The most powerful woman in the world

A former musician who was once forced to go into hiding from terrorists, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's path to power has been an incredible journey.

The list is male-dominated for the first time in eight years — there are more male authors named Paul than there are female authors — and features just one English author among Canadian, American and Irish writers.

In 2007, a gallery assistant made a discovery that rocked the Australian art world and led to one of the most controversial, high-profile and enduring art mysteries.

Journalist Stan Grant has walked away from his media career to help fix what he calls a toxic global news culture.

Australian screenwriters and actors say our local industry provides a worrying blueprint for their US counterparts, as a reckoning over royalties and writers' rooms begins to brew here.

These comedians are using humour to consider the tenets of their faith and break down damaging stereotypes. But it's not always an easy gig.

Many mythical female monsters were created to scare women and children into submission. Today they could have a very different meaning.

Hobbies aren't just activities to pass the time; they can also boost your mental health and sense of purpose. These experts say it's time to take them more seriously.

Are we about to see fewer tanks and more drones in warfare? And should gun violence be treated as a public health issue?

Flora Hui's hope for the future is that blindness from glaucoma no longer exists. As an optometrist and researcher, she's at the forefront of finding better treatments.

Is there any way of retrieving the deliberative conditions under which democratic life is possible, when the social media cacophony makes hearing one another so hard?