project has ended with final fact check, leaving a legacy ‘nobody can argue’ with, says researcher

The Freedom Ride hit the road in 1965 to protest racism and segregation throughout regional NSW. For descendants of the original riders, images from the trip are a source of immense pride