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Was the violent Sydney protest avoidable, and what can police and demonstrators learn?

The police role as a “thin blue line” between public order and chaos was tested in Sydney’s CBD on Monday night.

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Tony Barry on why a new Liberal leader isn’t a quick fix

The federal Opposition is in dire straits. Sunday’s disastrous Newspoll had the Liberals on 15% primary vote, with the Nationals at 3% – well below One Nation on 27%.

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Unpacking Bad Bunny’s Superbowl show – an alternative joyful vision for America

Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny (Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio) made history this weekend as the first Superbowl halftime headliner to sing only in Spanish – that too at a moment when the United States is facing a hostile anti-immigration climate.

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If fracking begins in the Kimberley, it could damage a sacred river

Under the soils of the Kimberley lies one of the world’s last undeveloped large-scale reservoirs of onshore gas, according to the gas company hoping to extract it.

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How delays in Australia’s switch to clean energy are hurting workers

Australia is still dragging its feet on decarbonising the economy. Last September, the Albanese government committed to a 62–70% reduction in carbon emissions by 2035 and net zero by 2050. However, only one month later, the government conceded it would fall just shy of its 2030 target and likely miss…

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Bunnings decision may open door to facial recognition surveillance free-for-all

A seemingly minor decision handed down last week by the Administrative Review Tribunal may open the door to widespread use of facial recognition technology in shops and other privately owned spaces in Australia.

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As beautiful as they were powerful: Jon Kudelka’s political cartoons were made with true conviction

The media and cartooning world shifted mightily between Jon Kudelka’s earliest contributions to The Mercury in Hobart in the early 1990s and to his last regular gig at The Saturday Paper, before the diagnosis and treatment of his glioblastoma sparked retirement in April 2025.

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My kids (and I) hate sandwiches, what I can pack for lunch instead?

School is back and, with it, the daily task of packing a lunchbox.

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Want a tall, smart child? How IVF tests are selling a dream

Prospective parents are being marketed genetic tests that claim to predict which IVF embryo will grow into the tallest, smartest or healthiest child.

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Amid an Olympic boom, it’s risky timing to lift a ban on developers’ political donations

Queensland is a step closer to lifting a ban on political donations from property developers – despite a corruption watchdog’s warning that doing so in a A$7 billion Olympics building boom could raise “risks of undue or improper influence”.

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The 4 big changes to gun laws that would make NZ safer

New Zealand is undertaking the most significant rewrite of firearms law in over 40 years. Overall, it’s a welcome step, as the law was messy and times have changed.

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Why do nose and ear hairs become longer and thicker as we age?

Growing older often brings unexpected grooming challenges. This is particularly apparent when some areas that, when young, we could otherwise ignore start to develop hair.

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Anas Sarwar: why did the leader of Scottish Labour call for Keir Starmer’s resignation – and has the move backfired?

Scottish politics has a dual nature. It is significantly distinct from politics in the rest of the United Kingdom, with its own dynamics, parties and leaders. But it can still be affected by events down south. And for the Scottish sections of the UK parties – the Conservatives, Liberal Democrats,…

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Held captive in their own country during World War II, Japanese Americans used nature to cope with their unjustified imprisonment

With a stroke of a presidential pen, the lives of Izumi Taniguchi, Minoru Tajii, Homei Iseyama and Peggy Yorita irreparably changed on Feb. 19, 1942. On that day, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066, which set in motion their wartime incarceration along with other people of Japanese ancestry…

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Can Australia build one of the world’s largest data centres?

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From ‘this machine kills fascists’ to ‘King Trump’s private army’: the art of protest music

In January, over the course of three days, Bruce Springsteen wrote, recorded and released the political protest song Streets of Minneapolis.

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ADHD prescriptions are up tenfold, with the wealthiest kids most likely to be medicated

The number of young people in Australia prescribed medication for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) increased more that tenfold in 20 years, our new research shows, while it is no longer most prevalent in poorer areas.

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The lower Murray is officially on life support. Will we save it?

At 2,500 km long, the Murray is Australia’s longest river. It provides 3 million people with drinking water and irrigates around 1.5 million hectares of farmland.

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6 tips to survive and thrive in your first year of university

University study is a major commitment and is quite different to high school. This big new phase of life can feel both daunting and exciting.

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Adult colouring books are bestsellers again. It makes sense in our anxious age

Two of Australia’s top ten bestselling books in 2025 were adult colouring books: Cozy Corner and Cozy Cuties, both by Coco Wyo, an international group of artists, colorists, editors, and marketers. In the same year, Australian artist Cherry Lam sold a very healthy 50,000 copies of her book, Cosy Calm.

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Sea lion camera reveals mother taking pup on educational foraging expedition in the wild

Most seals give birth to a pup around the same time each year, and wean them and send them on their way within 12 months in an annual cycle.

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The most prevalent disability in classrooms may be FASD — and supporting students is vital

As I walk into the classroom as a newly graduated teacher, I see children — each with unique abilities, interests and an eagerness to learn. This Ontario classroom was designed to be inclusive — a space where all students, regardless of their needs, can thrive.

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AI isn’t likely to wipe out all farming jobs – but it is changing who bears the risks

The global economy is bracing for major job disruption as artificial intelligence (AI) advances and spreads across industries. Experts have been warning about this shift for years, and fiercely debating whether the benefits of an AI revolution will outweigh the cost of mass displacement in the workforce.

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February is hard on ‘night owls’ in northern climates, but there are ways to cope

In northern climates, February has a particular heaviness. Even though we’ve passed the longest night of year, the days often feel darker, longer and more draining than December ever did. For society’s “night owls,” whose internal clocks naturally run later, this stretch of winter can be especially challenging.

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Are pets good for kids’ mental health? Type of animal and duration of bond could make all the difference

Questions like “will getting a pet benefit our child’s mental health?” are increasingly common and pertinent. In Spain, for instance, more than half of all households now have one or more pets.

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