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Australia's elusive rakali is hiding and thriving in Melbourne's waterways

The rakali is an Australian marvel of urban adaptation. Our new Map of the Month shows where to find them around Melbourne and where they’re mysteriously missing

Environment

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As flood risk grows, underinsurance could become Australia’s least visible climate problem

More homes than ever are being mapped into flood zones, but many households are dropping their cover. New research points to a confusing system, not complacent homeowners

Sciences & Technology

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AI must be built with Indigenous Knowledges, not against them

The same AI that can help revive endangered languages can also deepen historical injustice. The difference, research shows, comes down to whether Indigenous Knowledges are built in from the start

Arts & Culture

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Fifty words at a time, this project is helping to preserve Australia’s Indigenous languages

The 50 Words Project is documenting Australia’s Indigenous languages by recording 50 everyday words in as many as possible. It now has 100 languages online, free for anyone to explore and learn

Sciences & Technology

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What universities are getting wrong about teaching in the age of AI

Skills training alone won't prepare graduates for a world where AI is doing the technical work. The real fix lies in how universities teach, not what

Sciences & Technology

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A vital native bee highway can start in your own backyard

Bees are critical to our biodiversity, but they’re in trouble. Our new Map of the Month tells us where some of our most charismatic native bees live in the City of Melbourne and the plants that support them

Education

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How learning grows in school gardens across the Indo-Pacific

School greening programs are bringing the latest research into classrooms – reshaping curriculum, teacher training and climate education in the Solomon Islands, Fiji and the Maldives

Education

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The truth about First Nations children and schooling has been told, retold and ignored

Three major inquiries over 35 years have reached the same conclusion: Australia's education system functions as a tool of colonial harm. So why hasn't it produced justice?

Health & Medicine

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It's time to remove the barriers to mental health awareness for all young people

Australian adolescents from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds need support to recognise mental health problems earlier, reduce stigma and build confidence in helping their peers

Sciences & Technology

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Greyhound racing says it’s transparent, so we used AI to check - dog by dog

When an industry publishes its own welfare data, how can anyone check it? We built AI agents to go through the public records on fatalities in greyhound racing and found a rising death rate