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There are five very good films nominated for the Best Picture gong and one extraordinary one.
The gambling industry continues to make handsome donations to our politicians, and recently named some of those it supports.
There’s no legal reason why Victoria can’t have its own medically supervised drug injecting room to prevent more overdoses, despite political setbacks.
Schools need to have a formal policy in place for how to deal with heatwaves effectively and keep children cool and well.
Australia’s labour market does a relatively good job of accommodating the preferences of the majority of workers. But that’s not to say there’s no-one who wouldn’t prefer to work more – or less.
Several of the newly-discovered exoplanets orbiting a small star appear to be locked in an intricate dance that hints at how such planetary systems can form.
Rain made a welcome comeback to Australia in 2016 after several years of deepening drought. But Tasmania and the Top End were among several places that did not fare so well.
If you’ve ever tried to cut back on sugar, you may have realised how incredibly difficult it is. This leads to the question: can you be addicted to sugar?
NSW’s proposed new rigorous physics syllabus refocuses on the fundamentals, but it’ll require investment in teaching skills so all students can benefit from it.
For the first time since 1911, students in NSW can now complete Year 12 without having read a novel or poetry.
Victorian Police Chief Commissioner Graham Ashton said conducting on-site drug tests at public events “safely and quickly is not really a practical option”. But the technology is available.
Here are some short- and medium-term strategies for transitioning to renewable, reliable and affordable energy in South Australia.
Results from a study of business students show how committed they are when it comes to working for socially responsible companies.
A project set up north of Melbourne’s CBD aims to create a living laboratory for developing a highly integrated, smart, multimodal transport system.
An internationally renowned jeweller, now based in Germany, Helen Britton is inspired by the landforms of Western Australia. A new exhibition of her work is captivating.
New South Wales law provides no clear definition of the crimes that fall into the worst possible category. This leads to inconsistent and unfair sentencing.
Air crash investigators will be piecing together the events leading up to the crash of a charter aircraft in Essendon this week.
If you want to know who’s going to win the Oscars, your best bet is the bookmakers.
Israel has only a handful of friends on the international stage. Australia is one of them.
We might be able to grow artificial meat but are people really prepared to eat such produce over meat from farmed animals?
Taxing carbon has always been a tricky political sell for conservatives. But a group of establishment US Republicans is touting the idea of a carbon “tax and dividend” as a way to break the deadlock.
A Stanford professor developed a handy way of estimating and comparing our risk of death from various events – the micromort.
Despite its promises, people analytics has serious ethical implications and can adversely affect organisations and how people are treated at work.
A new study shows how Australian authorities are battling the invasive Asian tiger mosquito in Torres Strait, reducing risks of mosquito-borne disease outbreaks.