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What Fernando Botero’s exaggerated figures reveal about sex, power and violence
Botero realised that changing the proportions of an object altered how it was perceived.
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Grattan on Friday: Politics reflects society, and our society is in poor shape on many fronts
As the national political conversation descended into fear and loathing after the attack on Helen Haines, two politicians stepped back from instances of offensive behaviour.
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Israel’s relationship with Pacific is ‘biblical, ageless, real’, says Fiji deputy PM
RNZ Pacific reporters A Fiji deputy prime minister says the Pacific identifies with Israel in ways many would not understand. Viliame Gavoka, who is also the Tourism Minister in Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka’s coalition government, was responding to a Facebook post about Israel being accepted into the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) as a development partner.
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A critical flaw affecting 70% of all websites has the cybersecurity world panicked
Millions of websites and online tools have relied on the PHP language for decades – but newly disclosed bugs could let hackers easily take them over.
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Chiricahua is the nation’s newest national park – what does that mean?
What comes next for Chiricahua, now that is has been officially redesignated as America’s 64th national park?
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Corporate ‘orbital data centre’ proposals are dangerous for humanity
Orbital data centre proposals involve thousands of satellites, each one twice the size of the International Space Station.
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The government wants to reward better GP care. But what happens when targets take priority?
A $40 million scheme aims to improve health outcomes, but differences between practices could leave some struggling to qualify for funding.
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WA has less gambling harm than the rest of Australia. There’s one simple reason
Western Australians spend about the same as people in other states when it comes to gambling, but gambling problems in WA are much, much lower.
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We must prepare entire cities for extreme heat. Our new study reveals how
One Australian city has formed a taskforce to better protect its residents from sweltering temperatures.
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Could thoughtful ‘AI art’ counter the rise of ‘AI slop’? Why creatives today face a paradox
The poster for the National Gallery of Victoria’s upcoming triennial features artwork made with AI. But the artist’s work is critical of our AI future.
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France’s ‘casseurs’: why the term fails to do justice to the extent of looting and spiralling unrest
The term the French media are using to describe the people behind the chaos on the fringes of legitimate protests seems to be raising more questions than answers.
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How 39 young people experience climate education in a rapidly changing world
Youth described wanting a politicized form of climate education rooted in emotion and relationality. They also want conversations in their immediate communities.