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Could a ‘grey swan’ event bring down the AI revolution? Here are 3 risks we should be preparing for

Sometimes, no one sees a major global shock coming. Risk analysts call these ‘black swan’ events. Other times, we see them coming – we just don’t...

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Cameron Shackell

Earning more doesn’t lighten mothers’ mental loads – they do more regardless

While mothers who earn more may be able to outsource some of the physical work in the household, the mental load is huge – and remains a barrier to...

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Leah Ruppanner

Lonely? Here’s how to connect with old friends – and make new ones

If your friend circle has shrunk, you’re not alone – and reaching out is easier than you think.

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Anastasia Hronis

Do you speak cat? Take this quiz to find out

Cats are excellent at communicating, but humans still routinely misunderstand them.

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Julia Henning

Should police reveal a suspect’s racial identity and immigration status in serious crimes?

A mass train stabbing in the UK has spurred a vigorous debate about releasing the racial and nationality details of suspects of crimes.

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Tamar Hopkins

It will take more than the new Children’s Booker Prize to arrest the dramatic decline in reading enjoyment

Enticing young people to read will require a concerted effort by parents, carers, teachers and public intellectuals to promote reading for enjoyment.

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Jessica Cook

Vaping has slowed progress in cutting teen smoking in NZ – new study

More teenagers are now smoking regularly than if pre-vaping smoking trends had continued, widening inequities for Māori and Pacific youth.

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Andrew Waa

Australia is facing an ‘AI divide’, new national survey shows

In the short time since OpenAI launched ChatGPT in November 2022, generative artificial intelligence (AI) products have become increasingly...

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Kieran Hegarty

After 2 years of devastating war, will Arab countries now turn their backs on Israel?

The Middle East has long been riddled by instability. This makes getting a sense of the broader, long-term trends in the aftermath of the Gaza war...

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Michelle Burgis-Kasthala

Ancient Greeks and Romans knew harming the environment could change the climate

Humans have known about, thought about and worried about climate change for millennia. Since at least the fourth century BC, the ancient Greeks and...

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Konstantine Panegyres

Yes, you can be intolerant to fruit and veg

For most people, eating a wide variety of fruit and vegetables is the cornerstone of a healthy diet. But for people with hereditary fructose...

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Lauren Ball

The ABC gives true crime the comedy panel show treatment – with expectedly mixed results

ABC’s new offering is a new take on true crime, where comedian host Julia Zemiro is joined by criminologists Professor Danielle Raynold and Dr...

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Xanthe Mallett

The threat of space terrorism is no longer science fiction, but we’re ill-prepared to combat it

As satellite technology surges ahead and space becomes increasingly accessible to private and state actors alike, the new and unsettling threat of...

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Anna Marie Brennan

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Niki Savva and David Solomon on The Dismissal

Tuesday November 11 will be the 50th anniversary of the dismissal of the Whitlam government by the then Governor-General Sir John Kerr. It was a...

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Michelle Grattan

Cuts to key research facilities threaten Australia’s ability to be a global scientific leader

There has been much excitement since Australia signed a landmark agreement with the United States last month to expand cooperation on critical...

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Michael Preuss

Former Prince Andrew’s biographer predicts ‘lots more to come’, after years charting his vices

Andrew Lownie is a lucky author. He spent many years researching the story of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, speaking to 300 people with...

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Dennis Altman

RBA keeps interest rates on hold, leaving borrowers looking further ahead for relief

As expected, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has kept the cash rate steady at 3.6%. Its board unanimously agreed it was better to “remain...

yesterday 8

Stella Huangfu

Even if heads roll at Optus, we may not know much about their executive payouts

Optus has promised its staff will be held accountable for September’s Triple Zero outage – but only after “the dust settles” on current...

yesterday 9

Anish Purkayastha

View from The Hill: fractured Liberals drown net zero and themselves in a torrent of verbiage

$View from The Hill: fractured Liberals drown net zero and themselves in a torrent of verbiage$

Here is a statistic that tells you what a self-defeating funk the federal opposition is in. On Monday alone, as it wallowed in the crisis over...

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Michelle Grattan

A deadly European hornet has reached NZ – we can all help stop its spread

The discovery of yellow-legged hornet nests in Auckland is frightening. There have been five confirmed detections to date. Two of these were small...

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Phil Lester

ASIO boss warns of ‘realistic possibility’ foreign government could attempt to kill a dissident in Australia

The Australia Security Intelligence Organisation believes there is a “realistic possibility” a foreign government will try to assassinate a...

yesterday 3

Michelle Grattan

Is the Melbourne Cup losing its appeal? Here’s what the numbers reveal

The Melbourne Cup, a 3,200–metre race for horses more than three years old, has long been called “the race that stops the nation”. Held each...

yesterday 8

Charles Livingstone

The ‘doorman fallacy’: why careless adoption of AI backfires so easily

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly becoming commonplace, despite statistics showing that only approximately 7% to 13% (depending on size) of...

yesterday 10

Gediminas Lipnickas

Don’t dismiss kids’ sadness or anger. How to minimise family conflict over the social media ban

In just over a month Australia’s social media ban will begin. From December 10, those under 16 will only be able to see publicly available content...

