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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Andrew Wilkie on the need to go harder to curb gambling advertising

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Andrew Wilkie on the need to go harder to curb gambling advertising

Long-time gambling reform advocate Andrew Wilkie says a reason the government is being timid on the issue is because of close relationships with...

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Michelle Grattan

Living in a glorified tent: new research shows huge energy gaps between older and newer homes

Living in a glorified tent: new research shows huge energy gaps between older and newer homes

Older homes are colder homes. There’s a huge energy performance gap between newer and older homes – and it costs a lot.

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Matthew Daly

Younger Australians show greater interest in Indigenous histories, but know less about them: new research

Younger Australians show greater interest in Indigenous histories, but know less about them: new research

Conversely, older Australians report less interest in Indigenous histories but know more about them.

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Nicole Townsend

How does a Telstra outage bring down trains? A telco expert explains

How does a Telstra outage bring down trains? A telco expert explains

It wasn’t just mobile phones that went down with the Telstra outage. Here’s how trains connect to the mobile network.

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Faraz Hasan

30 years since Dolly the sheep was born, where is cloning technology at now?

30 years since Dolly the sheep was born, where is cloning technology at now?

Today, cloning is not a technology that can simply “copy and paste” living things. But it’s brought advances in several fields of science.

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Sathana Dushyanthen

‘Adaptive reuse’: how contemporary artists reuse and recycle objects to be born again

‘Adaptive reuse’: how contemporary artists reuse and recycle objects to be born again

We tend to think of recycling, repair and reuse as part of an environmentally responsible way of life. But they are also key to many artists’ work.

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Alex Burchmore

Want to use health insurance in an emergency? Here’s what it does (and doesn’t) cover

Want to use health insurance in an emergency? Here’s what it does (and doesn’t) cover

In an emergency, you can’t always use your private health insurance. And even if you do, you can face these out-of-pocket costs.

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Yuting Zhang

Can picking personal Lotto lines change the odds of winning? We ran the numbers

Can picking personal Lotto lines change the odds of winning? We ran the numbers

An analysis of Lotto entries shows many players gravitate to the same number combinations, increasing prize sharing and reducing value.

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Timothy Falcon Crack

Scavenger animals are the missing link in Australia’s bird flu response. Three experts explain

Scavenger animals are the missing link in Australia’s bird flu response. Three experts explain

Animals that feed on infected carcasses could be accelerating the spread of the H5N1 strain.

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Niraj Meisuria

Real estate agents face tough new rules to prevent criminals laundering money. This is what’s changing

Real estate agents face tough new rules to prevent criminals laundering money. This is what’s changing

Buyers will face more scrutiny as anti-money laundering rules expand to cover real estate agents, lawyers and conveyancers.

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Mei Pheng Lee

Female graduates are earning less than their male peers. What might be causing the gap?

Female graduates are earning less than their male peers. What might be causing the gap?

A survey showed the annual median full-time graduate salary for women was $3,700 less than men’s. Research suggests gender bias might be at play.

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Leonora Risse

Is porn actually addictive? The science isn’t straightforward

Is porn actually addictive? The science isn’t straightforward

Research suggests ‘problematic porn use’ is a more accurate way to describe the potential harms of pornography.

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Danielle Thielke

Narendra Modi’s visit to Australia will be a display of strategic pragmatism

Narendra Modi’s visit to Australia will be a display of strategic pragmatism

The Indian leader is visiting for the third time. Australia and India will be united in their shared geopolitical interests, if not their domestic...

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Teesta Prakash

Food poverty, stress and housing insecurity: what happens when your parent is detained or deported

Food poverty, stress and housing insecurity: what happens when your parent is detained or deported

The children and young people involved in the research were clear on what would help them most.

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Michelle Peterie

‘We learn off one another and we follow through’: weaving fishing nets with the Aunties

‘We learn off one another and we follow through’: weaving fishing nets with the Aunties

A new project renewed traditional net-making practices on Widjabal Wia-bal Country in northern New South Wales.

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Kylie Day

NZ’s unique fossil record of marine molluscs helps scientists predict extinction risk – before it’s too late

NZ’s unique fossil record of marine molluscs helps scientists predict extinction risk – before it’s too late

New Zealand’s well-documented fossil and living marine fauna allows scientists to explore drivers of extinction risk that are relevant globally.

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James S. Crampton

3.1 billion‑year‑old rocks in Australia reveal a forgotten chapter of Earth’s water cycle

3.1 billion‑year‑old rocks in Australia reveal a forgotten chapter of Earth’s water cycle

Today, plate tectonics carry water into Earth’s depths. But this deep water cycle goes back much further.

