Victoria claims to have stopped native logging. So why is it importing Tasmanian forests?
Thereβs no economic or environmental case for native logging. Yet taxpayer money is still being used to support it.
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One Nationβs surge continues in polls as Andy Burnham set to become next UK PM
In polls taken partly after Pauline Hansonβs address at the National Press Club, her partyβs vote has climbed further.
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View from The Hill: Longer NDIS inquiry is bad for the government, costing βa few hundred million dollarsβ
The government had little choice but to agree to the extension, which will take several hundred million off its projected savings.
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Cheap, effective and dangerous: how Australian farmers came to depend on the toxic weedkiller paraquat
Paraquat is banned in dozens of countries β but this cheap imported herbicide is everywhere in Australia.
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Ten Australians are taking the government to the UN over fossil fuel exports. What is their case?
This historic case could establish a legal link between human rights and fossil fuel exports.
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Our brains predict the world β but learn most when they get it wrong
We act fast on the basis of our predictions but learn most when we get it wrong, according to a new brain-scan study.
Read full article βJeff Bezos said human water consumption was limiting AIβs potential. Except he didnβt.
Even though it was quickly corrected, a false, likely AI-hallucinated quote from Jeff Bezos about human water consumption spread quickly across the internet. The post…
Read full article βThe Snoop: Labor MPβs βviolentβ on-field incident, Hanson speech omissions in The Nightly, and more
Plus: What are the odds that your gift to a senior defence official is properly recorded? A coin flip! The post The Snoop: Labor MPβs…
Read full article βThe man who wasnβt there
Keir Starmer's time as UK prime minister gives the impression of a man who was never the main character of his own story. The post…
Read full article βQantas has made a song and dance about its new ultra-long-haul planes. Pilots have concerns
Project Sunrise β aka Alan Joyce's vanity project of a nonstop flight from Sydney to London β has been repeatedly delayed. It's now around the…
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βKidfluencersβ are everywhere on social media. Should Australia consider the Netherlandsβ proposed ban?
The so-called βkidfluencerβ economy is huge and growing. Australia should consider regulating it more tightly.
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History shows quarantine can be a blip β or mark some people forever
Hantavirus cruise ship passengers have left Perth quarantine. But how might quarantine affect them? History has some answers.
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COVID, flu and RSV: who should be thinking about vaccination in NZ this winter?
Well after the COVID pandemic, NZβs respiratory virus landscape remains unsettled. if youβre over 65, COVID and flu vaccines remain a priority.
Read full article βAustralia could shift the narrative Israel tries to control, but we wonβt
It is admirable that the AFP is investigating allegations of rapes, beatings and other abuses inflicted on Australians from the Gaza flotilla. But don't expect…
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World Cup: why are left-footers like Messi so valuable in soccer?
Selectors look not just for fitness, movement and cognitive skills, but also for left-footedness β this trait has enormous strategic value on the pitch.
Read full article βGina thinks she owns Pauline, her βOrange Bulldozerβ. Thatβs bad news for the One Nation leader
Why is no-one asking the One Nation leader about her very tight financial and policy relationship with Gina and Trumpβs America, and how that relates…
Read full article βStarmer resigns as UK PM, Burnham awaits coronation
The new MP for Makerfield hopes to quickly replace Keir Starmer as UK prime minister, with the Labour Party weighing a formal leadership contest. And…
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The fuel crisis has hit the Pacific hard. The region is responding β but tough choices lie ahead
The far-flung nations of the Pacific face a common challenge this year: spiking prices of fuel and food.
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βGreenβ home features can earn developers 18% more, then save homeowners money in the long term: new study
Builders and homeowners are both paying a price for this myth about sustainability features such as solar panels, insulation and batteries.
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This tiny Australian spider uses a high-powered web catapult to trap and eat aggressive ants
The ballista spider only feeds on extremely fierce green tree ants β so it has evolved sophisticated tools to safely catch its prey.
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