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Catherine Page Jeffery

Food insecurity affects 1 in 3 regional people – and it’s worse for those with poor mental health

It’s becoming harder for many Australians to afford enough healthy food, especially in regional areas, our new research shows. We surveyed almost...

yesterday 10

Katherine Kent

Does fasting dull your mental edge? We crunched the data for the best advice

Ever worried that skipping breakfast might leave you foggy at work? Or that intermittent fasting would make you irritable, distracted and less...

yesterday 10

David Moreau

‘How should I cast my soul?’ Patti Smith’s intimate new memoir is a quest for her true self

Patti Smith’s new memoir, Bread of Angels, arrives on a significant date. On November 4, 1946, Smith’s artistic soulmate and first true love, the...

yesterday 8

Liz Evans

Op-shopping , worm farms and cornstarch blood bags: how Australian theatre is staging a greener future

Theatre has long gathered and connected communities through story and shared experience. The performing arts can educate, provoke and inspire...

yesterday 6

Grace Nye-Butler

Could a cheetah win the Melbourne Cup?

Every year on the first Tuesday of November, many Australians tune in to watch “the race that stops a nation”: the Melbourne Cup. Run at Flemington...

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Christofer Clemente

Cabbage tree palm: a sweet-leafed Australian native that waits 150 years to bloom

When you think of palms, you might be mentally transported to tropical islands and beaches. But palms are a diverse and interesting group of plants...

yesterday 7

Gregory Moore

View from The Hill: Unmoored Ley has the appearance of a dead woman walking

Opposition Leader Sussan Ley is looking like a dead woman walking. The latest devastating Newspoll, which has Labor leading the Coalition 57–43% on...

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Michelle Grattan

Is it aliens? Why that’s the least important question about interstellar objects

On October 29, Comet 3I/ATLAS reached its closest point to the Sun. This point, known as perihelion, was around 210 million kilometres from the...

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Laura Nicole Driessen

Coalition’s primary vote plunges to record low and One Nation surges to record high in Newspoll

The Coalition’s primary vote slumped four points to a record low 24% in the latest Newspoll, while One Nation was up four points to a record high...

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Adrian Beaumont

Tony Abbott’s history of Australia wants us to be proud of men like him

Former prime minister (and journalist) Tony Abbott has published a political history of Australia. Across 18 well-written chapters, he narrates the...

previous day 10

Jane Lydon

Adult ADHD is diagnosed when you are ‘functionally impaired’. But what does that mean?

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental condition that affects around 2.5% of adults and 7% of children. It causes...

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David Coghill

Why do giraffes have such long legs? Animal simulations reveal a surprising answer

If you’ve ever wondered why the giraffe has such a long neck, the answer seems clear: it lets them reach succulent leaves atop tall acacia trees in...

previous day 10

Roger S. Seymour

Unpaid ‘women’s work’ is worth $427 billion, new research shows. See how much your unpaid labour is worth

All those thousands of hours that Australians put towards unpaid household work and care – cooking, cleaning and caring for family members – are an...

previous day 9

Leonora Risse

Trump is repeating the long, painful history of US ‘policing’ of Latin America

In recent weeks, the Trump administration has launched military strikes against more than a dozen boats off the coasts of Venezuela and Colombia,...

previous day 10

Luis Gomez Romero

‘Supervised’ self-driving cars are here – and Australia’s laws aren’t ready. Here are 3 ways to fix them

In September, US electric car maker Tesla rolled out a semi-autonomous driving feature it describes as “the future of transport” in Australia. As...

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Milad Haghani

Here’s why people with mental illness die, on average, 11 years earlier than other Australians

If you know five people, the chances are at least one is living with a mental health condition. More than 8.5 million Australians will need mental...

previous day 8

Justin Chapman

‘Wog’ humour, tense US politics and real-world monsters: what to watch in November

As the year begins to wind down, and the days grow longer, our critics have a fresh slate of films and series to keep you glued to your screen....

previous day 8

Amy Maguire

View from The Hill: Nationals dump net zero – say Australia shouldn’t cut emissions faster than comparable countries

Once again, the Nationals have got out in front of the Liberals on a key issue, this time net zero, announcing on Sunday they were dumping their...

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Michelle Grattan

No longer ‘Prince Andrew’: an expert on how royals can be stripped of their titles

Prince Andrew will be stripped of his royal titles, meaning he will no longer be called “prince” or “His Royal Highness”. A statement from...

31.10.2025 5

Cindy Mccreery

New linguistics research casts doubt on decades-old murder conviction

On September 8 1988, 20-year-old Janine Balding was abducted, raped, and brutally murdered in New South Wales. Police quickly arrested four youths,...

31.10.2025 2

Helen Fraser

A stage adaptation of Dying: A Memoir asks the big questions about death – but ends up strangely unmoving

What makes a good death? Quietly surrounded by friends and family or going out in a flash of blazing glory (whatever that means)? Would you like to...

