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All proposed mergers above a yet-to-be-determined threshold will have to be reported to the ACCC. It’ll have to give a yes or no within 30 days.
Former treasury boss Ken Henry has fessed up to helping dumb down debates about tax and budgets to lists of winners and losers. He says what matters is what wins rather than who.
The Albanese government’s policy has been for a two-state solution, but it has not previously embraced recognising a Palestinian state ahead of that.
AUKUS is still a very new partnership, so expansion isn’t viewed as a priority until the envisioned technology sharing is proven to work.
Gymnastics New Zealand has modernised its uniform rules, which is another small step towards improved gender equity in sports.
Australia’s latest population projection figures have just come out. This is what they show about our demographics and where the country is heading in the future.
In a new study, we found art therapy was linked to positive outcomes for children and adolescents in a hospital-based mental health unit.
Recent flash droughts in parts of NSW and Victoria appeared quickly and can be followed by intense flooding rains. It’s part of a global trend driven by global warming.
Loyalty schemes can significantly undermine firms’ ability to identify and target their competitors’ customers.
El Niño can direct more warm water to the base of West Antarctic ice shelves, accelerating melting and increasing global sea level.
In her new book, Who’s Afraid of Gender?, feminist philosopher Judith Butler explains how gender and sex are socially constructed, while fighting critics who see gender as a threat to the social order.
The character of Tom Ripley was never meant to be pigeonholed. He is, in many respects, a walking contradiction – much like Highsmith herself.
Ocean warming seems the main driver of Antarctica’s sea-ice loss. But as satellites show, the change is not universal and sea ice persists in East Antarctica and the Weddell Sea.
New research suggests if we can’t eradicate cane toads, we can teach wildlife not to eat them.
For now there’s no spread of H5N1 between humans, which is good news. But bird flu is evolving, and we need to stay vigilant.
Astronomers caught the bizarre ‘awakening’ of an incredibly rare magnetic star.
Donor conception, surrogacy, artificial womb technologies … a new book delves into how families are changing.
US President Joe Biden’s recent warning to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has limited Israel’s options in Gaza. And neither of Israel’s war objectives appear to have been met.
When the soil ‘ceiling’ collapses, you end up with a hole exposing a cavity previously hidden underground.
A new study explains why gossip is in the ear of the beholder – the perceived motivations of the gossiper make all the difference.
Former Australian Defence Force Chief Mark Binskin has a wide remit, but it’s unclear how he’ll obtain the information needed for his investigation.
Ever felt like your new glasses are making your ‘natural’ eyesight worse? It could be in the eye of the beholder.
The AFL may appoint independent doctors at games to assess players for potential head injuries – can this help the concussion issue?
Angus Cerini’s Into the Shimmering World at the Sydney Theatre Company is an unforgiving and, frankly, bleak meditation on what it is to be good; what it is to live a good life.