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Tony Abbott to be new federal president of the Liberal Party
The former prime minister has been nominated unopposed.
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A meteor exploded in the sky above New South Wales. An astronomer explains where it might have come from
Astronomers will investigate this fireball to help disentangle the heritage and history of the Solar System’s formation.
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Why does motor neurone disease take so long to diagnose? And can it be treated?
Motor neurone disease can strike people who are young and fit. And there’s no cure.
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Do Australians really ‘work half the week’ just to pay their income tax? See for yourself
Do some people work ‘Monday, Tuesday, and half of Wednesday for yourself, and then Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday for the government’? No, they don’t.
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Would you trust AI to help you find ‘the one’? Dating apps are betting it can
Before the end of the year, dating app Bumble will be getting rid of the swipe and introducing an AI powered dating assistant.
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New documentary traces Kylie Minogue’s career, from harsh early critics to pop stardom
Netflix’s three-part documentary about Kylie Minogue covers her nearly 40 year career, as Minogue sits in her archive room going through slides and mementos.
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Rising rents and ‘death taxes’: why wild claims after the budget don’t actually make sense
Some budget commentators have missed the mark entirely. Let’s bust some myths and set the record straight.
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What should ‘foundational supports’ look like for people ineligible for the NDIS?
A lot has to go right for the $37.8 billion in NDIS savings to be delivered without leaving disabled people to fall through the cracks.
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4 reasons the ‘largest energy crisis’ on record has been held at bay – and why there’s pain to come
Rich countries have been burning through oil stockpiles and seeking other suppliers to avoid the global energy crunch. But these measures have limits
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Why Australia’s cuts to news services in the Indo-Pacific are a failure of soft diplomacy
As authoritarian influence and disinformation grow across the Indo-Pacific, Australia is still failing to back one of its strongest assets: trusted journalism.
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The far right is surging in France, Germany and parts of Europe. What will this mean for Ukraine?
There are long-term questions regarding support for Ukraine if far-right populists win more power in the EU’s most powerful states.
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Was Auckland the cradle of the Kiwi accent? An old theory gets a new hearing
A rediscovered academic paper from 1921 suggests New Zealand’s classic ‘fush and chups’ vowel sounds may have emerged fastest in Auckland’s colonial melting pot.