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How does a Telstra outage bring down trains? A telco expert explains
It wasn’t just mobile phones that went down with the Telstra outage. Here’s how trains connect to the mobile network.
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Want to use health insurance in an emergency? Here’s what it does (and doesn’t) cover
In an emergency, you can’t always use your private health insurance. And even if you do, you can face these out-of-pocket costs.
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‘Adaptive reuse’: how contemporary artists reuse and recycle objects to be born again
We tend to think of recycling, repair and reuse as part of an environmentally responsible way of life. But they are also key to many artists’ work.
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‘Stop firing missiles in our ocean’ – Pacific reacts to China test
By Johnny Blades of RNZ Pacific China’s test firing of a nuclear-capable ballistic missile into the South Pacific on Monday has added to unease in the Pacific over military posturing and strategic alliances. Regional governments were notified by China shortly before it launched the test, on the same day that Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese
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How Trump’s call to FIFA tested the limits of rules-based order
The FIFA decision to suspend Folarin Balogun’s red card is a compact case study in how power can shape the application of rules without ever rewriting them.
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Real estate agents face tough new rules to prevent criminals laundering money. This is what’s changing
Buyers will face more scrutiny as anti-money laundering rules expand to cover real estate agents, lawyers and conveyancers.
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Female graduates are earning less than their male peers. What might be causing the gap?
A survey showed the annual median full-time graduate salary for women was $3,700 less than men’s. Research suggests gender bias might be at play.
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Is porn actually addictive? The science isn’t straightforward
Research suggests ‘problematic porn use’ is a more accurate way to describe the potential harms of pornography.
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‘We learn off one another and we follow through’: weaving fishing nets with the Aunties
A new project renewed traditional net-making practices on Widjabal Wia-bal Country in northern New South Wales.
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Narendra Modi’s visit to Australia will be a display of strategic pragmatism
The Indian leader is visiting for the third time. Australia and India will be united in their shared geopolitical interests, if not their domestic approaches.
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Nigel Farage’s donations: four key claims fact checked by an expert in political finance
Nigel Farage made several claims during his lengthy resignation speech.
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Heatwaves are dangerous but they’re also a useful warning of what needs to change
The hottest days show how poorly prepared our homes and energy systems are for the current climate – and the climate to come.