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Almost 3 million workers will get a 4.75% pay rise in July. But wages can’t catch up with inflation
Even after the new rises, our lowest paid employees will still have less buying power when they go to the shops than five years ago.
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GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic show promise for more than weight loss. But what’s science vs hype?
Ozempic-style drugs have been flagged as possible treatments for cancer, dementia, endo, addiction and more. An expert explains what the evidence really says.
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When violence goes viral: Why visual evidence matters in Indonesian activism
Today in Indonesia, graphics of violent/gory/brutal images and videos often function as political evidence.
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‘Utter disregard for the risk to human life’: Florida sues OpenAI and Sam Altman over AI safety
The case is one of the most significant actions brought against an artificial intelligence company to date.
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Ebola may have spread beyond Africa. How are health authorities responding?
Three experts explain how the rare Bundibugyo strain of Ebola may have crossed continents.
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Australia has been the victim of an AUKUS ‘bait and switch’
The change in the submarine delivery plan should come as no surprise – this deal has been unequal from the start.
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Will the budget boost small firms? Not in the way we might think
Budget 2026 offered useful support for small firms. But building blocks are not the same as a productivity blueprint.
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It costs a million dollars a day to keep low-risk defendants on remand. More prisons aren’t the answer
Budget 2026 spends $503 million on expanding prisons. But 41% of the prison population are people on remand and more than half are released once their case is heard.
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Fish bones and scorching hair: new research shows how Aboriginal people fought smallpox
A smallpox epidemic in the 1830s brought a new and deadly disease to the southeastern frontier. Aboriginal people responded with three distinct techniques.
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‘Do you want a player to die on court?’ – athlete wellbeing concerns heat up at the French Open
Sweltering conditions at this year’s French Open sparked fresh debate about whether the sport was doing enough to keep athletes safe.
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Food industry exposé Fast Food Nation predicted today’s chronic illness epidemic, 25 years ago
A GP reflects on the lessons of Eric Schlosser’s ‘muckraking’ classic. A necessary health check on the world we’ve built, it urges us all to take back our agency.
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The complex history of ‘pride’, from shame and sin to a symbol of protest and power
Tracing the history of this emotion can help us understand how it came to be empowering for LGBTQIA+ people – even as certain groups try and hijack it.