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Australian mortgage holders are likely paying substantially higher interest rates than banks’ true funding costs. It’s time for better regulation, more competition and to simplify changing banks and products

Nearly 40 per cent of parents surveyed say their child has taught them something about the latest apps and digital trends, from TikTok to AI. A new book explains why that learning can help keep kids safer online

A new policy promises round-the-clock graffiti reporting and removal. But do these proposed changes accurately reflect Melbourne's love-hate relationship with urban culture?

Record sea ice loss is transforming the Antarctic Intermediate Water – an ocean layer that regulates heat and carbon. These changes could threaten future deep-ocean warming, sea level rise and weather events

What looks like an abandoned lot is often anything but – ecologically speaking. Our Map of the Month shows just how much biodiversity is hiding in Melbourne’s forgotten landscapes

In 1726, Jonathan Swift imagined a machine that churns out books by shuffling words at random. Three centuries on, his satire reads like a warning about generative AI

A new national survey finds publishing in Australia is more culturally diverse than it was in 2022. Class and geography, though, still decide who gets a seat at the table

A global assessment found that virtually all coral reef ecosystems face a high risk of collapse in 50 years. Cutting emissions to curb ocean warming is vital to save them in our lifetime

A landmark global trial spanning 14 countries found safer options for treating golden staph infections, using an approach that could reveal more about other medicines