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Like a Goya of Google, artist Jon Rafman fixates on the internet’s perverse pleasures

Jon Rafman is a master of turning the internet’s trash, excess and alienation into strangely seductive art.

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The Margaret Preston retrospective at the National Gallery of Victoria is a revelation

The National Gallery of Victoria’s Margaret Preston is a breathtaking exhibition. It is Preston as we have never seen her before, and challenges many earlier preconceptions.

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‘Digital duty of care’ laws will force tech platforms to look after users

The federal government has today introduced draft digital duty of care legislation, designed to protect Australians from online harms.

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The ‘core’ of One Nation’s super proposal is sound, says former Grattan Institute chief John Daley

Former head of the Grattan Institute John Daley has backed “the core” of One Nation’s controversial superannuation plan to allow people to withdraw part of their future contributions.

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AI is becoming more common in uni courses. What can students gain and what might they lose?

Universities are increasingly introducing artificial intelligence (AI) teaching tools into classrooms.

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In junior sports, it’s all about having fun – then something changes. We set out to find out why

Finals have arrived for many winter sports. For young athletes, that can mean excitement, bigger crowds and games that suddenly feel more important.

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A court will decide the future of Yuraygir’s feral horses. That matters for native plants and animals

From poems to films and books of history, horses feature widely in Australian popular culture.

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Can what we feed farm animals directly benefit our own health? Our research suggests it can

Several chronic diseases – obesity, cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and some cancers – have been linked to lifestyle and diets high in calories, based on processed foods and lacking diversity and nutritional value.

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Why does microwaving fish smell so bad?

The work break room can be a place of rest, gossip, fun, or recovery. But it can also be a cause of complaint when yesterday’s fish dinner becomes a smelly microwaved lunch.

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New research shows students experience extreme anxiety when accused of academic misconduct. Unis can do more to help them

Since the launch of generative artificial intelligence (AI), many university students have claimed their teachers have falsely accused them of using AI to cheat. While allegations of cheating and plagiarism should be taken seriously, sometimes such accusations have rested on unreliable AI-detection programs.

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Farmers can now produce more of their own energy than ever – but will they?

Imagine you’re halfway through your annual wheat harvest when a global crisis sends diesel and fertiliser prices soaring. All at once, your costs surge and your slender profit margin shrinks.

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We’re not protecting our oceans as well as we think: new research

Not so long ago, we thought the ocean was an inexhaustible resource. There would always be plenty more fish in the sea.

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Can removing your fallopian tubes really reduce your risk of ovarian cancer?

Ovarian cancer has a particularly poor survival rate. Only one in two women will live five years beyond their diagnosis.

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Government must be more transparent about who gets community grants – and why

Australian governments have an unfortunate history with community grants programs. Sports infrastructure programs, car park grants and other schemes have repeatedly raised the same concern: public money intended to serve communities becomes entangled with electoral politics.

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Do tech billionaires dream of shared abundance? We should probably just tax them

On July 24, Elon Musk was interviewed by The Economist’s editor Zanny Minton Beddoes. The 85-minute discussion ranged from Musk’s business ventures to the war in Ukraine, China’s technological power and the immense capabilities of artificial intelligence.

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Cutting the tobacco excise won’t stop the illegal trade. This is how other countries solved the problem

The Coalition has proposed slashing the tobacco excise, the federal tax on tobacco products, by 80%. It claims cheaper legal cigarettes will draw people who smoke away from the illicit market and deprive organised crime of its profits.

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AI is helping businesses learn what customers will pay – and workers will accept

US regulators are grappling with a controversial new frontier in online shopping: companies using our personal data to work out how much each of us is willing to pay.

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How Facebook’s News Feed introduced the age of the algorithm 20 years ago

It is two decades since Facebook introduced the News Feed – letting loose a world in which algorithms would shape ever more of our lives.

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Eating a handful of nuts each day is linked with lower risk of high blood pressure, our research shows

More than 1.4 billion people worldwide live with high blood pressure (hypertension). It’s the single biggest metabolic risk factor for early death – driving diseases such as heart attacks, strokes, kidney failure and dementia.

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How the ‘first bird’ leapt into the sky and soared above the dinosaurs

Archaeopteryx is an icon of evolution and is often called the first bird. Scientists have long debated just how it took off from the ground but a recent study published by my colleagues and I has brought new insights to the mystery.

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The Long Version by Petra Hůlová is about a middle-aged feminist caught between the past and future

The Long Version is a new novel which follows a short period in the life of Sylvie, a middle-aged writer who has just published a best-selling yet critic-dividing feminist book.

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Saltwater flooding could radically change which crops are worth growing

Saltwater isn’t something most people associate with English farmland. But in parts of eastern England, it’s becoming a growing problem, and not just for crops, but for farm incomes too.

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Fire and floods are usually treated as separate hazards. Portugal’s Pinhal Interior shows why they are part of the same cycle

Across southern Europe, increasingly extreme heat, wildfire and intense rainfall are forcing planners to consider how one event can alter the risk of the next. Portugal’s exceptionally wet winter and another summer of wildfire risk are an example of this. As a professor of architecture and climate change adaptation who…

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OnlyFans in South Africa: what creators say about sex work, personal safety and the gig economy

OnlyFans was established in 2016 as a platform for content creators to post images and videos or host live streams in exchange for money. But what began as a small and relatively quiet niche startup suddenly exploded.

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Three bicycles for 39 volunteers: the uphill battle to fund playful parenting in rural Zambia

The earliest years of a child’s life are critical for growth, learning and long-term wellbeing. During this period, children develop rapidly, and experiences in the home and community shape their future health, education and social outcomes. Simple things like talking, singing, telling stories and playing with children can have a…

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