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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Chris Bowen on co-hosting COP and Australia’s renewables target
The environment minister has fought back against criticisms that very few world leaders will attend the pre-COP meeting in the Pacific.
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Around 90% of refugee kids live in poverty in their first year in Australia: report
New research reveals how the visa someone arrives on shapes whether their first ten years are secure or spent in poverty.
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Liquid gold: could we turn our pee into fertiliser?
For millennia, farmers relied on human urine for its vital plant nutrients. As synthetic fertilisers get more expensive, is it time to give pee a chance?
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‘It was just pure hatred’: a new report reveals intensifying attacks against LGBTQIA+ people
A Victorian parliamentary inquiry has examined anti-LGBTQIA+ attacks facilitated online and through dating apps. Here’s what can be done to keep people safe.
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Can a messy person become a tidy person? Or are we doomed?
A messy room isn’t usually created by one great act of mess-making. It results from hundreds of tiny behaviours.
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The Victorian government’s new integrity laws are not perfect. But they are vital for restoring good governance in the state
Premier Ben Carroll’s new laws, along with the building royal commission, are vital in ensuring accountability and restoring good governance in Victoria.
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Chris Minns’ new organised crime laws may sound tough, but evidence shows they may not be effective
Sydney’s organised crime problem is real and serious. But Chris Minns’ new laws will not necessarily deliver results.
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Anak Krakatau is erupting. In 1883, Krakatau was devastating – could that happen again?
It’s hard to overstate just how big the 1883 eruptions were, and the catastrophic and often strange impacts that followed. For starters, the Moon went blue.
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One Nation surges in two polls taken after Secret Harbour byelection
In a national YouGov poll, the Pauline Hanson-led party is four points ahead of the Labor government in primary votes – a record high in this poll.
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The split screen format helped sneak sex into Hollywood. Now it’s a storytelling staple
From talking bodiless heads to flirty phone conversations, this technique goes back to the earliest days of cinema.
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Auckland has an overlooked traffic pollution problem – and it’s not from exhausts
New research highlights the overlooked role of road dust in Auckland’s air pollution, with heavy vehicles having an outsized impact.
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Supreme Court to decide on whether Trump’s voting-by-mail rules can go into effect – but might not rule yet on whether they’re constitutional
How will the Supreme Court justices approach the vote-by-mail case that concerns the most fundamental right in a democracy, the right to vote? A former federal judge weighs in on their task.