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‘1930s policing’: the tactics police used in the hunt for Alice Springs girl Kumanjayi Little Baby

In the hours since the story was first published, a body believed to be that of the missing girl has been found. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains the name of a person who has died. The family has asked for her to be referred…

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Evolvable AI: are we on the brink of the next major evolutionary transition?

What happens when natural selection, the most powerful process driving change in the living world, shapes artificial intelligence (AI), perhaps the most potent technology humanity has invented to date?

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‘More empowered’: how online gaming benefits people with disability

You are more empowered because you get to be seen for who you are.

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To protect Australians, the federal parliament must push Albanese on gambling reforms

In early April, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced he was finally implementing several restrictions on gambling advertising.

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Heat and cold alter how animals fight disease. As the climate changes, this knowledge may be vital

Each animal species has an optimal temperature at which it can metabolise food and its immune system can best fight off pathogens.

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Ellena Savage’s snappy novel exposes a ruined utopia – but you might need a humanities degree to read it

Ellena Savage’s debut novel, The Ruiners, starts with a windfall many of us only casually dream of – A$50,000 gifted out of the blue.

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Will weakening Treaty provisions in NZ law create more problems than it solves?

On the face of it, the government’s desire to make references to te Tiriti o Waitangi consistent across all legislation sounds reasonable.

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The cradle of Earth’s rich ocean life was a massive coral reef system 20 million years ago

New research published today in Science Advances reveals that the largest expansion of coral reefs in the past 100 million years happened about 20 to 10 million years ago, between Australia and Southeast Asia.

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Sending women to the ‘Khia Asylum’ is music’s latest cruel trend. But it reflects an old historical bias

What do Bebe Rexha, Katy Perry, Meghan Trainor and Rita Ora all have in common? They’re all trapped in the “Khia Asylum”.

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Dignity and resolve: Francesca Albanese’s When the World Sleeps humanises Palestinian lives

Francesca Albanese, an Italian lawyer and scholar, is the United Nations’ Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, comprising the West Bank, Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem. Her job is to report to the UN on the human rights situation in these territories.

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‘I don’t believe no screens is possible’: how parents manage devices and little kids

Parents are told to avoid screens altogether in the first two years of a child’s life.

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Wastewater data suggests meth use is at a record high. Here’s why we don’t need to panic

Data from Australia’s wastewater drug monitoring program suggests methamphetamine use (also known as speed, ice or crystal meth) is at a record high. Cocaine is also up. MDMA may be levelling off. Heroin is fluctuating.

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20,000 stranded seafarers in the Strait of Hormuz face missile fears, exhaustion and isolation

As the closure of the Strait of Hormuz drags on, the United Nations’ International Maritime Organization has sounded the alarm over a related humanitarian crisis: the plight of the crew stuck on ships at or near the strait.

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The UAE is leaving the OPEC oil cartel. What could that mean for oil prices?

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced that on May 1, it will leave both the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and the larger OPEC+ group. By withdrawing, the UAE will now be able to independently decide how much oil it produces and sells.

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Supreme Court considers whether police can use Big Tech data to capture info from all cellphone users in a place and time

Google tracks the vast majority of cellphones in the United States, collecting your location, usage and device data through installed software and apps. The tracking occurs by various autonomous processes you cannot see or stop, even when you turn off location history, and Google and other companies keep that data…

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An affordable vision: how a modest investment in NZ’s eye health would make a big difference

Few things matter more to us than our eyesight. We fear losing it even more than some life-threatening conditions.

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Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Act ruling makes it harder to protect minority voting power and alters the landscape of future elections

In a major ruling that would permit weakening the voting power of minorities in the United States, the Supreme Court on April 29, 2026, struck down a Black-majority district in Louisiana’s congressional map as “an unconstitutional gerrymander” and altered the court’s interpretation of the Voting Rights Act.

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Proposed high-speed rail will not make a big dent in Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions

In February 2025, the Canadian government announced Alto, a high-speed rail line that will eventually connect Toronto to Québec City. In November, the government said it would introduce new legislation to speed up the project.

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Why your pet reptile ‘surfs’ the glass or rubs against the barriers of their enclosure

Every day, millions of people watch their pet reptiles run, dig, swim or climb up against the walls of their enclosure. Reptile keepers call this “glass surfing,” but among scientists, this conduct is typically considered to be a type of repetitive behaviour, akin to pacing in polar bears.

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UAE’s departure from Opec tells a story about the limited future of oil production

The decision by the United Arab Emirates to leave the oil producers’ cartel Opec after 59 years is more than a symbolic break. It highlights a growing divide among major oil producers over how to respond to a changing energy landscape, and will weaken the group’s ability to manage global…

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Sencos: the government’s plans for Send reform in England hinge on these overworked school staff

Sencos – special educational needs coordinators – play a vital role in maintained mainstream English schools, nursery schools and sixth forms. If you are a parent, you may encounter them if you have concerns about your child’s progress or the support available, or during review meetings. Children may meet them…

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Rock art, dance and ritual: what we learned from paintings in Zimbabwe

Rock paintings are found throughout Zimbabwe. They were made during the last 10,000 years by hunter gatherer groups and later by farming communities.

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South Africa’s AI policy cited fake research, created by AI: what lessons need to be learned

South Africa’s first attempt to establish a binding artificial intelligence (AI) policy framework came to an abrupt halt just 16 days after it was officially gazetted.

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Mali’s armed groups fill a government vacuum – addressing this is key to ending the violence

Mali has been in a state of political turmoil since 2012. That year saw a military coup as well as armed groups taking over northern regions of the west African country. In the intervening years, efforts at establishing transitional governments have failed, culminating in the military junta dissolving and banning…

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Welsh countryside: what Greens and Reform are promising they would change after election

In the last of our series on environmental issues and the Wales election campaign, we look particularly at countryside policies of two parties that are new contenders for seats in the Senedd.

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