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The world’s little-known volcanoes pose the greatest threat

The next global volcanic disaster is more likely to come from volcanoes that appear dormant and are barely monitored than from the likes of famous volcanoes such as Etna in Sicily or Yellowstone in the US.

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The gender pay gap looks different depending where you are on the income ladder

Despite decades of progress, the gender pay gap remains a persistent feature of the UK labour market. According to women’s rights charity the Fawcett Society, November 22 marked Equal Pay Day 2025 – the day when women effectively stop getting paid due to the wage gap with men.

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Jane Austen’s friendships defied social class – and empowered her writing

Jane Austen’s Paper Trail is a podcast from The Conversation celebrating 250 years since the author’s birth. In each episode, we’ll be investigating a different aspect of Austen’s personality by interrogating one of her novels with leading researchers. Along the way, we’ll visit locations important to Austen to uncover a…

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View from The Hill: it’s been a carefully orchestrated political courtship, but the marriage could be rocky

The Senate might be thoroughly sick of Pauline Hanson’s antics – on Tuesday it suspended her for seven days over her appearance in a burqa – but she’s Barnaby Joyce’s kind of politician.

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How the Trump administration tried to sell Ukraine a diplomatic debacle

A flurry of recent diplomatic activity has seen two competing peace plans for Ukraine emerge.

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New data reveals how Australia’s threatened reptiles and frogs are disappearing – and what we have to do

Australia is home to extraordinary reptiles and frogs, from giant lace monitors to tiny alpine froglets. Over 1,100 reptiles and 250 frog species are found across the Australian continent and islands. But we are losing them.

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NZ’s draft science curriculum favours rote learning over critical thinking

New Zealand’s draft science curriculum, released last month, promises to advance “knowledge-rich” learning.

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How autoimmune encephalitis disrupts thinking, memory and everyday life

Have you ever found yourself searching for a word you should know, forgetting what you were just doing, or feeling mentally foggy for no obvious reason?

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What a landmark Uber Eats, DoorDash pay deal could mean for delivery drivers and food costs

Food delivery drivers could win a major pay boost and better working conditions, under a landmark deal jointly proposed by the Transport Workers’ Union and Uber Eats and DoorDash – Australia’s two biggest food delivery services.

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Hit Netflix drama The Beast in Me does wrong by survivors of family violence

In The Beast in Me, Aggie Wiggs (Claire Danes) is a reclusive writer who gets drawn into the world of her new neighbour, Nile Jarvis (Matthew Rhys), a narcissistic and possibly psychopathic businessman. When Aggie begins digging into the suspicious disappearance of Nile’s first wife, Madison (Leila George), their tentative…

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AI slop is Macquarie’s 2025 Word of the Year. I applaud the choice – but was bored by the shortlist

AI slop is Macquarie Dictionary’s Word of the Year for 2025. It also won the people’s choice vote. The dictionary defines the word as “low-quality content created by generative AI [artificial intelligence], often containing errors, and not requested by the user”.

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New transmission towers are crucial for renewables – but contentious. Here’s where they should go

Solar and wind now provide 99% of new generating capacity in Australia. Renewables supply more than 40% of power to the main grid.

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Risky business: how small firms can be caught in the trade sanctions crossfire

An Australian company is caught out and fined under American law despite following local shipping rules.

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Impacts of colonisation on dingoes are ‘written in their bones’, new research finds

Dingoes are no ordinary dogs. They trace their roots back to an ancient Asian lineage and made their way to Australia more than 3,500 years ago.

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Australia’s new National Food Council: lots of industry reps, at the cost of health and environment

The Australian government recently announced who would be on the nation’s first National Food Council. This council was established to advise on the development of Australia’s national food security strategy, Feeding Australia.

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Thousands of genomes reveal the wild wolf genes in most dogs’ DNA

Dogs were the first of any species that people domesticated, and they have been a constant part of human life for millennia. Domesticated species are the plants and animals that have evolved to live alongside humans, providing nearly all of our food and numerous other benefits. Dogs provide protection, hunting…

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Meanjin was closed – but new Australian literary journals are springing up around the country

The recent, sudden closure of Meanjin has brought renewed attention to Australian journals: those hardy perennials that support Australian literature year in and year out. While the sector has been suffering for some time, new entrants in Adelaide’s Splinter and First Nations journal Sovereign Texts – and a resurrected Southerly…

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5 great podcasts about art forgery

With its longer forms of storytelling, the podcast is sufficiently supple to investigate the labyrinthine qualities of art forgery, the peculiar celebrity of the art forger, and the modern obsession with authenticity.

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‘Full-service schools’ redefine how education works. Here’s why Australia needs them

Inequality is one of the most urgent challenges facing Australian schools. For decades, governments have invested billions of dollars in schools with the promise every child should have the opportunity to succeed.

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You’ve reported sexual assault to police. What happens next?

While most sexual violence is not reported to police, recent Australian statistics show reports of sexual assault to police are rising.

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Some patients wait 6 years to see a public hospital specialist. Here’s how to fix this

ABC analysis shows some patients wait six years or more for outpatient medical appointments in Australia’s public hospital system.

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Aircraft noise from new runways will hit thousands more homes. Australia needs fairer solutions

Major changes to flight paths are underway across Australia’s three largest cities.

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Peace plan presented by the US to Ukraine reflects inexperienced, unrealistic handling of a delicate situation

As Russian bombs continued to pound Ukraine, a different conflict has blown up over plans to end that almost four-year-long war. The Trump administration on Nov. 20, 2025, formally presented Ukraine with a 28-point proposal to end the war, and President Donald Trump announced the country had until Thanksgiving to…

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Lifting Kiwisaver contributions to 12% makes sense – when the whole scheme is fixed

On the face of it, the National Party’s proposal to lift KiwiSaver contributions to 12% over the next six years sounds reasonable.

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How ‘relationship anarchy’ is changing the nature of connection for millennials and Gen Z

When the term anarchy pops up in everyday conversations, images of lawlessness and chaos after a government breakdown or catastrophic event come to mind. Think of the anti-hero comic character the Joker or the famed Sons of Anarchy series about an outlaw biker club that values family loyalty as much…

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