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Eric Vandenburg

View from The Hill: ‘we must disagree with this action’ Albanese tells Beijing

View from The Hill: ‘we must disagree with this action’ Albanese tells Beijing

Australia rebukes China over a ballistic missile test in the Pacific as the prime minister shores up other relationships in the region.

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Michelle Grattan

China’s submarine missile test looks routine. The real story is the panic it triggered

China’s submarine missile test looks routine. The real story is the panic it triggered

All nuclear powers test missiles. Why do China’s tests provoke such a fierce response?

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James Dwyer

What are peptides? And why am I hearing so much about them?

What are peptides? And why am I hearing so much about them?

People are now taking peptides for a variety of reasons, including fat loss. But are they legal? And what are the risks? Here’s what you need to know.

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Samuel Cornell

Can’t get enough of the World Cup? Here are the best books about soccer – chosen by experts

Can’t get enough of the World Cup? Here are the best books about soccer – chosen by experts

Writers have long sought to understand the magic and meaning of soccer. Here are some books to savor.

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Suzy Freeman-Greene

Australia and Fiji sign a new defence pact as China launches a ballistic missile test in the Pacific. What does it all mean?

Australia and Fiji sign a new defence pact as China launches a ballistic missile test in the Pacific. What does it all mean?

There are legitimate concerns about China. But the Australia-Fiji pact looks like “sugar-rush” diplomacy: announcements first, hard questions later.

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Joanne Wallis

Australia’s housing market is cooling. Perhaps our expectations should too

Australia’s housing market is cooling. Perhaps our expectations should too

We are judging the success of Australia’s housing system using the wrong measures.

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Alan Duncan

Secrecy in Victoria’s courts is rife. Here are 6 reforms that would make the system better

Secrecy in Victoria’s courts is rife. Here are 6 reforms that would make the system better

There’s no doubt open justice is at crisis point in Victoria following sustained negative media reporting. But it can be improved.

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Jason Bosland

Fragmented and incomplete: why isn’t anyone in charge of Australia’s EV charger rollout?

Fragmented and incomplete: why isn’t anyone in charge of Australia’s EV charger rollout?

Australia’s EV transition is gathering pace – but fixing gaps in the public charger network will be essential for the shift to continue.

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Hussein Dia

Who was First Nations resistance fighter Musquito? A historian investigates a legend

Who was First Nations resistance fighter Musquito? A historian investigates a legend

Musquito’s life and death can be read through the lens of a history of invasion and resistance. Or of the difficulties of being placed between two...

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Tim Rowse

A brief history of popcorn – and its cinema snack sidekicks

A brief history of popcorn – and its cinema snack sidekicks

Throughout the history of cinema, popcorn has been both scorned as a messy lowbrow distraction and hailed as a profit-making saviour.

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Garritt C van Dyk

Cultural safety isn’t a buzzword. It’s a vital part of First Nations health care and healing

Cultural safety isn’t a buzzword. It’s a vital part of First Nations health care and healing

Indigenous Australians are less likely to use health services than non-Indigenous people – even when needed. So health services need to change.

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Helen Milroy

Bees ‘facial expressions’ may be a sign of their inner lives

Bees ‘facial expressions’ may be a sign of their inner lives

A new study builds on a wave of new work that is daring to suggest insects might have a form of consciousness.

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Andrew Barron

This ‘centrist’ party is rising in NZ polls. Will it prove power broker?

This ‘centrist’ party is rising in NZ polls. Will it prove power broker?

TOP’s positive polling is fuelling media speculation about its electoral prospects. Can it finally get over the line? And what might happen if it...

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Richard Shaw

NZ’s tourism sector is striving to be greener. What does that mean for businesses?

NZ’s tourism sector is striving to be greener. What does that mean for businesses?

Interviews with NZ tourism operators finds sustainability is rarely straightforward, requiring continual learning, investment and collaboration.

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Claire Beach

Why reports Trump pressed FIFA to overturn a decision are so alarming

Why reports Trump pressed FIFA to overturn a decision are so alarming

Sport has also always been political. But if reports Trump has wielded political power to change on-field decisions are true, it signals a dangerous...

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Catherine Ordway

View from The Hill: WA state byelection within Hastie’s seat another ‘real time’ test for One Nation

View from The Hill: WA state byelection within Hastie’s seat another ‘real time’ test for One Nation

The contest will be closely watched for whether One Nation erodes Labor in an outer suburban area, and also for its implications for Hastie.

