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Chris Minns’ new organised crime laws may sound tough, but evidence shows they may not be effective

The NSW government has announced another legislative crackdown on organised crime after the suspected mistaken-identity killings of 23-year-old student Marco Tapia and 40-year-old Joshua Macdonald.

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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

The Victorian government has introduced legislation expanding the jurisdiction of its anti-corruption commission, the Independent Broad-Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC). This comes on the heels of the creation of a new Royal Commission that will investigate allegations of vast corruption in the construction sector.

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Can a messy person become a tidy person? Or are we doomed?

Some people seem naturally tidy. Their keys are always in the same place, clothes make it into the wardrobe, and their kitchen bench remains mysteriously visible.

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Anak Krakatau is erupting. In 1883, Krakatau was devastating – could that happen again?

Indonesia’s Mount Anak Krakatau has erupted again this week, sending plumes of volcanic ash high into the sky and disrupting hundreds of flights. More than 300,000 passengers have been affected.

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One Nation surges in two polls taken after Secret Harbour byelection

The federal YouGov and Morgan polls are the first that were entirely taken after One Nation thumped Labor at the August 29 Western Australian state Secret Harbour byelection.

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The split screen format helped sneak sex into Hollywood. Now it’s a storytelling staple

One of Prime’s greatest hits this year has been the teen romance series Off Campus. The show follows hockey player Garrett and musician Hannah as they try to reconcile sex, adulthood, college life, and their feelings for each other.

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Auckland has an overlooked traffic pollution problem – and it’s not from exhausts

Cleaner engine standards and a gradual uptake of electric vehicles have been credited with helping improve Auckland’s air quality over recent years.

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Taller than Stonehenge: the mysterious Devil’s Arrows yield their secrets in new research

Long ago, the Devil stood on Howe Hill and hurled giant stones towards the town of Aldborough, roaring:

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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

The Trump administration’s proposal to crack down on voting by mail in federal elections – articulated in a March 2026 executive order – faces its toughest legal test so far, as the Supreme Court decides whether to allow the measure to go ahead, or maintains a lower court’s block on…

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Correcting the map: How a UN resolution marks a step toward decolonizing world maps

Some countries and territories, including Canada, Greenland and Russia, will soon look notably smaller on official United Nations maps.

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Theatre audiences still show up. So why do so many shows fail to make money?

Recent cancellations of major musical theatre productions, including Waitress and Beetlejuice, have raised an obvious question: has Australian theatre become too expensive?

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Does debriefing about a difficult birth stop it turning into trauma?

For some women, the birth of their baby is one of the happiest days of their lives. Others remember it as a frightening, overwhelming or deeply distressing experience. Around one in three women report their birth experience as traumatic.

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Paul Keating’s AUKUS hostility reflects his passion for hard-nosed realism over subservience

There have been two topics on which former Australian prime minister Paul Keating has been a persistent, passionate commentator in the three decades since his retirement. One was intensely local: Sydney urban planning. The other was as wide as the world: the global order and Australia’s place in it.

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Reform wasn’t meant to be easy. Here’s how the battles for Medicare and child support defeated vested interests

Can you imagine Australia without Medicare, the age pension, or with 50% tariffs on imported goods such as cars, clothes and shoes?

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Australians may soon be able to switch off social media algorithms. Is that censorship?

The federal government has released an exposure draft of its long-promised digital duty of care.

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We designed a new way to build miniature fluidic devices to enable personalized cancer treatment

There is no “one-size-fits-all” treatment for patients living with cancer. Cancer occurs when normal cells in the body genetically mutate and transform into abnormal cells that divide uncontrollably.

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You can’t shield kids from scary news – here’s what ‘Sesame Street’ and other children’s shows did after 9/11

On back-to-school night in 2005, I eagerly entered my youngest child’s first grade classroom. The walls were festooned with brightly colored responses to the prompt: “Draw something you remember.”

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Picking up garbage less often could help Canadians recycle more

Canada produces an enormous amount of waste. In 2020, total solid waste across the country hit 36 million tonnes.

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NZ is finally moving on modern slavery law. What can we learn from Australia?

New Zealand is poised to pass laws requiring large companies to publicly report on the risk of modern slavery in their operations and supply chains.

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Women on corporate boards: More prestige means less power

Women have made big strides in terms of being represented on corporate boards, both in terms of numbers and the prestige of their positions. But this prestige — and the greater visibility it brings — isn’t necessarily helping women advance. It might even be an obstacle in the long run.

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The Bayeux tapestry is really an embroidered comic strip

The Bayeux tapestry is many things: a public statement, a massive work of collaborative art, a staple of the teaching of British history. The 70-metre-embroidered cloth depicts the events of the Norman conquest, culminating in the 1066 Battle of Hastings and the death of Harold II.

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Too hot to learn: how climate change hurts children’s chances from birth

Children across Europe have returned to school after a summer of extreme heat. As the climate warms, one question is becoming harder to ignore: how can students learn when classrooms become dangerously hot?

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Why the government’s debt is growing – current public spending pressures explained

Pressure to make cuts in public spending has intensified in recent weeks, with increased calls on Prime Minister Andy Burnham to find savings urgently.

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The autonomy paradox: how more freedom at work can leave you feeling powerless

You may know the feeling. You’re supposed to have finished work for the day, but later, during your evening meal, you start mentally preparing for tomorrow’s meeting. Or just having a quick check of your emails while you half watch TV.

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Canadians distrust government-funded local news, but it might be the industry’s best bad option

In defending an independent press, American founding father Thomas Jefferson famously remarked that he would prefer “newspapers without a government” to a “government without newspapers.” So it’s doubtful the third president of the United States would approve of a program for the government to pay reporters’ salaries.

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