From Trump to Brexit, Spain to South America, populism is changing the rules of engagement in politics. Ben Moffitt explains a phenomenon that is threatening to upend democracy.

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Populism Explosion

Removing children from their parents is always a tough call but what happens next is equally difficult. Nell Musgrove questions how much foster care has really improved since the days of Victorian paternalism and the stolen generation.

Fostering better childhoods

The hidden histories of Australia’s military are coming to light as LGBT and Indigenous servicemen and women tell their stories. Noah Riseman explores the experience of minorities in the armed services and their far-reaching effects on social change.

Soldiers history forgot

Long before contemporary feminism, forward-thinking church ladies' groups abandoned the flower roster to fight for birth control, sex education and women's safety. Ellen Warne reveals the work of these unsung pioneers.

Tea and Revolution

Contemporary issues such as globalisation, the rise of communications technology and mass migration can be traced back to the movements sparked by 19th Century gold rushes when gold changed the world, explains Benjamin Mountford.

Gold as a Global Magnet

Music exists in every culture and every period of history. Tim McKenry explores why it is so pervasive and powerful and how we can make the most of it in our contemporary lives.

The Universal Sound of Music

Iran is the world's largest and most powerful theocracy but 40 years after it became an Islamic Republic, there are cracks in the fundamentalist regime, explains Naser Ghobadzadeh.

Revolution and reform in Iran

We need to reclaim the idea of nationalism before it becomes the sole province of flag waving ideologues or racists, argues sociologist Rachel Busbridge.

Is nationalism a dirty word?

Latest research insights on history, society and politics from humanities researchers at Australian Catholic University.

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