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Health & Medicine | Research

Faster cancer diagnosis is possible, but we need connected health data

We know that earlier cancer diagnosis leads to better survival rates, but we aren’t using the data we already have to guide faster testing and treatment

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Politics & Society | Research

Discrimination by recruitment algorithms is a real problem

As the use by employers of AI to screen job applicants grows, there are serious risks of discrimination against women, older applicants and minority groups. Should it be banned until it is regulated?

Politics & Society | Analysis

Will the 2025 election spark a realignment of climate politics in Australia?

The second-term Albanese government will be under strong international and domestic pressures to step up its efforts to decarbonise the economy. It has the numbers, so will it happen?

Business & Economics | Analysis

The world’s financial system is highly vulnerable to Trumpism

Politics & Society | Analysis

How China’s chip strategy outsmarts Trump’s tariff trap

Arts & Culture | Book extract

‘Collective action by working people has transformed Australian history time and again’

Politics & Society | Opinion

The Australian Opposition’s electoral woes will get worse before they get better

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In Pursuit of Knowledge

Explore ‘In Pursuit of Knowledge’, our series that brings together experts to examine and illuminate the critical issues of our time

Sciences & Technology

Under the Microscope

Celebrating the “grandmother” of optimisation on International Women in Maths Day

Pioneering 95-year-old Australian mathematician and statistician Alison Harcourt AO has made a big impact on her field, and on her colleagues

#ICYMI - In Case You Missed It

Politics & Society|Analysis

How construction technology can help solve Australia's housing crisis

Construction productivity has been declining for years; educating our workforce in new technologies and fostering entrepreneurial mindsets is vital for recovery

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Health & Medicine

Your cold house is bad for your mental health

New research finds that the poorest Australians in the worst health are living in the coldest homes during Australian winter and it’s putting their mental health at risk

Environment

To build more homes we need confidence in building quality

Australia plans to build an extra 1.2 million quality homes in five years, but we don’t have the people or regulatory processes to achieve this

Health & Medicine

Research

Protecting your heart as you get older may also help protect your brain

New research finds that our heart and brain health are tightly linked, which may help explain why conditions like dementia and heart disease often happen together

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