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Michelle Grattan

Victorian Redbridge poll has One Nation just ahead of Labor and the Coalition

Victorian Redbridge poll has One Nation just ahead of Labor and the Coalition

With a state election set for late November, a new poll has One Nation ahead of the two major parties.

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Adrian Beaumont

ABC will trial using AI for journalism. What are the risks and benefits?

ABC will trial using AI for journalism. What are the risks and benefits?

The decision tracks with a long history of editors and journalists being early adopters of tech innovations.

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Timothy Koskie

Wilsons Prom has been scarred by bushfires. It may help us protect other fire‑prone forests

Wilsons Prom has been scarred by bushfires. It may help us protect other fire‑prone forests

A new study unpacks how Victoria’s eucalypt forests have coped with past bushfires – with lessons for the future.

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Aaron Heap

How to stop fraudsters tricking disabled people out of their NDIS funding

How to stop fraudsters tricking disabled people out of their NDIS funding

The way the NDIS was designed and rolled out left important gaps in preventing fraud. A new parliamentary report outlines some fixes – but even more...

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Mona Nikidehaghani

We assessed dozens of programs for men who use violence. Here’s what we learned

We assessed dozens of programs for men who use violence. Here’s what we learned

Across the Indo-Pacific, countries are trying different approaches to men’s behaviour change programs for domestic violence. There are lessons for...

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Freya McLachlan

NZ’s approval of Roundup relies on industry‑funded reviews currently under investigation

NZ’s approval of Roundup relies on industry‑funded reviews currently under investigation

New Zealand’s approval of Roundup is based on reviews shaped by Monsanto. But one has now been retracted and others are under investigation.

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Alexander Kaurov

Maria Takolander’s futuristic novel of ‘everyday horrors’ follows a mother’s quest to save her son

Maria Takolander’s futuristic novel of ‘everyday horrors’ follows a mother’s quest to save her son

The End of Romance is a relatable dystopia that amplifies humanity’s burning problems – but offers a glint of hope

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Joanne Anderton

Upside‑down whales aren’t sick or hurt – they’re just resting

Upside‑down whales aren’t sick or hurt – they’re just resting

This behaviour is unique, rather perplexing and not reported in other large whales.

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Kate Sprogis

The Socceroos’ defensive approach ended their World Cup dreams. They have some tough decisions to make

The Socceroos’ defensive approach ended their World Cup dreams. They have some tough decisions to make

The 2026 World Cup has left Australia with a young group of players who will improve and grow in stature – but there are question marks over their...

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Steve Georgakis

Should Australia pause building new data centres? We asked 5 experts

Should Australia pause building new data centres? We asked 5 experts

As data centres have grown in size and number in Australia, they have also become the subject of fierce public debate. So what’s the best way forward?

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Drew Rooke

Half a century on, NAIDOC Week is still both a party and a protest

Half a century on, NAIDOC Week is still both a party and a protest

The annual event is an opportunity to honour one of the world’s oldest continuing cultures, but its origins are in Australia’s first civil rights...

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Bronwyn Carlson

How employers can get serious about tackling racism against Indigenous workers

How employers can get serious about tackling racism against Indigenous workers

More than half of Indigenous workers report experiencing racism sometimes, often or very often. Here are three practical, proven ways for employers to...

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Nareen Young

After home batteries, could the humble water heater be the next big step forward?

After home batteries, could the humble water heater be the next big step forward?

Rolling out a new program to encourage electric hot water could slash household costs and cut emissions.

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David Roche

‘A giant blanket’: how better insulation lowers energy costs for you and the grid

‘A giant blanket’: how better insulation lowers energy costs for you and the grid

An expert explains how insulation works and why it matters.

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Gill Armstrong

We still misunderstand addiction. Here’s what you should know

We still misunderstand addiction. Here’s what you should know

Two experts explain why we must view addiction as a health condition, not a moral failure.

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Dan Lubman

We assume students see pictures in their minds as they learn. But not everyone can

We assume students see pictures in their minds as they learn. But not everyone can

Every day in class, students are encouraged to ‘visualise’, ‘imagine’ or ‘picture’ concepts in their minds. Some find this impossible.

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Andrew J. Martin

Is your child devastated the Socceroos lost? Here’s how to help

Is your child devastated the Socceroos lost? Here’s how to help

No parent likes seeing their child upset. But moments like these can also be opportunities to help kids build emotional skills.

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Shane Rogers