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The challenge is whether the RBA can bring inflation under control without causing a recession.
The company’s Chief Strategy Officer Jason Kwon will appear before the federal parliamentary committee on Artificial Intelligence’s hearing next week.
A new Victorian program is a positive step forward in the state’s battle against rough sleeping.
Four viruses and one bacteria were responsible for 12% of the world’s cancer cases in 2024. Does this mean they’re preventable?
With the Victorian state election two months away, the Labor government has improved in the polls, but remain behind the Coalition.
New research looking into the US government-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation shows when aid is handed over to corporations, civilians pay the...
Despite gains for the Greens and slumps for Labour and National, the overall left-right balance remains largely unchanged.
The clam fills a crucial gap in our records of what the reef was like before industrial-era global warming.
AI is helping communities own and build vital tools for their minority languages – all without external funding.
Pre-surgery exercise has benefits, whether it is supervised or home-based. But professional supervision can help patients achieve higher exercise...
For decades, we couldn’t trace the link between new fossil fuel projects and their damage to people and planet. But now we can.
Diets like the Fast 800 or intermittent fasting have become popular ways to lose weight. But they’re not long-term solutions.
The answer is more nuanced than it’s ever been.
While it’s normal to feel some anxiety and nervousness around the exam period, there are signs a student may need extra support.
As mass atrocities continue worldwide, finding ways to spot warning signs earlier could help mitigate or prevent future catastrophe.
Melbourne Museum’s major exhibition tells us as much about how we look at this complicated culture as the culture itself.
First-term MPs must learn a complex job under intense scrutiny. Our research suggests giving them more room to find their feet could benefit us all.
The party will decide on a new leader this week.
The treasurer says there is near-universal expectation by economists that rates are going up around the world.
Most Australian government entities are running outdated technology – and AI systems may reveal their weaknesses, intentionally or not.
The latest literary AI scandal forces us to question what we expect of writers. Some French authors argue AI is now part of our lives – and...
A self-described ‘platypoditudinarian’, Burrell figured out how to keep these animals in captivity – which allowed them to be studied.
Across all jobs – from managers and professionals to labourers – a study found Indigenous workers earn an average of 15.9% less per hour than all...
Research suggests all of the world’s songbirds can be traced back to Australia.
In The Twilight Before the Storm, global strategist Viktor Shvets charts the shift from the fractured 1930s to today’s crisis culture.
Sometimes, mapping the whole universe starts with getting thousands of tiny robots to move in exactly the right way.
Like people everywhere, New Zealanders are worried about living standards, costs and wages. But a global poll reveal some less obvious priorities.
Australian exports to China in three key sectors are all slowing. Businesses will need to meet the challenge.
Voters need to become better at questioning what they see, without automatically disbelieving it.
52 Australian women have lost their lives to violence this year, including three in recent weeks. How do we make sure we don’t get compassion fatigue?
People with rigid thinking patterns who prefer routine and order may be drawn to extremist groups’ black-and-white solutions. But autism itself is...
A new study suggests making cigarettes cheaper would risk making smoking-related poverty in Australia worse overall, given it could lead to more...
Many former convicts changed their names and hid their past. But over the last 50 years, Australians have increasingly discovered – and embraced –...
These mobile power systems could be a lifeline for remote, island and disaster-prone places.
By the time an Australian student is 15, they will have already spent as many as 11,000 hours at school. What happens here matters for their...
Manchester City could be facing enormous sanctions for cheating – and the fallout may spread to its 13 teams around the world, from New York to...
News that an OpenAI agent hacked Medicare has prompted calls for Australia to develop its own AI system.
Trump’s net approval is below what any past president since Harry Truman had at this point in their term.
It’s a bid to alleviate cost-of-living pressures in the US and claw back Trump’s voter base.
According to a new survey, almost 50% of Australian workers say they are overeducated. But there are more reasons to study than getting a job.
Australians use debit and credit cards to pay for almost three out of four payments. Here’s what will soon change for shoppers and businesses.
Established drugs – such as heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine – continue to demand attention. Here’s what else the latest drug trends tell us.
The old cliché about the Grand Final being the toughest test was true – for a while.
It’s easy to say now that paying the Vikings to go away ‘didn’t work’. But this obscures the fact paying off one Viking band didn’t ensure...
The Broad Bean Sermon, while not his best-known poem, shows why Les Murray is considered by some to be Australia’s preeminent poet.
This spring’s ozone hole is likely to be among the top ten most severe of all time, bringing weather changes to New Zealand and Australia.
Some people may think it’s nice to listen to music with their plants. But is there any truth to the idea that certain music boosts plant growth?
AI agents are starting to transform procurement overseas. For isolated, trade-dependent New Zealand, they could offer a powerful tool against...
The timing of the disclosure (and the incident itself) is fortuitous in a political sense, vindicating the government’s recent AI warnings.
Charles Spencer’s book is as much about him as about the sister he claims to speak for. Beneath the score-settling, it’s a story of a brother...