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In the research’s February round, many participants hadn’t heard of Steggall. By last week – unsurprisingly given the rash of publicity – everybody had, although some knew little detail about her.
A new production of Cloudstreet - the play adapted from Tim Winton’s literary epic - is visually arresting. But despite a diverse cast, Indigenous characters remain spectral and peripheral.
It would take 17 days to respond to an oil spill in the Great Australian Bight. And that’s the best-case scenario.
A study that found chemicals from sunscreen in people’s blood has made headlines. But the participants were applying huge amounts, and the measurements were far lower than would be cause for concern.
On your marks, get ready, go! Australian researchers compete in a global event to try to stop fungal diseases.
Facebook’s Mia Garlick on how Australian politicians are using social media
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Today's Media Files podcast examines the role of social media in election campaigns, including the spread of 'fake news' and foreign political interference.
Topping up deposits by as much as 15 percentage points will help, but housing isn’t risk-free.
One thing I can tell you is that a snail’s bottom is right over its head.
The Labor leader’s personal popularity is stubbornly low, but this has allowed him to build himself as a team player, and position him well to become Australia’s next prime minister.
If someone asked the “real Scott Morrison to please stand up”, two men might rise to their feet. The uncompromising, don’t-give-an-inch hard Scott, and a more conciliatory, flexible character.
At some level, democratic societies have had enough of Murdoch and his propaganda operation masquerading as a news service.
Here’s how the coalition, Labor and the Greens stack up against the Paris targets.
Simply giving the Commonwealth more power won’t fix the Murray-Darling Basin crisis.
History shows there’s no best economic manager. They’re both pretty good.
Interpreters are essential in providing ethical and high quality health care to Australia’s culturally and linguistically diverse population.
In her fragmentary family memoir, Cynthia Banham interweaves narratives of war and migration with her own traumatic plane crash - ultimately reclaiming her identity in the process.
Plenty of services use AI to study your behaviour to suggest new things to you. So could such a tool help you decide how to vote?
Traffic impact assessments required of major building developments mainly focus on the movement of cars, but these account for only 30-40% of trips by inner-city apartment dwellers.
The timing of the promise appears to be designed to make an impact, without leaving much time to examine details. But with Labor promising to match it the political advantage will presumably be lost.
Once opposition costings were once a highlight of election campaigns. They would be full of mistakes. Not now.
The annual announcement of the Archibald Prize is one of Sydney’s great spectacles. This year’s winning portrait depicts one of Australia’s leading artists, Lindy Lee.
Western Australia is leading a legal shift across Australia that seeks to remove the legal and financial barriers that prevent women from leaving an abusive household.
This small herb hadn’t been seen on Macquarie Island since it was first recorded in 1983, despite several searches over the next 30 years.
An inquiry into the status of the teaching profession lasted just four months before being shelved with no clear way forward. Is this the best teachers can hope for?