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The Sahel region is less secure than ever: foreign forces just add to the cycle of violence
After more than a decade, external security intervention has left the Sahel region more fragmented, militarised and violent.
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Why 40 per cent of people are avoiding the news, according to a psychologist
News fatigue is not a personal failing, but a result of an evolutionary brain being asked to process a large volume of bad news from around the world.
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Beyond hot flushes: what menopause can do to your heart – and why it matters
Heart disease isn’t just a “man’s problem”. Men and women’s bodies handle fats differently in midlife. What are the cardiovascular risk factors and is hormone therapy good for heart health?
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Being taught by people who know stuff instead of prepared teachers risks our children’s futures
We are trading one problem — not enough teachers — for another and much deeper problem: lesser qualified teachers.
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Trump’s ‘largely negotiated’ truce with Iran exposes a deeper crisis in U.S. strategic thinking
Donald Trump isn’t the first American president to fall prey to the allure of U.S. military might and to ignore its limitations.
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‘AI needs to be disarmed’: Pope Leo sees threat to humanity in technological arms race
In his first encyclical, Pope Leo XIV has called for much closer regulation of AI technology, particularly in military settings.
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Climate change could significantly worsen summer air quality in future decades
By 2100, 100 million Americans could breathe unhealthy air in the summer, seven times more than in 2000.
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Three ways to avoid being fooled by AI slop
Fact-checking can take hours or days while fakes can be created in seconds. So, what do we do?
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After a landmark international court case backed workers’ right to strike, here’s what could change
In nations as far apart as Australia, Canada, Indonesia and the UK, this is how a historic court decision could make it easier for unions to go on strike in future.
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You don’t need an ATAR to go to uni. You can do an ‘enabling’ or ‘bridging’ course instead
School leavers used to have one main chance to get into university – by finishing their Year 12 exams with certain marks. This situation has changed.
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Why are people obsessed with (and stealing) Pokemon cards again?
Pokémon cards emerged from Japan’s love affair with collectables – but creator Satoshi Tajiri had a vision for global conquest.
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Need a doctor or nurse after hours? How to get virtual or in-person care in Australia – including for free
Sometimes you can’t wait wait until 9am or Monday morning to see a doctor or access health care. Here are your options.