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85% of kids are still using social media despite ban. But we need a new measure to judge its success
The full effects of the ban may not be clear for a decade.
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We checked 2000 museum specimens and discovered a tiny new ‘ferocious’ Australian mammal
Using sophisticated genetic technology and 100-year-old museum specimens, we uncovered a new planigale species.
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The government wants to increase home ownership. But life is tough for many new homeowners
Australia has long romanticised home ownership. But with evidence linking mortgage stress to poor mental health, we can’t forget people once they get the keys.
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Scorching heatwaves, torrential rain – all in a matter of days. It’s not just bad luck
Australia’s weather extremes are increasingly arriving back-to-back in a ‘weather whiplash’.
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Fact-checking is good journalistic practice. But it will do nothing to stop the rise of Pauline Hanson
Post-truth politics means emotions trump facts. The major parties would be wise to remember this when trying to combat the rise of One Nation.
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What people with intersex traits want you to know
People born with variations of sex characteristics have bodies that are a little different to social and medical expectations.
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The military traded its flu vaccine mandate for ‘medical freedom’ – an outbreak quickly followed
Two months after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made the flu vaccine optional in the military, an outbreak leads several branches of the military to make it mandatory again.
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Maternity reviews have told us what is wrong – why are we still waiting for action?
Reviews have named the failures in maternity care. The urgent question is why the same problems keep returning.
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Are algorithms unfairly screening out immigrant job applications?
As AI becomes increasingly embedded in hiring, Canada needs to consider how opportunity is distributed once immigrants enter the labour market.
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Businesses often row back on ethics when times get tough. Here’s how technology can keep them on track
But blockchain and other technology could improve traceability in supply chains.
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Three million years after Lucy walked upright in Africa, the inside story of another landmark journey
More than any other ancient relative, Lucy has challenged us to think deeply about what it means to be human.
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China’s Dong minority: why we’re digitally recording and preserving their Indigenous architectural heritage
A new project uses cutting-edge digital technology to precord the architecture and culture of China’s Indigenous Dong minority.