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Sciences & Technology | Opinion

What the global decline of greyhound racing means for all dogs

On International Dog Day, we’re seeing a fundamental change in how people think about animals. And anyone caring for dogs must understand it comes with profound responsibilities

Portrait of greyhounds against black background

Politics & Society | Opinion

Building faster isn’t building better

As Australia’s productivity summit focuses on boosting housing supply, are we prepared to sacrifice quality for speed?

Environment | Research

Saving the giants of the Australian forest

Mountain ash forests are predicted to lose a quarter of their trees by 2080, releasing over 100 million tonnes of stored carbon into the atmosphere. But there is a way to limit further loss

Politics & Society | Analysis

Could copyright now be used to gag advocacy groups and media reporting?

Sciences & Technology | Research

We’re twisting light to move more data

Sciences & Technology | Research

One in three Australian e-scooter fatalities are children

Sciences & Technology | Research

Neutrinos are the Sun’s secret messengers

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Politics & Society

Analysis

Victoria’s made history with exclusive native title – but it doesn’t tackle water justice

Aboriginal Traditional Owners now have more control over parts of their ancestral lands – but a colonial-era quirk in water law means they can’t freely use the water that flows through it

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Graeme Clark shakes the hand of a young boy with a cochlear implant

Health & Medicine|Q&A

‘It’s still the same for me as it was years ago’

Laureate Professor Graeme Clark AC, who led the team that invented Australia’s multi-channel cochlear implant, says he still cries “tears of joy” when someone’s hearing is restored

Sciences & Technology|Under the Microscope

Taking Indigenous Australia to NASA

Tully Mahr is one of five Australians heading to an internship with NASA, where the 21-year-old will spend three months researching life’s origins and planet habitability

Dyer pink yarn drying in the sunshine in Bhtuan

Arts & Culture|Under the Microscope

The journey of a master dyer

The tradition of Bhutanese organic dyeing is gradually disappearing. But master dyer, Kencho Dekar, is working with the Grimwade Centre to preserve the vibrant colours and stories in Bhutanese textiles

Arts & Culture

Analysis

What makes a short story great?

The best stories crackle with a kind of electricity, but why they grab us can be hard to articulate. A new podcast is trying to find the answer

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