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NAPLAN results are coming home. Here’s what parents should keep in mind
For some families, NAPLAN results will confirm what they already know. For others, they may contain surprises or raise concerns.
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‘hello there the jacobian conjecture is false thanx’: why a tiny social media post has mathematicians rethinking AI
Yet another longstanding mathematical question has been resolved by AI – and it feels a little different from the ones that have come before
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Microscopic plant remains reveal 25,000 years of GunaiKurnai rituals deep in a Victorian cave
A new study shows the cave was only used for very special purposes.
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Three things Australia must do to end the tobacco wars
Right now, based on market share, organised crime effectively is Big Tobacco in Australia.
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Media scrutiny can take many forms. Pauline Hanson’s past few weeks have shown how quickly it can backfire
Since her press club address, media coverage of the One Nation leader has shifted from fawning to more sober – and revealed some dubious ethics in the process.
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Testosterone testing the military: how the manosphere shaped US government policy
Testosterone has been hijacked. It’s no longer just a hormone but a measure of US military might.
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Domestiques, sprinters and climbers: who’s who in the Tour de France peloton (and why it matters)
The Tour de France is not simply a battle of who can pedal fastest. It’s also a race made up of politics and priorities.
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Australia just outlined more ‘AI safety’ priorities, but is the plan actually coherent?
These priorities are mostly old policy initiatives that have until now been de-prioritised for months or even years.
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New Zealand is cracking down on school attendance. Is it missing the bigger picture?
New attendance targets focus on getting children into class. But evidence suggests understanding why they are absent is the more important question.
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The biggest atomic blast in Australia happened 70 years ago – mysteries about its impact linger
The bomb tested on WA’s Montebello Islands was at least four times as big as the Hiroshima blast. Yet key facts about this test remain shrouded in secrecy.
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Trump’s new tariffs give Ontario and Québec the perfect excuse to sell their unsold American booze
Provincial alcohol bans have drawn presidential notice. Ontario and Québec should now sell their U.S. inventories as a goodwill gesture while continuing to ban imports.
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‘Sanctuary people’ redefine what it means to protect immigrants in uncertain times
Many faith groups supporting immigrants root their mission in the idea of ‘accompaniment,’ which springs from Catholic social teaching.