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What Australia must learn from Ukraine about drone technology and the future of warfare

In the lead-up to the release of the National Defence Strategy (NDS) this week, the Albanese government has announced it will spend an additional A$2–5 billion on drones and counter-drone systems.

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When insurers walk away from concussion risk, who protects athletes?

A recent move from a leading insurance provider has made it more difficult for AFL and AFLW players to access brain injury insurance.

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Injured your ACL? It’s more than just a knee injury

It’s an athlete’s worst fear. Hearing a loud “pop” and feeling severe pain are usually the first signs you’ve torn your anterior cruciate ligament, also known as the ACL.

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Will oil prices ever truly go back to ‘normal’?

The fallout from war between the United States, Israel and Iran has dominated global oil markets. And not just because the Strait of Hormuz, which normally carries about 20% of global oil and gas, remains effectively closed to shipping traffic.

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Streaming platforms give us access to new music, so why are fewer people listening to it?

In September, the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) excluded catalogue music (recordings more than two years old) from the Australian bestseller single and album charts.

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Worried about feeding your baby solid foods? Here’s what you should know

When you have a baby, mealtimes can be messy and stressful.

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How microplastics hurt the hidden helpers that keep our coasts healthy

Walk across a mudflat at low tide and you might notice small, neat mounds of sediment scattered across the surface.

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Was Trump’s so-called ‘Jesus’ image blasphemy? A religious expert explains

This week, Donald Trump posted an AI image of himself dressed in white robes, placing a glowing hand over an ill or deceased man in a hospital bed, as if to heal or resurrect him. The image, posted on Truth Social, was widely taken as him presenting himself as a…

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In the face of rampant AI, is ‘data poisoning’ a new form of civil disobedience?

The explosion of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools has provoked both hopes and anxieties about the potential benefits and harms of this technology. In advanced economies, people are almost equally worried and optimistic about it.

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Strait of Hormuz: Why the US and Iran are sailing in very different legal waters

The Strait of Hormuz exists in the eye of the beholder.

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How do ionic hair dryers work? Can they do what they promise?

If you’ve been in the market for a new hair dryer, you’ve likely seen advertising for ionic ones. Some claim to produce negative ions in the millions – with or without the help of added minerals like tourmaline.

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Searching for a ‘technofix’ to climate change has many dangers. Could radical humility save the planet?

In 1989, environmentalist Bill McKibben announced to the world that nature was dead. Due to the rapid rate and scale of anthropogenic climate change, he argued, the idea of nature as an entity independent of human activity had become obsolete.

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Justin Bieber’s Coachella performance wasn’t ‘lazy’ – and actually references 50 years of music history

After a four-year break from touring, Justin Bieber is headlining Coachella’s main stage. In a controversial section of the show he sang along to YouTube clips – and at times didn’t sing at all.

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The beloved emperor penguin and Antarctic fur seal are now officially endangered. Here’s what can be done

In 1902, British explorer Robert Falcon Scott spotted a large group of large black and white birds at Ross Island, Antarctica. This was among the many milestones of Scott’s famous Discovery expedition: the first breeding colony of emperor penguins.

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Does your school do mental health checks? They should be regular, not just a one-off

Students’ mental health is one of the biggest challenges facing schools.

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When AI starts shopping for you, fashion may be entering a new era of pricing

Fashion has always been a bit different to other industries. Consumers do not just buy because they need something. They buy because they are bored, influenced or simply browsing.

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Autism diagnoses are up, largely fuelled by the NDIS. What happens next isn’t entirely clear

Research published earlier this year found the strongest evidence yet that the introduction of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) has played a key role driving up autism diagnoses in Australia.

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Trust in news rises after years of decline in NZ. What’s behind the shift?

Public trust in news in has risen for the first time since records began in 2020.

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Canada is producing more graduates than ever — so why is it harder to find a job?

Canada has a paradox at the heart of its labour market. The country leads the G7 for the most educated workforce and is producing more graduates than ever before. Yet for millions of young Canadians, the path from school to stable work has never been harder.

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Why is alcohol use declining in Canada?

Lately, there has been a lot of news about declining alcohol sales in North America, and speculation as to why that might be.

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What is the digital euro? A guide to the future of cash in Europe

Money is changing at a pace that would have seemed unthinkable even a few years ago. In just the last ten years, credit cards, debit cards and mobile phones have displaced cash, with notes and coins being used less and less as physical money gives way to digital.

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The Islamabad talks were doomed to failure – and Hormuz blockade has thrown another obstacle to any Iran-US deal

Twenty-one hours of direct negotiations. The highest-level face-to-face engagement between Washington and Tehran since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

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How ‘books for development’ campaigns reveal an unjust global order

The gutting of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in 2025 has had catastrophic consequences, including in South Sudan where amid ongoing war, an estimated 33 million people require humanitarian assistance.

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Could Viktor Orbán be back in 2030? Why Péter Magyar has a fight on his hands after landslide win

The mood was jubilant among liberals and pro-Europeans in Hungary and beyond on April 13 as Péter Magyar led the Tisza party to a landslide election victory. His win ended the 16-year administration of Viktor Orbán’s pro-Russian Fidesz party. Given the high turnout and margin of victory, giving Tisza a…

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The National Gallery’s £750m new wing has reignited London’s art turf war

“When should painters become old masters?” Former National Gallery director Philip Hendy put that question to then Tate director John Rothenstein almost 70 years ago. Founded in 1897 as the National Gallery’s annexe for British Art, by the 1950s Tate had developed into a gallery of modern as well as…

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