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COVID led to commuting time savings worth over $2,000 a year for each driver and $5,000 per public transport user. But as workplaces reopen, we may need road user charges to keep traffic flowing.
DNA from the humble sea sponge is shedding light on the “dark matter” that makes up much of our genomes.
We identify a few harmless spiders you’ve probably seen around the house and backyard — and a few that are best avoided.
With our travel wings clipped and cities under lockdown, heritage buildings have found new ways for us to fly over rooftops and zoom in on wallpaper.
Many businesses struggle with data security, but the new Privacy Act means they will have to make protecting customers’ personal information a priority.
The federal government has concluded a $1 billion agreement for a new high-tech manufacturing facility in Melbourne which would produce pandemic influenza vaccines as well as antivenoms.
University of Canberra Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan and Director of the Institute for Governance & Policy Analysis, Dr Laine Dare discuss the week in politics.
Telstra is positioning itself to acquire a privatised NBN. That might be good for shareholders, but not for competition and consumers.
The strange appearance of three humpback whales in a Kakadu river threw up many questions – including whether they’d come out on top in a fight with a crocodile.
Trans people are confronted by discrimination and misunderstanding, but education communities can do a lot to help overcome these problems.
A changing climate means parts of Australia will get hotter, some drier, others wetter and we can expect more extreme fire days.
The loss of the simple act of hugging has taken a big emotional toll for many people during the pandemic.
Female moles evolved to have high testosterone levels, making them fiercer diggers and mothers. Female hyenas share this trait, but it means they must give birth through a male-like phallus.
Australia faces a carbon tax being imposed on it by its trading partners. It’s time to get ahead of the curve.
Our study of students in middle schools across China found low-achieving 12-13 year old students significantly bring down the academic achievement of the rest of their class.
Pardalotes are quintessentially Australian birds, industrious, beautiful and strange. They have adapted to our environment but we are corroding the places in which they live.
The government is setting up a special investigator office to examine the findings of the inquiry into alleged misconduct by Australian special forces in Afghanistan between 2005 and 2016.
Yes, Trump doesn’t like to lose. But his obstruction of the presidential election result has another goal: galvanising his base for the Senate runoff elections in Georgia in January.
It’s unsurprising that Anthony Albanese is looking over his shoulder, because last term he was sitting on Bill Shorten’s shoulder, waiting for an opportunity to strike.
New research shows while most taxi and rideshare journeys are completed safely, there is still an unacceptable level of harassment and intimidation.
Launched in Brisbane in 1985, the final 9 stores will close this Sunday. Australia’s tastes have changed.
The NSW and Victorian preschool funding announcements are likely to increase the growing focus on early childhood education, which is shaping up to be a major issue.
Hopefully, Joe Biden’s presidency will mark the end of using cherry-picked science to suit a political agenda. As Trump’s successor, however, he’s placed in a difficult position.
It’s not just older adults who get shorter. You start shrinking, the moment you get out of bed in the morning.