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Happy 70th Birthday to Australia's first computing class

We now carry computers in our pockets, but in 1955, the University of Melbourne became home to the two-tonne CSIRAC computer. Our picture gallery celebrates 70 years of Australia’s first university computing department

Politics & Society

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Analysis

Now is the time to get disability human rights into Australian anti-discrimination law

Two major opportunities for reform of the Disability Discrimination Act have been overlooked, including being respected as decision-makers on an equal basis as others and discriminatory migration practices

Sciences & Technology

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Research

The time is ripe for chronoculture

A better understanding of circadian rhythms in crop plants can help improve agricultural production

Sciences & Technology

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Research

Climate change is turning global wildfires into monsters

The second edition of an annual global assessment of wildfires warns that climate change has made burned areas 30 times larger in some regions

Health & Medicine

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Research

Giving parents the tools (without the guilt) to support a teenager's sleep

New research reveals the surprising ways parents influence teen sleep patterns – and what you can do to help, with less guilt and conflict

Arts & Culture

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Opinion

Athletes use Stoicism to deal with pressure, but Broicism and $toicism are lurking

Sportspeople often misuse the ancient philosophy of Stoicism as a tool for winning, but when they embrace its true meaning, it’s their humanity that shines through

Arts & Culture

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Analysis

K-Pop Demon Hunters’ continued domination redefines streaming

Unlike other shows, the idols in K-Pop Demon Hunters are not only glossy but highly relatable, messy and human. This may help explain why it's become the most-watched Netflix movie of all time

Environment

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Research

Ammonia is sticky, so measuring it is tricky

Ammonia released from sewage treatment plants can impact our health and the environment, but it’s taken an innovative way of measuring it to understand the scale of the problem

Arts & Culture

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Special Report

Gaming can be a machine for empathy

By letting players experience racism and decide how to react, games can create an emotional connection that sparks genuine change

Education

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Special Report

How gaming is finding its place in education

From cooperative space adventures teaching neurodivergent teens collaboration to VR taking biology students inside the human body, educators are harnessing the power of play