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Australia just made a billion-dollar bet on building the world’s first...
PsiQuantumThe Australian government has announced a pledge of approximately A$940 million (US$617 million) to PsiQuantum, a quantum computing start-up company based in Silicon Valley.Half of the...
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What are heart rate zones, and how can you incorporate them into your...
Cameron Prins/ShutterstockIf you spend a lot of time exploring fitness content online, you might have come across the concept of heart rate zones. Heart rate zone training has become more popular in...
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Chalmers outlines a more ‘risk-based’ foreign investment policy and...
Foreign investment proposals with implications for Australia’s strategic or economic security will face tougher scrutiny, under a policy overhaul to be announced by Treasurer Jim Chalmers on Wednesday....
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Will New Zealand’s school phone ban work? Let’s see what it does for...
Getty ImagesWith the coalition government’s ban of student mobile phones in New Zealand schools coming into effect this week, reaction has ranged from the sceptical (kids will just get sneakier) to the...
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Wondering what Australia might look like in a hotter world? Take a glimpse...
ShutterstockCurrent concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO₂) in Earth’s atmosphere are unprecedented in human history. But CO₂ levels today, and those that might occur in coming decades, did occur...
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Psychological drama, wilderness reality and everyone’s favourite dog: the...
The ConversationIt seems to be a time of old favourites. This month our experts have recommended two new seasons – the second season of Alone Australia (although oddly enough with that name, it takes...
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GP clinics are going to pay more payroll tax, which could reduce bulk billing
stockfour/ShutterstockPreliminary bulk billing data released this week shows a 2.1% rise in bulk billing up to March. This comes after the government tripled the incentive payment for GPs to bulk bill...
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Australians are more likely to have partners who don’t share their political...
Australian men and women are both becoming more progressive across generations, my recent research shows. But young women are more left-leaning than young men – so there is a gender gap, reflecting a...
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The Eta Aquariid meteor shower is about to peak and could be the best this...
A bright Eta Aquariid meteor photobombed this photo of comet C/2020 F8 (SWAN) in May 2020.Jonti HornerMeteors – commonly known as shooting stars – can be seen on any night of the year. But some nights...
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Australians lose $5,200 a minute to scammers. There’s a simple thing the...
AnastasiaDudka/ShutterstockWhat if the government was doing everything it could to stop thieves making off with our money, except the one thing that could really work?That’s how it looks when it comes...
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Violence against women is both a legal and cultural problem. What can we do...
Australia is finally having a sustained conversation about violence against women and what we can do about it.It is more than time. Australian women and girls continue to experience unacceptably high...
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‘Make me a sandwich’: our survey’s disturbing picture of how some boys treat...
Australia is once again grappling with how we can stop gendered violence in our country. Protests over the weekend show there is enormous community anger over the number of women who are dying and...
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What just happened to Bonza? Why new budget airlines always struggle in...
The history of budget jet airlines in Australia is a long road littered with broken dreams. New entrants have consistently struggled to get a foothold.Low-cost carrier Bonza has just become the...
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Our research shows a strong link between unemployment and domestic violence:...
MART PRODUCTION/PexelsIncreasing income support could help keep women and children safe according to new work demonstrating strong links between financial insecurity and domestic violence.Our mapping...
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‘A major shakeup’: the Optus outage has been investigated. What’s going to...
The telecommunications industry faces a major shakeup following the release of the post-incident report on last November’s 12-hour Optus outage. Telecommunications companies will have to share more...
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Curious Kids: how do sugar rushes work?
Victoria Rodriguez/UnsplashHow do sugar rushes work? – W.H, age nine, from CanberraWhat a terrific question W.H! Let’s explore this, starting with some of the basics. What is sugar?Sugar is an...
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Job scams are on the rise. What are they, and how can you protect yourself?
Clem Onojeghuo/UnsplashIn the digital era, the job market is increasingly becoming a minefield – demanding and difficult to navigate. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the number of job...
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Albanese government flags measures to tackle online misogyny in the battle...
The Albanese government will introduce legislation to ban deepfake pornography and provide more funding for the eSafety Commission to pilot age-assurance technologies. The contribution of internet...
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The State Library of Victoria is in crisis. Is it time to rethink how...
Reading Room, State Library of Victoria.John O'Neill. Public domain, via Wikimedia CommonsThe State Library of Victoria, founded in 1854, is one of the most visited libraries in the world. And right...
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Why did the Voice referendum fail? We crunched the data and found 6 reasons
Since Australia’s First Nations Voice to Parliament referendum in October 2023, diverse commentaries have sought to explain why it failed. But what does an analysis of media and polling data tell us...
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