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Labor’s new tax package has turned the March 2 Dunkley byelection into a referendum on tax which may leave Peter Dutton with some difficult problems.
Pioneers in melanoma treatment, professors Georgina Long and Richard Scolyer, are the joint 2024 Australians of the Year.
How’s the humidity? Australia’s east coast has been hit by intense humidity this summer. Here’s why – and why it’s a risk
After the Voice to Parliament referendum, researchers asked a sample of Australians how they felt about issues including changing the date of Australia Day.
High earners aren’t particularly highly taxed by historical standards, and the earlier stage didn’t do much for low earners.
The US and UK strikes on the Houthis will have limited impact on the group’s Red Sea attacks – and could cause Middle East tensions to spiral out of control.
All the attention is on the Paris summer games starting in July, but there’s plenty else to get excited about this year.
The Doomsday Clock is not a precise risk assessment, it’s a flawed but powerful metaphor for the catastrophic risk humanity faces
During pregnancy, the body’s capacity to regulate temperature changes. Here’s how to cool down and the overheating red flags to watch out for.
Trust, particularly in government leaders, has diminished over time.
Studies have found problems occur when students carry bags that weigh more than 20% of their body weight.
Birds have one unchanging scientific name, but often many common names that are subject to change. Choosing a new name for a bird isn’t necessarily a simple decision.
Quantum computers are proving extremely difficult to build, and there is no guarantee they will live up to their designers’ hopes.
Dostoevsky’s sudden recovery from his gambling mania is an example of how a chance happening can change everything
Profits, not social justice, appear to be why the big grocers are dropping support for Australia Day. But creating a distraction when they’re being criticised for high prices is also possible.
Photogrammetry, a technique where 3D information is extracted from photographs, is reducing the guesswork in counting – and understanding – the world below the ocean surface.
In the government’s dramatic recalibration of stage 3 all taxpayers will get a cut, rather than just those earning more than $45,000.
All prime ministers break promises. But there are some whose breaches go into the history books – and Anthony Albanese has just joined that group.
If a former disability discrimination commissioner can be subjected to humiliating treatment at an airport, it’s likely the travel experiences of ‘everyday’ Australians with disability are even worse.
At a vulnerable time for the public broadcaster, Williams has made a promising start by saying management must take staff concerns seriously.
The former president leads his only remaining Republican rival, Nikki Haley, by 68% to 12% in an aggregate of national polls.
The new threat from cyclones can come from behind you – flooding from more intense rainfall.
The inquiry into justice responses to sexual violence is taking a holistic approach, which is a welcome step in the right direction. But there’s still elements missing from the terms of reference.
Night matches at the Australian Open are a great spectacle, but sleep disruption is likely to wreak havoc even on professional athletes.