The discovery shines a light on what has, until now, been an underappreciated feature of evolution which suggests life is not so random after all.
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The discovery shines a light on what has, until now, been an underappreciated feature of evolution which suggests life is not so random after all.
Here’s how the claims about honey for specific injuries and diseases stack up to science.
Soaring world crude oil prices have direct impact at the bowser. Australia is not well insulated from price shocks. 👉 theconversation.com/the-ira...
The proposed English Language Bill assumes a problem. In reality, English dominates public life while many heritage languages struggle to survive.
Online sleuths are on a mission to decode the massive Epstein file dump. The resulting chaos shows there’s a fine line between genuine clues and conspiracy.
An early figure in the psychoanalytic movement, Jung is often written off. But his ideas of the collective unconscious and emphasis on archetype and myth resonate.
New Zealand could meet its electricity needs through renewables and avoid power shortages during dry years by combining battery systems with pumped hydro schemes.
A plantation worker photographed this creature in New Guinea, thought to have been dead for 6,000 years.
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New F1 regulations could have a huge impact, starting with the Melbourne Grand Prix – which no Australian has ever won.
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🎧 PODCAST: Labor is expected to be returned in power in a landslide. But the election is also the first test of One Nation’s ability to turn its surging popularity into seats.
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These rules have developed over centuries as states sought to regulate the conduct of conflict at sea while still allowing navies to operate effectively.
With the Liberals’ 2025 election review recently leaked, what does the Greens’ version reveal about the lessons they’ve taken from the federal poll?
The byelection for the regional New South Wales seat of Farrer, vacated by former opposition leader Sussan Ley, will be held on May 9.
Torpedoes are hard to stop – and harder to see coming.
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Canada’s Mark Carney is proposing a new alliance of ‘middle powers’ to offset over-reliance on the US and China. New Zealand would have good reason to be involved.
Most civilians in Iran have no idea when and where US and Israeli bombs will fall.
Silence would mean accepting and surrendering to the Taliban’s power, writes one of these authors. Theirs are the voices of resistance.
An Australian study of anti-feminist attitudes shows up to 30% of boys surveyed expressed agreement with various forms of violent extremism. 👉 theconversation.com/40-of-t...
More control is a good thing – but be wary of privacy risks and ensure your media ‘diet’ is still balanced.
By creating a costume that can be taken off, even a ‘naked’ one, costume designers help create an important separation between the role and the actor.
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Conflict in the Middle East has led to long petrol queues in Australia. Going electric ends reliance on fuel imports – but will you pay back the EV premium?
In 2003, Labor was strongly against the Iraq war. But more than 20 years later and in power, Albanese has had to do a different sort of political calculus.
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If there’s a major shock for the fertiliser we use to grow wheat, do consumers soon see rising prices of bread, flour and beer?
Ali Khamenei’s son is known less for speeches or religious authority than for his influence behind the scenes.
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Nothing is perfect, nothing lasts and nothing is ever finished. That’s the core of wabi-sabi. And psychology suggests this Japanese philosophy may be onto something.
The government has deployed six “crisis response” teams to the Middle East to help deal with the overload caused by the huge number of Australians stranded.
Even before Trump’s return to power, Australia has been building stronger mini-groupings and bilateral ties in the region.
