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Gallipoli has 4 lessons for the Strait of Hormuz crisis

The Iran war reminds us small strategic moves can mushroom into expanding military commitments. The United States decided to blockade Iranian ports by controlling access to and from the vital Strait of Hormuz, as a response to Iran’s asserting control over it – which it had long threatened to do…

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‘Exceptional circumstances’: why was Ben Roberts-Smith granted bail?

In early April, one of Australia’s most decorated soldiers, Ben Roberts-Smith, was arrested and charged with five war crimes of murder.

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Israel and Lebanon have a ceasefire, but global attention shouldn’t move on. This isn’t a tidy end to the war

After weeks of bombardments in southern Lebanon that have killed more than 2,000 people and displaced more than one million residents, Israel has announced a ten-day ceasefire with Lebanon.

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More than 60% of home battery installations inspected in Australia are ‘substandard’

More than 60% of battery system installation work inspected under a federal government green energy program is substandard and 1.2% unsafe, according to a recent report by the Clean Energy Regulator.

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Musk’s SpaceX is shaping up as the biggest IPO on record. It’s also bending the rules to do so

Elon Musk’s space exploration company SpaceX has filed confidential papers ahead of a planned public company listing on the US NASDAQ stock exchange.

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Will retatrutide help me lose weight or look ‘shredded’?

Injectable peptides are generating a lot of buzz online.

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The Myanmar civil war is at stalemate – but anti-junta forces may be gaining the upper hand

Among the cruel ironies of the Myanmar civil war, now in its sixth year, is that for an army that is struggling to conscript soldiers, the Myanmar junta has repeatedly bombed its own troops held as prisoners of war.

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Nurses with higher cultural competence don’t always perform better – new study

The ability to function effectively in intercultural settings has been termed “cultural intelligence” – and it is often celebrated as a kind of modern superpower.

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Cannabis sales and use are high in Michigan – but federal law means research lags behind

Have you been to a licensed cannabis dispensary lately?

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Out of sight, but not out of trouble: groundwater contamination in NZ reveals a legacy of human pressure

The latest official stocktake of the state of New Zealand’s freshwater carries many of the headline messages we have come to expect.

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Friday essay: why radical ideas from psychoanalysis are my guiding light in a chaotic world

When I taught short fiction writing, I used to quote writer Meg Wolitzer on the pleasures of the form. “You will find yourself in a place you didn’t know about before. A place where you didn’t expect to be.” The trick, I’d tell my students, is to make the reader…

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Can I get a free flu shot? And will it cover ‘super K’? Your influenza vaccine questions answered

For many of us, flu can mean a nasty few weeks of illness. But for the very young and old, and those with health complications, it can be extremely serious, leading to around 3,500 deaths in Australia each year.

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No‑one has been prosecuted for wage theft since it became a crime. 2 inquiries want answers

Another day, another Senate inquiry – this time into Australia’s federal laws dealing with “wage theft”.

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Inside One Nation’s strategy of scandal, chaos and controversy

We’d all like deeply considered policy and informed debate to be at the heart of politics, but unfortunately controversies and scandals tend to steal the show.

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How nanomedicine gets inside your cells and treats you from the inside out

Canadians swallow millions of pills every day to treat common health issues like high blood pressure, high cholesterol and Type II diabetes, but scientists are working at the molecular level to turn patients’ cells into pharmacies.

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What Ontarians need to know about ‘student achievement’ reforms that will run school boards like businesses

The Ontario government has introduced legislation that will make its school boards run more like businesses. The recently announced Putting Student Achievement First Act reduces the power of elected trustees and creates a powerful new chief executive officer (CEO) position to head school boards.

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Is reading your favourite hobby? A new era of book clubs is reshaping how we read

Reading is experiencing a resurgence among Gen Z and millennials, many of whom are actively seeking alternatives to “doomscrolling” and the mental fatigue associated with constant social media use.

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Electric vehicles pass tipping point, breaking the link with oil prices

When the Strait of Hormuz first closed in March and oil hit US$120 a barrel, a very old question came back: is this finally the moment electric vehicles take off for good – or just another false start?

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The V&A catalogue row shows China’s censorship now travels through cultural supply chains

When people think about censorship, they often imagine an obvious ban: a book prohibited, an exhibition closed, or a speaker silenced.

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Limited scrutiny of party claims in early Welsh election coverage – new analysis

With the Senedd (Welsh parliament) election campaign now under way, voters in Wales are beginning to see more political coverage across television, online and social media. Broadcasters have reported on manifesto launches and party messaging.

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Loneliness can affect your memory – but that doesn’t mean it leads to dementia

Loneliness is something most of us will experience at some point. It is a normal emotion, not a character flaw. But it is also something that can quietly affect how we think and remember, and researchers have long debated whether it might even raise the risk of dementia.

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How Iran cryptocurrency demands explain a key role of money throughout history

When Iran began demanding payment in exchange for safe transit through the Strait of Hormuz, it offered the option to pay in cryptocurrency. Likewise, the shadowy network of tankers that have smuggled Russian oil to world markets since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 have often been paid this…

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Christianity in the UK is flourishing in immigrant communities – but a US-style Christian nationalism is lurking elsewhere

Polling company YouGov has thrown into question claims of a recent upsurge in church attendance among young adults. This has not surprised some experts, who cite evidence for the more conventional story of steep religious decline. If Christianity was once central to British society, that claim remains difficult to sustain…

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Osteopenia: loss of bone mineral density affects millions of people – here’s what you need to know

Around 40% of adults worldwide are affected by osteopenia: a loss of bone mineral density. This condition is extremely common particularly in postmenopausal women and elderly adults. It’s estimated that more than 500,000 fractures occur annually in the UK due to low bone density.

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