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Environment | Book extract

Melbourne's strange and splendid skyline that never was

A giant Peach Melba, a skyscraper-sized crocodile, a steel ‘V’ taller than the Eiffel Tower: these were just some of the design ideas when Melbourne asked the world to reinvent its skyline in 1979

A line drawing of a building design shaped like a crocodile

An exterior shot of Australia’s High Court

Politics & Society | Opinion

Why Australian campaign finance reform laws keep ending up in the High Court

New laws attempting to keep big money out of Australian politics have also entrenched the major parties, leaving them vulnerable to constitutional challenge in the High Court

An animation showing a rivers flow being blocked by rocks and debris next to a visualisation of clogged arteries to support culturally appropriate messaging for First Nations peoples.

Health & Medicine | Research

Culturally relevant messaging matters for First Nations peoples

A flowing river for arteries, a bare boab tree for depression. A project in the Kimberley shows how listening before we speak can improve health outcomes for Aboriginal people

Environment | Analysis

Are certified forests actually better?

Politics & Society | Research

Over 45 and looking for a job? AI thinks you might be too old

Environment | Research

How corals ‘breathe’ by stirring the ocean around them

Health & Medicine | Analysis

The German secret (and other tips) to keep your home healthy this winter

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Sciences & Technology

Analysis

What is Godzilla El Niño?

The odds of a ‘monster El Niño’ developing this year are now as high as 80 per cent. But that is a risk factor not a definite forecast – a big El Niño does not necessarily mean a big dry for Australia

#ICYMI - In Case You Missed It

Health & Medicine|Go Figure

Why is there a shortage of oestrogen patches in Australia… again?

Many people rely on hormone replacement therapy during menopause or gender-affirming hormone therapy – but the recurring national shortages of patches look set to continue

Health & Medicine

5 things you didn’t realise you need to know about perimenopause

One woman having a perimenopausal hot flush on live TV has started a national conversation about normalising the symptoms

Health & Medicine

Misogyny in medicine impacts us all

Misogyny in medicine is rife in 2023 and Australian hospitals must adopt a gender equity framework to ensure quality patient care

Health & Medicine

Research

How an app is growing social connections for people with disability and carers

A new Australian platform – co-designed by people with disability and carers – is helping build connections through physical activity

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