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Victoria is attempting political donation reform again. How do the new laws stack up?

Since April 15, Victoria has been operating without meaningful political finance laws. As the days have passed, candidates have received unregulated political donations that would once have exceeded donation caps. Foreign and anonymous donations have been allowed.

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How common is sex-selective abortion in Australia, really?

New South Wales parliament is debating a bill this week that seeks to ban abortions performed on the basis of fetal sex.

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Why Australia needs stronger laws to stop dangerous products being sold online

As online marketplaces continue to boom, can consumers be confident the products we buy online are safe?

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Australia is facing a new 12.5% US tariff over anti-slavery claims. Are they actually right?

The United States is threatening to impose trade tariffs of up to 12.5% on 60 countries, including Australia, over their inaction on forced and slave labour worldwide.

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UN report warns AI could soon use 3% of world’s electricity and more water than we need to drink

One argument often used to quell concerns about the rising energy and resource demand of data centres is that artificial intelligence (AI) models will need less in the future as they improve and become more efficient.

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Beast: Australia’s first MMA film, starring Russell Crowe, is cheesy yet oddly comforting

For a nation obsessed with professional sport, there is a surprising dearth of Aussie sports films. There have been, of course, a handful of memorable ones: The Club (1980), The Coolangatta Gold (1984) and, more recently, The Final Winter (2007).

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Amanda Lohrey’s UFO novel captures the uncertainties of reason, doubt and belief

Amanda Lohrey’s Capture plays out as a sequence of conversations in strange rooms.

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Game changers: how a stroke of paint transformed basketball, and the athletes who play it

When basketball was invented by medical doctor James Naismith in 1891 – to keep American football players active during winter – all baskets were worth two points, regardless of where they were shot from.

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Supermarkets are going back to the future

Buying groceries at a big supermarket is a relatively new phenomenon. Prior to the early 1900s you would have done your shop in the small, family-owned, butchers, bakeries or greengrocers that lined our high streets.

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Exoskeletons for people with cerebral palsy are now a reality – but there’s still much to figure out

Cerebral palsy is the most common disability that starts in childhood, affecting about 50 million people worldwide.

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What’s a living wake? The end-of-life ritual that lets you say goodbye on your own terms

What would attending your own wake be like? To say goodbye to the people in your life in person? What stories would you tell in your own eulogy?

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The real Robinson Crusoe has been reimagined with historical accuracy – except for the talking goat

You might think you’ve already heard a story about someone marooned on an uninhabited island who needs to fight for survival. The iconic image of Tom Hanks desperately calling for Wilson, the anthropomorphised volley ball in Castaway (2000), probably comes to mind.

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Hidden in plain sight: the race to discover new species before they’re gone

When most people imagine scientists discovering new species, they probably still picture an expedition into the unknown.

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What we still get wrong about how people from non-Western backgrounds recover from trauma

Over the past few decades, researchers have developed effective treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a psychiatric disorder some people develop after experiencing trauma. These treatments often involve talking through the trauma and understanding what happened with a therapist.

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What would it take for Pauline Hanson to become prime minister?

There has been a lot of speculation lately, not least from Pauline Hanson, about the possibility of the One Nation leader riding her surging polling figures into the Lodge at the next election.

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Is Israel planning to reoccupy the Gaza Strip? This is what’s happening behind the ‘yellow line’

In recent days, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the Israeli army to seize 70% of Gaza – a sizeable increase from the 60% it currently controls.

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Why a US ‘freeloading’ claim has put the heat on NZ’s independent foreign policy

If there’s one area of New Zealand foreign policy that demands delicate diplomatic language from elected officials, it is the country’s nuclear-free status.

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Police to review anti-racism guidance after Henry Nowak murder – why they’re right to do so

Police leaders have said they will review anti-racism guidance following the murder of 18-year-old Henry Nowak. Vickrum Digwa, his killer, was sentenced this week to life in prison.

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In a world divided, teachers need to connect with each other

As an educator, I attest to the remarkable aspects of the teaching profession. Teachers truly have the capacity to be agents for positive change in this troubled world.

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Canada’s ‘major projects’ should not come at the cost of the environment

The federal government recently released “Getting Major Projects Built in Canada,” a discussion paper proposing to fast-track major infrastructure developments.

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Focus apps are failing neurodivergent minds, new research finds

In today’s attention economy, social media platforms, entertainment apps and news feeds all compete for our focus.

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An unfinished reckoning with police violence: Community data shows ongoing systemic racism

It’s been roughly six years since the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis sparked a global conversation about anti-Black police violence and the excessive use of police force against Black and Indigenous communities.

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The Regency period was queer and trans. ‘Bridgerton’ barely scratches the surface

While the alternative history Netflix show Bridgerton gives us a sparkling version of the British Regency era, what’s missing is queer and trans culture.

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Masters of the Universe tries to manage the absurd masculinity of He-Man – it should just accept masculinity is absurd

The French psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan once said that the most tragic thing about masculinity was that it had a symbol. He didn’t have He-Man in mind when he made this comment. He died in 1981, two years before the original cartoon’s debut. But he might as well have. (He was…

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A very strong El Niño may be approaching. Here’s what it could mean for the world’s weather

El Niño is a recurring climate event with impacts across the globe. It has three phases: one cold (known as La Niña), one neutral, and one warm (El Niño).

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