31.10.2025 4

Jonathan Graffam-O’Meara

How common is sexually abusive behaviour between children? How should daycare centres respond?

Parents have spoken about harrowing cases of their young children being abused by other children in daycare centres, as part of an ABC...

31.10.2025 3

Daryl Higgins

How to recognise child-on -child sexual abuse – and how to respond appropriately

Allegations of sexual abuse by early childhood educators have rocked Australia in recent months. Now, the ABC’s investigation into the childcare...

31.10.2025 1

Gemma Mckibbin

Prince Andrew stripped of all titles after Virginia Giuffre’s memoir. Her family declares ‘victory’

Content warning: this article includes graphic details about sexual assault some readers may find distressing. Prince Andrew will be stripped of...

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Kate Cantrell

6 ways to give your dog a richer life, from ‘sniffaris’ to sensory gardens

While we are captivated by a vivid sunset and breathtaking views, dogs have their noses to the ground, reading the odour stories left behind by...

31.10.2025 9

Jade Fountain

Spiders inspired biologists to create artificial webs to capture airborne DNA for biodiversity monitoring

The global crisis of diminishing biological diversity is challenging our current ability to monitor changes in ecosystems. Environmental DNA, or...

31.10.2025 20

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Could a ‘grey swan’ event bring down the AI revolution? Here are 3 risks we should be preparing for

Cameron Shackell

Earning more doesn’t lighten mothers’ mental loads – they do more regardless

Leah Ruppanner

Lonely? Here’s how to connect with old friends – and make new ones

Anastasia Hronis

Do you speak cat? Take this quiz to find out

Julia Henning

Should police reveal a suspect’s racial identity and immigration status in serious crimes?

Tamar Hopkins

It will take more than the new Children’s Booker Prize to arrest the dramatic decline in reading enjoyment

Jessica Cook

Vaping has slowed progress in cutting teen smoking in NZ – new study

Andrew Waa

Australia is facing an ‘AI divide’, new national survey shows

Kieran Hegarty

After 2 years of devastating war, will Arab countries now turn their backs on Israel?

Michelle Burgis-Kasthala

Ancient Greeks and Romans knew harming the environment could change the climate

Konstantine Panegyres

Yes, you can be intolerant to fruit and veg

Lauren Ball

The ABC gives true crime the comedy panel show treatment – with expectedly mixed results

Xanthe Mallett

The threat of space terrorism is no longer science fiction, but we’re ill-prepared to combat it

Anna Marie Brennan

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Niki Savva and David Solomon on The Dismissal

Michelle Grattan

Cuts to key research facilities threaten Australia’s ability to be a global scientific leader

Michael Preuss

Former Prince Andrew’s biographer predicts ‘lots more to come’, after years charting his vices

Dennis Altman

RBA keeps interest rates on hold, leaving borrowers looking further ahead for relief

Stella Huangfu

Even if heads roll at Optus, we may not know much about their executive payouts

Anish Purkayastha

View from The Hill: fractured Liberals drown net zero and themselves in a torrent of verbiage

Michelle Grattan

A deadly European hornet has reached NZ – we can all help stop its spread

Phil Lester

ASIO boss warns of ‘realistic possibility’ foreign government could attempt to kill a dissident in Australia

Michelle Grattan

Is the Melbourne Cup losing its appeal? Here’s what the numbers reveal

Charles Livingstone

The ‘doorman fallacy’: why careless adoption of AI backfires so easily

Gediminas Lipnickas

Don’t dismiss kids’ sadness or anger. How to minimise family conflict over the social media ban

Catherine Page Jeffery

Food insecurity affects 1 in 3 regional people – and it’s worse for those with poor mental health

Katherine Kent

Does fasting dull your mental edge? We crunched the data for the best advice

David Moreau

‘How should I cast my soul?’ Patti Smith’s intimate new memoir is a quest for her true self

Liz Evans

Op-shopping , worm farms and cornstarch blood bags: how Australian theatre is staging a greener future

Grace Nye-Butler

Could a cheetah win the Melbourne Cup?

Christofer Clemente

Cabbage tree palm: a sweet-leafed Australian native that waits 150 years to bloom

Gregory Moore

View from The Hill: Unmoored Ley has the appearance of a dead woman walking

Michelle Grattan

Is it aliens? Why that’s the least important question about interstellar objects

Laura Nicole Driessen

Coalition’s primary vote plunges to record low and One Nation surges to record high in Newspoll

Adrian Beaumont

Tony Abbott’s history of Australia wants us to be proud of men like him

Jane Lydon

Adult ADHD is diagnosed when you are ‘functionally impaired’. But what does that mean?

David Coghill

Why do giraffes have such long legs? Animal simulations reveal a surprising answer

Roger S. Seymour

Unpaid ‘women’s work’ is worth $427 billion, new research shows. See how much your unpaid labour is worth

Leonora Risse

Trump is repeating the long, painful history of US ‘policing’ of Latin America

Luis Gomez Romero

‘Supervised’ self-driving cars are here – and Australia’s laws aren’t ready. Here are 3 ways to fix them