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Protecting your heart as you get older may also help protect your brain

New research finds that our heart and brain health are tightly linked, which may help explain why conditions like dementia and heart disease often happen together

Politics & Society

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Analysis

How China’s chip strategy outsmarts Trump’s tariff trap

China’s semiconductor chip industry is decentralised, politically curated and immune to single points of failure

Politics & Society

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Opinion

The Australian Opposition’s electoral woes will get worse before they get better

Focusing on the ‘Trump-lite’ policies of the Liberal Party obscures the deep structural issues it faces

Health & Medicine

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Research

You can get your COVID and flu vaccinations at the same time, but what’s best - one arm or two?

You can save time and money by getting two vaccinations at the same time, and new research finds that it doesn’t really matter which arm or arms the jab goes in

Politics & Society

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Opinion

Like Canada, Australia has rejected Trump’s disruption

Many Australians saw this Federal election as a referendum on the country’s future in a world re-shaped by Donald Trump. Labor’s confident win is a data point in a global realignment

Politics & Society

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Opinion

6 ways good climate policy helps your wallet and your health

Good economic and health policies depend on good climate policy, and the earlier we implement them, the better for our future

Politics & Society

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Opinion

One word is missing from this Australian election. It’s Asia.

Any new Australian government must navigate the confronting reality of a 'post-America Asia' as part of its foreign policy, but that’s not being talked about in this election campaign

Politics & Society

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Analysis

How construction technology can help solve Australia's housing crisis

Construction productivity has been declining for years; educating our workforce in new technologies and fostering entrepreneurial mindsets is vital for recovery

Sciences & Technology

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Research

By sequencing the genome of the endangered Southern Corroboree Frog, we could save it

For the first time, the genome of the Southern Corroboree Frog has been sequenced – a major milestone in efforts to conserve this critically endangered species

Politics & Society

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Opinion

Anti-trans attitudes have existed for years, but organised disinformation campaigns are increasingly driving them

Disinformation exists across all parts of the global political spectrum, but it goes far beyond simply lying