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The government will introduce legislation to ban deepfake pornography and devote $925.2 million over five years to establish permanently a program with those eligible able to receive up to $5000.
Last year, Australians lost $2.74 billion to scams, with a 150% increase in losses to job scams, in particular. Here’s what you need to know about these insidious tactics.
Sugar is an important substance for our body and brain to make energy. Here’s what happens when we eat a lot of it.
A review of the November 2023 Optus outage has sparked an overhaul for the Triple Zero system and more transparency for telcos.
Domestic violence is not just a critical social and health issue, but a major economic challenge for victim survivors and the nation.
Making a jet airline succeed hinges on three key factors – market scale, airport access, and geography. Australia offers new entrants a brutal starting ground on all three.
Since February, researchers have been surveying South Australian teachers about sexist views among their students.
Gender violence has captured the attention of policy makers and the public. There’s many things that can be done, both in the short and long term.
The UK is about to force banks to reimburse payments made “because of deception by fraudsters”. Australia’s government isn’t keen.
The Eta Aquariid meteor shower peaks each year in early May, but this year it should be particularly good, thanks to dark skies and extra activity.
Half of romantically partnered Australians are coupled with people who don’t share their political views – particularly Generation Z and millennials. Why? Our expert has some ideas … and the figures.
Greater payroll taxes for GP clinics means lower profits. Clinics will seek to make up the shortfall in revenue by other means – and this could include reducing the number of patients they bulk bill.
It seems to be a time of old favourites: this month we have new seasons, adaptations, and a documentary on childhood television memories.
The fossil record suggests Australia may be much wetter, and look far different, in centuries and millenia to come.
Smartphones are undoubtedly a distraction to learning. We should keep an open mind about the school ban and give teachers and students time to see what works.
The treasury will be given more resources to scrutinise investment proposals. In a speech, Treasurer Jim Chalmers will outline the guardrails around the new Future Made in Australia Act.
Heart rate zones are a measure of exercise intensity based on a percentage of your maximum heart rate.
A huge investment in building an unproven quantum computer may help local science and industry, but the results are far from a sure thing.
Many First Nations celebrate the time when boats from across the Indonesian archipelago were not intercepted by Australian authorities.
Skinfold tests were once a staple of AFL fitness assessments, but are now banned for junior athletes. Is this a sign footballers have ‘gone soft’, or is there good reason for it?
The scheme is not working to increase transparency or prevent foreign interference. The registration site attracts little traffic, and most Australians probably don’t know the scheme exists.
Among the poisons found in 36% of the frogs tested, rodenticide was detected for the first time. Pesticides are considered a threat to hundreds of amphibian species.
Many people who rent or have a mortgage rely on the accommodation supplement to afford their homes. So how could the government make the scheme fairer and more effective than it is now?
It shouldn’t take sustained public outrage to stop environmentally destructive projects. Nature positive offers us a way forward.