Todayβs space race could turn fatal if we donβt agree on new rules
Only by fostering a deeper sense of βspace citizenshipβ will everyone benefit from our journeys to the Moon β and beyond.
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Victoria wants daily βdevice-freeβ time in high schools. What works best for learning?
The research tells us there is no βmagic screen time numberβ to guarantee quality learning. It depends how the technology is used and for what.
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With Iran and the US signing a peace deal, where does that leave Benjamin Netanyahu?
The Israeli prime minister faces an invidious choice in an election year: kowtow to a powerful ally, or risk displeasure at home by ending the…
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The first case of H5N1 bird flu in Australia has been confirmed. What does this mean?
This is not the moment to call defeat. There is a chance we can stop this infectious virus, this time at least.
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Andy Burnham is known as the βking of the northβ. Could he become the UKβs next prime minister?
Offering hope and locality, the former mayor of Greater Manchester is odd-on to challenge the deeply unpopular Prime Minister Keir Starmer for the top job.
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Seal pups and seabird chicks are suffering in extreme weather. How can we protect them?
Marine species are increasingly battling intense storms and heatwaves β four experts explain why this matters.
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βDisasterclassβ as timid Socceroos fail to show enough ambition against United States
Australiaβs World Cup is far from over. But after a timid performance in which both goalscorers from the previous game started on the bench, coach…
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Chloe Wilsonβs witty debut novel is refreshingly free of βpsycho bitchβ clichΓ©s β but itβs too long
The Thornbacks features βweird sistersβ whose reaction to being unloved is to make themselves unlovable to almost everyone β except each other.
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This unsettling book says we live too long β but Australiaβs problems lie in power, not age
Boomer Lucinda Holdforth sides with younger generations in Going On and On β but neither youth nor old age are monoliths.
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Time is critical when someoneβs heart stops β portable defibrillators could save more lives
Community responders often reach cardiac arrest patients quicker than emergency services. Carrying mobile defibrillators would improve peopleβs survival chances.
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World Cup: whatβs just the right height for a soccer player?
Despite some XL players, such as Norwayβs 195cm Erling Braut Haaland, the average height of all the teams is strikingly similar.
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Democracyβs next big test: could a Trump-endorsed US citizen become Colombiaβs president?
Abelardo de la Espriella has vowed to build mega prisons to crack down on crime and conduct foreign relations in concert with the Trump administration.
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Pauline Hanson, Joh Bjelke-Petersen and the IA story
IA founder Dave Donovan explains why holding politiciansΒ likeΒ Joe Bjelke-PetersenΒ and Pauline HansonΒ to account is paramount forΒ Independent Australia, and has shaped its existence.Β read now...
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The shadow treasurer used a morning TV interview to angrily claim his Labor opponent needed to 'grow up' and 'get a breathalyser'. Perhaps those close…
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Burning forest βwasteβ to make cement damages the climate. Letβs pursue cleaner options
The science is clear: burning forest material for energy produces lots of carbon emissions.
Read full article βA room of cowed journalists legitimised Pauline Hanson. Itβs proof sheβs muzzled the watchdog
Rather than challenge the premise of Pauline Hanson's press club speech with questions about its contents, reporters looked the other way. It proved we're dealing…
Read full article βPart of enjoying Hansonβs rise? Seeing Australians discover they arenβt as enlightened as they thought
The commentariat keeps trying to understand Pauline Hanson's popularity through single issues. But she is the intersection, the outcome of institutions, politicians and the media…
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Microbes destroyed an ancient pterosaurβs wingbone, then preserved it for 100 million years
What a prehistoric flying reptileβs bone reveals about its diet β and the future of fossil science.
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What drives women to have a βfreebirthβ without a midwife or doctor? Hereβs what the research says
Sometimes, women who want a freebirth are aware of the risks. But some feel this is their only option.
Read full article βWhatβs in the USβIran peace deal? A lot of concessions and empty promises from Trump, in return forΒ little
The USA will get nothing from the Iran peace deal that it didn't already have before the war. The post Whatβs in the USβIran peace…
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