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Are jumping castles safe? An amusement ride safety expert explains
Here’s what inflatable operators are supposed to do – and where the risks arise.
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Australia has a housing shortage. So why are Bathla and other home builders collapsing?
Until we do more to tackle the causes of high construction company insolvencies, we’ll keep seeing more headlines about builders going bust.
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Telling a young child they are ‘smart’ seems like a good idea. New research shows how it could encourage them to cheat
A study found 5-year-olds were more likely to cheat on a task after researchers told they were smart.
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Feeling angry? Don’t blow off steam. Try these tips instead
You might be tempted to go for a run to control your anger. But that can make things worse. Here’s what the evidence tells us actually works.
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Gas from the Beetaloo Basin will only pour fuel on the climate change fire
Gas is now flowing from the vast – and controversial – fossil fuel project.
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Investments promising social or environmental benefits need tougher anti-greenwashing rules
Australia and New Zealand should introduce a mandatory impact-risk statement for funds making explicit claims about their environmental or social impacts.
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West Papua: The Pacific’s new test of Indonesia’s sovereignty narrative
ANALYSIS: By Ali Mirin The 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders’ Meeting in Koror, Palau, last week has pushed West Papua back to the centre of Pacific diplomacy. At an Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) caucus held on the margins of the Forum, leaders reaffirmed their longstanding call for the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner
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5,500 sheep were stolen from a remote farm. But most farm crime remains hidden
The alleged theft of thousands of sheep in Queensland shows how difficult it can be to detect and prevent farm crime.
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One quarter of Australian kids are ‘developmentally vulnerable’ when they start school. Quality childcare can catch them up
Children who are developmentally behind do not have the thinking, social and emotional skills needed for learning and getting along with their peers.
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The Twin Towers shaped the Manhattan skyline for decades. Now, it’s shaped by their absence
On September 11 2001 New York City’s skyline was suddenly and dramatically altered.
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Does ‘R U OK? Day’ actually improve people’s mental health?
R U OK? Day is Australia’s most recognisable mental health campaign. A study using nine years of data looked at how it affected wellbeing and access to care.
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How ‘hyperselection’ is making modern life efficient, pleasant – and boring
Are we optimising too much?