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Big AI wants to slow down AI research. Is it a safety pause or a strategic retreat?
AI companies are calling for a coordinated pause to progress – but making it working, and keeping AI safe, won’t be easy.
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Why strengthening ties with the Global South was a top priority for Putin’s recent diplomacy blitz
The Ukraine war certainly featured in conversations. Tellingly, however, Putin steered many talks with leaders towards fuel, trade and transit.
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Greens promise $200m boost for te reo Māori initiatives
Te Ao Māori News Te Wiki o te Reo Māori has begun with an election promise from the Green Party to invest an additional $200 million in the language over four years. Of that, $30 million annually would go towards te reo Māori education and professional development for teachers, while $20 million would be shared
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Why big tech will hate the Australian tax office’s latest ruling
Australia’s laws don’t deal with all the ways local profits are shifted offshore. The ATO aims to close that gap.
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View from The Hill: One Nation would have more people leaving than entering Australia over three years
One Nation has released a radical policy that would see Australia reduce its temporary migrant population by 750,000.
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Democrats’ chances of gaining control of Congress at US midterms depend on Iran war
Recent polling shows if the disruption caused by the Trump administration’s war with Iran continues, Democrats will likely gain control of Congress.
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Data from more than 600 people shows resting heart rates have their own secret rhythm
The rhythms aren’t necessarily tied to hormones, nor any other single cause.
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Imported phosphate for fertiliser is expensive – could this homegrown alternative be a solution?
Research shows a phosphorus-rich compound found in wastewater raises uptake by plants and reduces discharge to waterways.
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Vanuatu ferry disaster: ‘It’s a miracle anyone survived,’ says rescuer
RNZ Pacific reporters An Australian pilot who helped locate survivors after a ferry disaster in Vanuatu says: “it is a miracle anyone survived”. After the ferry MV Matui sank in rough seas on Friday morning, two have died and more than 30 people remain missing. The ferry departed from Santo at 6am on Friday for
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Australia must double down to meet our climate targets. Our new study shows how
Global warming is set to surpass the 1.5°C limit if governments worldwide fail to act.
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Too many students have ‘reading anxiety’. New research suggests it is triggered by problems in primary school
Reading anxiety involves excessive worries and apprehensions about reading activities.
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A brief history of collage from 12th century Japan to Sydney today – and your own kitchen table
Collage can be traced back to the invention of paper. Australian artists are still exploring its possibilities today. Here’s how you can, too.