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Climate warnings need to be told in tangible ways to prevent disaster
The science will tell us what is likely to happen. The harder question is whether that knowledge reaches people in a form they can feel and act on.
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Coming out on TV in 1970 could have ruined your life – so why did activists do it?
Coming out on television in the 1970s was a radical act of protest.
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ASIO chief reveals former Australian resident directed attack on Melbourne synagogue
The head of ASIO Mike Burgess has outlined Australia security situation in his annual threat assessment.
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Can wiggling your pinky really stop cognitive decline?
TikTokers are promoting ‘pinky time’, a finger exercise they claim can help keep the brain sharp.
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Bird flu has spread to two Australian states. Here’s how it could accelerate our extinction crisis
The arrival of the H5N1 strain may threaten our most vulnerable species.
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Underlying inflation is still too high, keeping another interest rate hike on the table
The latest figures show petrol prices are down – but nearly everything else is still rising.
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Proposed tougher penalties for theft would punish mostly women – and harm their daughters
A proposed law change would introduce a new category of low-value theft. Penalties would affect women more than men and put their daughters at higher of sexual harm.
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‘Good teeth, you’re deadly inside and outside’: here’s what Indigenous people told us about oral health
Good oral health is more than having healthy teeth and gums. Indigenous people told researchers why it’s central to their wider health and wellbeing.
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Spending on child protection has almost doubled in a decade, so why isn’t it improving?
New research shows despite increased government funding, Australia’s child protection system isn’t getting better outcomes. Here’s why.
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The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is treated with ‘nanobubbles’. What are they and how do they work?
Nanobubbles are invisible, mysteriously stable, a thousand times thinner than a human hair, and surprisingly versatile.
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Earth’s oldest crater really is over 3 billion years old, new study confirms
The oldest known impact structure on Earth has been confirmed in outback Australia.
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We discovered a new rock type containing garnet inside a meteorite fragment from Mars
This is the first evidence that the mineral garnet may have been formed within the crust of Mars itself, heralding clues to the planet’s complex history.