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Politics & Society

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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

Health & Medicine

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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

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

Health & Medicine

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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

Politics & Society

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Research

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

New research shows that ChatGPT prefers younger employees for our “fast-moving” world, and it may be contributing to already-high levels of ageism in recruitment

Education

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Research

Djambatj Dhukarr – Walking the Road to Excellence Together

For fifteen years, teacher candidates from Melbourne have learned on Yolŋu Country in bilingual classrooms, showing what respectful collaboration between universities and Indigenous communities can look like

Environment

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Research

How corals ‘breathe’ by stirring the ocean around them

Tiny hair-like appendages on corals generate swirling microscopic currents – an ingenious way to exchange oxygen and nutrients with their surroundings

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

Health & Medicine

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Analysis

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

When we seal our homes to keep heat in, we also capture moisture and allergens, affecting the air we breathe. Here’s a few simple ways to fix it

Arts & Culture

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Opinion

Australia's arts sector needs more than words to survive

Australian artists are struggling. To support those who tell Australian stories, we need to go beyond the government’s Revive policy