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In a year of record-breaking heat, Australia and Pacific leaders meet to sharpen climate goals
These Pacific meetings are a curtain raiser for the annual UN climate meetings in Turkey next month.
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Are Australia’s native bees thriving or declining? We don’t know but can find out
Native bees pollinate many of Australia’s unique plants and help entire ecosystems thrive.
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The ‘Cornell 7’ reported rape shows why we need to rethink sexual violence prevention
A young woman has reported she was sexually assaulted by seven men in 2024. It reveals sexual violence is more than just the actions of ‘bad’ individuals.
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Australia’s Medicare breach reveals a new kind of cyber threat. How must NZ respond?
The Manage My Health hacking breach exposed weaknesses in New Zealand’s digital defences. But the rise of autonomous AI agents poses a very different threat.
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From rock bottom to a grand final: what’s behind the Newcastle Knights’ incredible rise?
The Knights’ new coach took his squad 100 metres underground into a coal mine to help his players better understand the region’s working-class history.
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Money for something: why public funding for NZ’s live music scene needs retuning
Every dollar invested in local live performance is multiplied in benefits to local communities. But state funding has to be strategic and targeted.
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Christa Pike survived a lethal injection attempt – the latest person to endure a failed execution
The constitutional prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment has shaped legal discourse around failed executions, but courts have not stopped states from attempting to execute the same person again.
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From suicide bombers to positions of authority – the changing role of women in jihadi groups
More women are taking up training and recruiting positions in the Islamic State group and other militant organizations.
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Dozens of men failed to stop an alleged gang rape at Cornell – here’s the misperception that keeps bystanders from intervening and how to short-circuit it
People may accept bad behavior – even sexual assault – when they overestimate how acceptable their peers think it is. But there are ways to undermine this thinking and make intervention more likely.
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Are Australians really overtaxed? It depends what you think government should do
Governments in rich nations tend to spend more on health. Do we really want them to spend less?
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Birds are building nests with our rubbish. Can we offer them something better?
Birds are ingenious when it comes to foraging for nest materials, but in the Anthropocene, this often comes at a cost. Giving them better options is one solution.
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Are right-brained people really more creative? Here’s what the science really tells us
Here’s what more than 150 years of science really tells us about being left-brained vs right-brained.