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Australia’s female economists have been making history for nearly 150 years. It’s time we knew their stories
In a stubbornly male dominated field, how brilliant did a woman have to be to succeed?
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It’s been one year since Australia assessed its national climate risk. But have we listened?
Over the past 12 months, the federal government has approved multiple fossil fuel projects and cut climate science funding.
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1 in 3 uni students experience serious financial hardship. Could concession cards for all help?
The peak body for Australian universities says the measure would ease cost-of-living pressures for students.
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‘Buy now, pay later’ doesn’t feel like debt. For young people, that can be a big problem
A survey of young New Zealanders finds four in ten didn’t view buy now, pay later as debt. That perception can influence how they use it.
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Five years into AUKUS, what do we have to show for it? We’ve measured progress on three key metrics
Though reliably measuring progress is difficult, it would be disingenuous to say Australia has nothing to show for its investments to date.
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Australia’s digital duty of care bill needs these three changes to tackle online child sexual exploitation
Tech platforms need to be responsible for reporting online child sexual exploitation rather than relying on victims to do so.
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Make ‘em laugh: how One Nation uses comedy to normalise harmful ideas
The party’s Please Explain cartoon series has ignited a political firestorm, but behind the punchlines and backlash is an insidious way to spread propaganda.
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Skipping showers is the latest trend. But is there any science to ‘pheromone’ maxxing?
Animals use pheromones as chemical messengers to attract a mate or mark territory. But human sweat is very different.
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Banking scandal rocks Brazil’s politics and the country’s presidential election in October
After ten months of investigation, the Banco Master case points to banker Daniel Vorcaro managing to take the country’s political system hostage.
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Why does your brain mix up memories? A new study examines how memories are misplaced in your brain’s filing cabinets
Rather than simply forgetting a memory, your brain has likely misplaced it. Aging can make memory confusion worse.
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Canada’s fast delivery comes at a cost for migrant truck drivers
Low freight rates, unpaid working time and immigration rules can leave some drivers with little room to push back against difficult working conditions.
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Planting trees in the wrong places is not a climate solution
Global tree-planting campaigns can harm natural drylands. Effective climate restoration must work within dryland ecosystems, not seek to replace them.