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The “zero responders” – bystanders who proactively assist – play a pivotal role in the immediate response to crisis. They can be key players in preventing, reporting and containing a violent incident.
The case could result in further limits on the immigration minister’s powers to keep refugees in detention indefinitely.
A better understanding of Indigenous businesses in Australia could build on the already significant contribution they make to the economy.
A new Olympic funding strategy aims to boost the finances of smaller Australian sports like table tennis – but will it actually work?
Both are measures of profitability, but the disparity between return on investment and return on equity grows larger as a company relies more heavily on borrowing.
A new book paints intricate portraits of plant and animal species, showing how they are woven into their ecological setting and describing how that weave is unravelling.
The common triplefin is helping marine scientists understand the negative effects of ‘skyglow’ on coastal fish, which are already more exposed to microplastics, chemicals and noise pollution.
On ‘FAST TV’ – free ad-supported streaming TV – you can watch Border Security non-stop, Mythbusters on a loop, or hours and hours of Baywatch.
A few simple changes to Australia’s system of student loans would smooth increases in the amounts owing and make it easier to get home loans.
Many people in the disability community are distressed by the plan to register all NDIS providers. There could be a more nuanced approach that preserves their wishes.
Two major critical minerals projects in Queensland and South Australia will receive $400 million in federal government loans to to deliver Australia’s first high-purity alumina processing facility.
Inconsistent laws and penalties for water theft in the Murray-Darling Basin make compliance and enforcement especially challenging. But it doesn’t have to be this way.
In the space of three days, there have been two devastating knife attacks. Your child may have seen these on the news or social media. Or they might be hearing about it from friends.
Sydney has seen two stabbing incidents within days of each other. Grim comparisons are inevitable, but what makes them different?
Young sharks are gathering at a popular beach. Here’s why we should skip our fear response and go for wonder – and protection
The judge in the high-profile defamation case described the saga as an “omnishambles” - and the media are included in that.
Allowing pharmacists to dispense nicotine vapes without a prescription would ensure people who are using them to quit smoking could access them legally, while preventing inappropriate sales to youth.
Brain scanners and AI can turn brainwaves into streams of text – but language only captures a tiny fraction of our mental experience.
This late-medieval document is written in encoded text that has yet to be cracked. But its numerous illustrations provide clues about its content.
With submissions about to close on the government’s proposed fast-track consenting legislation, its possible impact on New Zealand’s diminished and delicate ecosystems demands proper scrutiny.
We can’t avoid stress altogether. But there are healthy ways to deal with it and move on.
Luis Rubiales’ non-consensual kiss of Spanish soccer star Jenni Hermoso is far from an isolated incident – new research shows gender-based violence is still highly prevalent in sport.
With China increasingly seeking to influence Solomon Islands’ media, Australian news outlets must renew their commitment – and funding – to cover the Pacific.
Concern is rising that an in-principle decision has been made about New Zealand joining AUKUS pillar two, without public understanding or political mandate.