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The flu vaccine takes about two weeks to start working and only protects against influenza, so you can still get sick from other viruses after your flu shot.
With parliament sitting next week, the home affairs minister is pressuring Labor to support a repeal of the medevac law. But the law has worked just as it was intended.
Companies scrutinise our online likes, dislikes, searches and purchases to produce data that can be used commercially. And it’s often done without us understanding the full extent of the surveillance.
Training providers and employers aren’t adapting fast enough to meet the skill needs thrown up by the fourth industrial revolution.
A former senior economist with the Reserve Bank of Australia doubts Facebook’s cryptocurrency will take control of monetary policy away from central banks.
Severe coral bleaching may have been the crucial factor in bringing home the reality of climate change for many people.
When several milk brands were recalled last week due to the presence of E. coli, people were concerned. But the recall is a sign that dairy surveillance systems are working as they should be.
Research shows that older people tend to be more trusting than young people, for reasons related to experience and the ageing process.
This major exhibition examines Tasmania’s overlooked history of dispossession and frontier war.
Human eyes are very complex and are good at doing many jobs at once, while spiders have different sorts of eyes that do different jobs.
Australia requires a minimum six-star energy rating for new housing. New homes average just 6.2 stars, so builders are doing the bare minimum to comply, even as the costs of this approach are rising.
Fake meat may be the food of the future.
Across Western nations, the centre-left remains in opposition, with grim prospects for government. Whether this is a blip or its last gasp remains to be seen.
In his first major domestic speech since the election, Prime Minister Scott Morrison will lay out economic policies “to get Australians off the economic sidelines and on the field again”.
We know that social media platforms have an incentive to promote whatever gets the most attention, regardless of its authenticity. We’re more reluctant to admit that the same is true of people.
Standing out among the crowd of recent artist biopics, the new film Never Look Away peels back some unhelpful tropes that have blinkered our understanding of the artist’s process.
The pressure for universities to take action on free speech may be more about politics than anything else.
Heart disease and stroke is the leading cause of death for Australian women. There are many risk factors for heart disease, but one we don’t pay enough attention to is poor mental health.
Leigh Sullivan speaks with Michelle Grattan about the week in politics.
Analysis of every goal-scoring opportunity at the 2015 Women’s World Cup reveals the most effective ways for footballers to gain possession and create a chance to score.
Mulga is an Aussie icon: hardy, adaptable, and absolutely everywhere.
Finding a place to eat in a new city can be daunting. Economics and big data have a few tips to find the right place.
A new production revisits a play dropped from the Australian theatrical canon long ago. Set in a regional newsroom, the play’s themes are strikingly relevant today.
Notionally, Labor will need a 0.6% swing to win the next election. But the details make it much more complicated - and difficult.