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Underlying inflation is still too high, keeping another interest rate hike on the table
The latest figures show petrol prices are down – but nearly everything else is still rising.
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Proposed tougher penalties for theft would punish mostly women – and harm their daughters
A proposed law change would introduce a new category of low-value theft. Penalties would affect women more than men and put their daughters at higher of sexual harm.
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‘Good teeth, you’re deadly inside and outside’: here’s what Indigenous people told us about oral health
Good oral health is more than having healthy teeth and gums. Indigenous people told researchers why it’s central to their wider health and wellbeing.
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Alcohol sales banned in New Caledonia as provincial election approaches
By Patrick Decloitre of RNZ Pacific The French High Commission in New Caledonia has banned all alcohol sales until next Sunday — June 28, the provincial elections day. The ban enforcement started on Monday and will last until Sunday at midnight, local time. The ban concerns the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages.
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Spending on child protection has almost doubled in a decade, so why isn’t it improving?
New research shows despite increased government funding, Australia’s child protection system isn’t getting better outcomes. Here’s why.
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The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is treated with ‘nanobubbles’. What are they and how do they work?
Nanobubbles are invisible, mysteriously stable, a thousand times thinner than a human hair, and surprisingly versatile.
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Earth’s oldest crater really is over 3 billion years old, new study confirms
The oldest known impact structure on Earth has been confirmed in outback Australia.
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We discovered a new rock type containing garnet inside a meteorite fragment from Mars
This is the first evidence that the mineral garnet may have been formed within the crust of Mars itself, heralding clues to the planet’s complex history.
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Iran just outlasted the world’s most powerful military. What can Australia learn from its strategies?
Australia needs to consider how to adapt its military tactics and preparedness to meet potential future threats.
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Unis are going back to in-person exams. But some students are finding new ways to cheat
Students have always cheated in exams. But instead of handwritten notes, they might now use AI-enabled glasses.
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From the circus to the runway: how the ‘glam clown’ has seized the fashion zeitgeist
Clowns turned the body into spectacle. Spectacle is now integral to fashion.
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The US is leading the new space race – but other countries are close behind
It can be easy to lose sight of the fact that the US isn’t the only major actor in space.