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Living in a glorified tent: new research shows huge energy gaps between older and newer homes
Older homes are colder homes. There’s a huge energy performance gap between newer and older homes – and it costs a lot.
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Younger Australians show greater interest in Indigenous histories, but know less about them: new research
Conversely, older Australians report less interest in Indigenous histories but know more about them.
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30 years since Dolly the sheep was born, where is cloning technology at now?
Today, cloning is not a technology that can simply “copy and paste” living things. But it’s brought advances in several fields of science.
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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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Can picking personal Lotto lines change the odds of winning? We ran the numbers
An analysis of Lotto entries shows many players gravitate to the same number combinations, increasing prize sharing and reducing value.
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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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Scavenger animals are the missing link in Australia’s bird flu response. Three experts explain
Animals that feed on infected carcasses could be accelerating the spread of the H5N1 strain.
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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.