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Many are shocked by the domestic violence charges against Sam Wood, but we shouldn’t be
The allegations against the fitness guru have sparked a discussion about our perceptions of who might be capable of violence and why.
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Some small businesses are paying tax bills with credit cards. What will happen when they can’t?
A looming ban on using credit cards to pay tax bills will mean one less option for juggling tight cash flow. But the government is under pressure to intervene.
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Apple’s new age verification is a game-changer for kids’ safety online. We need the rest of big tech to follow
As Pornhub embraces Apple’s new age verification in Australia, this could be the start of a broader shift in the tech industry.
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Pacific people pay exorbitant prices for energy. Rich countries should back their renewable transition
Electricity in the Pacific is currently among the least reliable and most expensive in the world. Switching to renewables offers huge benefits.
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Queensland is leading Australia’s fight against illicit tobacco. Should other states follow suit?
Policies that encourage less tobacco use overall are critical to tackling the illicit tobacco problem.
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Politics with Michelle Grattan: why Victoria’s unpredictable election matters nationally
Premier Ben Carroll, Opposition Leader Jess Wilson, One Nation’s Colleen Harkin and pollster Tony Barry preview November 28’s closely watched election.
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IceCube is built on decades of research into tiny ‘ghost particles’ – but it was the first to find neutrinos coming from deep space
IceCube looks for high energy neutrinos from space. It joins the ranks of complementary experiments that study neutrinos originating closer to home.
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New comedy horror series Gnomes understands just how delightfully daggy good Aussie TV should be
New Stan series Gnomes embraces the cultural cringe of Australianness in a way that’s thoroughly disarming.
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Australia’s top court puts fossil fuel developers on notice
This win could sour the economic argument for developing new coal and gas projects in NSW, and possibly Australia.
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Thinking of taking melatonin to help you sleep? Here’s what you need to know
Your eyes detect when darkness falls, triggering the brain to produce melatonin. But do supplements always have the same effect?
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We need to stop asking if NZ can afford its superannuation scheme. It’s the wrong question
Limiting the superannuation debate to whether the age of entitlement should be raised crowds out other options for funding a sustainable retirement system.
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Many drugs have mirror chemical structures, one helpful and the other harmful – a Nobel-winning discovery allows chemists to make either on demand
From thalidomide to resveratrol, molecules with the exact same chemical properties can have drastically different effects in the body depending on how they’re arranged in space.