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Politics & Society

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A fairer world without destroying the planet? It's possible

Imagine a future where everyone has enough, on a planet that stays liveable. A new report makes a compelling case it's within reach

Environment

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Analysis

What AI data centres really mean for Australia's water supply

While viral claims about water use don't hold up, the real story is worth understanding. It comes down to where these centres are built, what water they use and how they report it

Health & Medicine

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Analysis

Penalty shootouts aren't a lottery. So why do football coaches keep saying they are?

Every World Cup, coaches are quick to call penalty shootouts a lottery. A neuroscientist who has worked with elite coaches explains why they say it and how teams actually prepare

Environment

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Analysis

What if our homes could move?

Flooding, displacement and housing insecurity are no longer distant issues. Houses that move with people are helping communities in Bangladesh adapt to a changing environment

Sciences & Technology

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Analysis

How rocket launches could threaten Australia’s coastal wildlife

Blast waves, acoustic trauma and sonic booms pose serious, underexamined risks to the threatened species living near proposed launch sites like South Australia's Whalers Way

Arts & Culture

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Analysis

The book that taught us to think of witches as women

Written in fury after a failed trial in 1485, the Malleus Maleficarum fuelled 150 years of witch hunts that shaped how Europe imagined, hunted and executed women

Sciences & Technology

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Analysis

Bird flu has reached Australia. Here’s how you can help

The H5 bird flu virus has been detected in Australia for the first time, raising fears for wildlife, livestock and the nation's biosecurity. Here's what the experts say, and what you can do to help

Politics & Society

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Analysis

Changing who owns houses, won’t fix how fast we can build them

Australia keeps reaching for tax reform to fix the housing crisis, but the 2026 Federal Budget still didn't tackle one of our biggest problems. What it missed was speed.

Sciences & Technology

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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

Politics & Society

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Analysis

New Zealand is preventing climate justice by changing the rules at half time

Ahead of Mike Smith’s landmark case against New Zealand’s highest greenhouse gas emitters, new legislation may prevent any justice before a word is spoken