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Fresco showing a woman so-called Sappho holding writing implements from Pompeii

Arts & Culture

Ancient teens were full of existential angst too

What you’re going to do with your life is one of the big questions young people grapple with. But rest assured, some of history’s greats went through it too

Gathering at the United Nations assembly

Politics & Society

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In Pursuit of Knowledge

Episode 1: The threat to our global public institutions

In this Episode of In Pursuit of Knowledge we ask what role do global public institutions such as the United Nations and the International Court of Justice play in a crisis-riddled world?

Brain scan and blood test

Sciences & Technology

Space research helps find targets for early Alzheimer’s test

Methods used to study asteroids and planets could be used in a new blood test for Alzheimer’s disease – potentially before clinical symptoms develop

Smiling woman with a doctor and nurse

Health & Medicine

This is how healthcare should be

Person-Centred Value-Based Health Care shifts the focus from treating a condition to treating a person, by focusing on their values, goals and preferences

Close up of an electronic diamond semi-conductor under green, red and orange lights

Sciences & Technology

Lightning in a diamond to power the quantum revolution

A new way to measure the flow of electricity in a diamond electrical device reveals an unexpected phenomenon reminiscent of lightning in slow motion

A crowd of people in the shape of a speech bubble

Politics & Society

Disinformation thrives on division in our cities

Disinformation now spreads at a speed and scale that society has never faced before, but cities are uniquely positioned to respond to this growing challenge

A woman and a group of men in an office meeting

Politics & Society

Migrant and refugee women in Australia don’t feel safe at work

New research finds migrant and refugee women in Australia are facing high levels of workplace sexual harassment and racial discrimination with little protection

Signpost many options

Politics & Society

Our kids are missing out on critical thinking

If we are to navigate the complex challenges of the 21st century, our understanding of and ability to teach critical thinking demands urgent attention

A satellite image of Tonga

Arts & Culture

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Analysis

Australia needs to be ‘more than an advisor’ in the Pacific

As the Australian Prime Minister attends the 53rd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting in Tonga, Australia can’t take its involvement in the Pacific for granted

Cityscape at night

Politics & Society

The game is up for corporate fraudsters

A landmark decision of the High Court explains how corporations can now be held directly responsible for their predatory business models

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