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Medicine and God: how medieval people faced the deadly pneumonic plague
Pneumonic plague was feared by humans for centuries before the advent of modern antibiotic treatments
Read full article βThe death of a Russian plague researcher, explained by a microbiologist
There are conflicting reports about what caused the death of a lab technician in a Russian plague research institute. Hereβs what you need to know.
▶️ Watch →The Coalitionβs migration changes would slash international student enrolments
Abolishing the temporary graduate visa would deliver a large additional blow to international education.
Read full article βThe youth crime panic: Real fear, wrong fix
While serious youth crime fuels genuine fear, evidence suggests harsher punishment is failing to address the small group of repeat offenders driving much of the…
▶️ Watch →Taylor would hold net overseas migration at annual 100,000 for two years in plan hitting students, refugees
The radical opposition blueprint β framed against the background of One Nation β would cut temporary visa holders by about 650,000 over four years.
Read full article βAs the planet warms, cities like Bangkok could be increasingly inundated by deadly floods
Thai authorities have declared a city-wide disaster zone following the deaths of at least 31 people.
▶️ Watch →The Coalitionβs migration policy rests on a series of false premises
The long-awaited plan includes cutting net overseas migration by two thirds and a crackdown on visa-hopping, but itβs all built on shaky foundations.
▶️ Watch →The Snoop: Billionaireβs cheap deal in Tassie, Shoebridge gives News Corp a reason to swear, and more
Plus: As local council kick-offs go, this one's a doozie. The post The Snoop: Billionaireβs cheap deal in Tassie, Shoebridge gives News Corp a reason…
Read full article βDemocracy fails when corruption becomes a system
Political corruption thrives not simply through individual wrongdoing, but through systems that reward secrecy, influence and unequal access to power. read now...
▶️ Watch →The mediaβs deficit fetish harms theΒ βpeople doing it toughβ it claims to represent
Reporting about the budget deficit is increasingly led by "feels" over figures. Itβs a shift from last centuryβs neoliberal certainties to today's hot-take journalism. The…
Read full article βHow to build an expansion club: the challenges and opportunities for the new NRL and AFL teams
Three new clubs are about to join Australiaβs two major winter codes. Research shows they face astronomical challenges β and opportunities.
Read full article βWhere are the best places for life in the cosmos? A universe in a supercomputer yields the answer
Turns out the Milky Way is as good as it gets.
▶️ Watch →With the budget in disrepair, bloated defence spending is an indulgence we canβt afford
Defence spending blew out by more than any other area of government spending last year. But will the government cut our most wasteful area of…
Read full article βHundreds of documents on controversial aged care algorithm withheld from public
A Crikey investigation shows the Health Department fell well short of its obligations concerning the release of documents related to a controversial assessment tool. The…
Read full article βWhich is the real threat: climate or AI? Both β and downplaying either is a risky gamble
A recent piece in Crikey argued that an AI-fuelled climate disaster β and not necessarily the technology itself β is the "actual life-threatening apocalypse". But…
Read full article βCheap Chinese EVs could soon shake up NZβs used car market. Are we ready?
Chinese EVs are approaching the price of older used petrol vehicles. That could disrupt a whole support industry, from gas stations to mechanics and dealers.
Read full article βYouβve probably never heard of synchronous condensers. But theyβre essential in the push for renewables
As ageing coal plants head for retirement, authorities are turning to a century-old technology to stabilise the grid.
▶️ Watch →Australiaβs productivity problem may be impossible to measure
Australiaβs productivity debate overlooks a fundamental flaw: across much of the economy, productivity simply cannot be reliably measured. read now...
▶️ Watch →Coalitionβs migration plans finally come into view
Angus Taylor is taking the plans, which will reportedly see migration cut to about a third of the current intake, to his partyroom this morning.…
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