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Plucking numbers from the air: Victoria’s big build for housing relies on...
Taras Vyshnya/ShutterstockThe Victorian government this week gave the state’s local councils a gargantuan task: solve the housing crisis by accelerating new housing. Each council now has a target for...
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Grassroots sport can help refugees find their feet in Australia – Brisbane’s...
As preparations for Paris’ Olympic and Paralympic Games gather momentum, South East Queensland is preparing its legacy strategy in anticipation for the 2032 Brisbane games. The Queensland government’s...
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Kangaroo teeth grow forever – and keep a record of their owner’s age and sex
How do you find out the age of a wild animal? For some Australian marsupials, we have discovered you can tell from their teeth. In a new paper published in Archives of Oral Biology, we show that the...
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Why can’t I sleep? It could be your sheets or doona
Ground Picture/ShutterstockIt’s winter, so many of us will be bringing out, or buying, winter bedding.But how much of a difference does your bedding make to your thermal comfort? Can a particular...
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Does One NZ’s new ad campaign connect? Many adopted people might not think so
One NZ/YouTubeAdoption is often portrayed as a beautiful, loving act. It enables people to become parents to a child who is given a second chance at being part of a loving family. And a birth mother is...
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Peter Dutton’s nuclear energy policy will do nothing to ease Australians’...
Of all the debates unleashed by the Coalition’s nuclear energy announcement this week, energy prices is among the hottest. As Australians struggle with the skyrocketing cost of living, Opposition...
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Hollywood didn’t know exactly what to do with Donald Sutherland – so they did...
I don’t think Hollywood knew what to do with Donald Sutherland, who has died at age 88. He was not your classically handsome A-list actor like contemporaries Warren Beatty or Robert Redford, nor was he...
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How would a switch to nuclear affect electricity prices for households and...
Peter Dutton has announced that under a Coalition government, seven nuclear power stations would be built around the country over the next 15 years. Experts have declared nuclear power would be...
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The mystery of the massive sporting comeback: what’s the psychology of...
The unpredictability of sport is in many ways its greatest attraction, and unforgettable come-from-behind victories are especially captivating. During these epic comebacks, one team or athlete is...
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Azithromycin: how to manage while this antibiotic is in short supply for...
Odua Images/ShutterstockAntibiotic shortages have become a big challenge for child health. For example, amoxicillin and cephalexin are among the most commonly prescribed antibiotics for children, used...
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Vladimir Putin’s Asia-Pacific trip was intended to send a message. Australia...
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent trips to North Korea and Vietnam are noteworthy for the timing and focus, not to mention for highlighting his contempt for the rule of law.Coming hard on the...
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Bell Shakespeare’s new King Lear understands the joy of a good tragedy
Brett Boardman/Bell ShakespeareIt is a common reflex to reach for Aristotle’s Poetics to determine what a good tragedy should be. Aristotle says there are good reasons to enjoy a good tragedy,...
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A big change is coming for higher education funding. What would a ‘hard cap’...
Back in February, the Universities Accord final report recommended major changes to university funding. It proposed a new body, the Australian Tertiary Education Commission, to oversee funding and link...
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Culturally diverse teens greatly benefit from social media – banning it would...
junpinzon/ShutterstockThere is currently a bipartisan push from state and federal governments to introduce laws in Australia banning young people under 16 from accessing social media platforms....
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A wealthy housewife longs to go wild, in a brilliant riff on Virginia Woolf
HebertSantos/PexelsA storm is brewing, both literal and metaphoric, in “the suburbs of the east”. In a burst of poetic and darkly humorous prose, Miranda Darling’s Thunderhead unleashes the turbulent...
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There should be a place for Australian art – and artists – in China-Australia...
V_E/ShutterstockOn the wall to the left of the door to the central hall of the National Museum of China, Beijing, is a panel saying it works “under the guidance of Xi Jinping thought on culture”....
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Formula One is moving towards hybrid engines and renewable fuel. Major...
For the millions of fans who tune into every race, Formula One (F1) is more than just a sport – it’s the apex of aerodynamics, skill and strategy. Behind the scenes, a quieter but more crucial race...
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Violence towards refugee and migrant women often goes undetected. We’ve found...
ShutterstockRecent deaths have highlighted the seriousness of intimate partner violence nationally. According to the Australian Institute of Criminology, the number of women killed by partners...
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Worried about PFAS in your drinking water? Here’s what the evidence says...
New Africa/ShutterstockRecent news about PFAS “forever chemicals” in Australian drinking water supplies has been very confronting. Many people are asking how they can remove these contaminants from...
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Fines of $10 million will force supermarkets to think carefully before...
Suppliers of food and other products have been complaining for years about their treatment at the hands of Woolworths, Coles and Australia’s other big supermarket chains, although rarely to the...
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