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Bottom trawlers do huge damage to life on undersea mountains. Could an end finally be in sight?
These ocean oases could be protected from trawling – 20 years after the United Nations first called for protection.
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Increasing early childhood educators is important for children’s safety. But we shouldn’t focus on numbers alone
An ABC Four Corners investigation into child care safety shows there is still a lot more work that needs to be done.
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Anthropic’s record US$2 trillion stock market listing highlights the growing risks for all of us
This is the first time a company has come to market warning of “catastrophic or existential risks to humanity”.
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How is access to UTI treatment and the pill changing? And is the policy backed by evidence?
As part of a 12-month trial, eligible women will be able to consult a pharmacist for UTI treatment or the pill with no out-of-pocket consultation fee.
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Cost is not the only reason people buy illicit tobacco – for some, it’s an act of defiance
Some study participants avoided asking sellers how they obtained illicit tobacco, preferring not to know about criminal networks or harm to others.
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Coalition surges to big lead in a Victorian Newspoll
The latest polling shows the Coalition on track to take majority government in Victoria, without needing One Nation’s support.
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Milking it: 5 tricks from the supermarket playbook
How does a $4 shop become $60 in groceries? The supermarket business model relies on you buying more than you want. Here’s how they do it.
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Australia has to pay millions to fly an astronaut to space. What do we stand to gain?
Sending Katherine Bennell-Pegg to the International Space Station is an investment in Australia’s space future.
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Parties may have competing tax visions, but paying for NZ’s future isn’t getting cheaper
Whatever the election outcome, the next government inherits difficult decisions about revenue and a tax system struggling to keep pace with change.
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What legal experts say about the Trump administration’s attempts to make a federal case out of state elections
A crucial US Senate election in Alaska is the latest target among many Trump administration efforts this year to assert unconstitutional control over federal election administration by states.
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In opting for Lula, Brazil made a conservative choice to elect a man of the left over one of the far right
Flávio Bolsonaro is no mere conservative, but a representative of the radical right and a member of an international movement that critics say threatens democracies around the world.
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Tree-hugging optional: What today’s green tradespeople actually care about
Old-school masculinity provides a cultural script that eschews emotion and disregards health and safety in favour of toughness, rugged individualism. That’s changing.