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It is plausible to suppose that human memories of long-extinct creatures today underpin many stories we have generally regarded as fiction.
That Victorian Liberals have to change candidates in three seats draws attention to an issue that should be properly fixed but won’t be any time soon – the problem of section 44 of the constitution.
All these years later, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has failed to learn from Bowen’s mistake. He has misused and verballed his department, and been caught out.
If the Swedish charges against Assange are revived he could face a second extradition request, on top of the existing request from the US. Then it will be up to the UK to decide which to prioritise.
Here are the four common lending practices identified by the Australian inquiry into credit and financial services targeted at those at risk of financial hardship.
Bees might not be able to survive inside a person’s eye, but they can be drawn to disgusting food sources.
Housing policy is a stark point of difference at this election. While the government took promising steps to set up social housing finance, it has yet to give any sign it will finish what it started.
The Instagram-able Eucalyptus salubris, better known as the Gimlet Gum, is well worth getting off the beaten track for.
Leigh Sullivan talks about the start of the federal election campaign with Michelle Grattan.
The court’s decision should reassure the South Australian and Western Australian governments that there is no constitutional impediment to enacting safe access zone legislation.
Concerns about the strain electric cars can put on the electricity grid are not unfounded, but there are some relatively simple fixes available.
Some of the Coalition government’s initiatives on women and Indigenous issues have been more successful than others. Labor is promising much more.
Our retirement incomes system has been built around the assumption that most will own their own homes. New projections suggest it’s no longer valid.
Governments are addicted to tax revenue from harmful activities. It is stopping them from doing what is in society’s best interests.
Since the end of the first world war, the Australian media has often reported that ‘the French’ care about, remember and even venerate the Anzacs. But is this true? And which French people?
We’ve had ten federal ministers with titular responsibility for science since 2007 – five under the coalition and five under Labor. That variation and a lack of consistent vision has an impact.
It’s the last race for Winx this weekend and she’s been an incredible race horse. But what makes a good race horse?
If you’re ready to come off antidepressants, it’s important to tread carefully. About one in five people experience withdrawals, and it’s possible to fall back into symptoms of depression, too.
Explicit instruction is a type of teaching model where students are shown what to do and how to do it.
This election is Shorten’s to lose, if you take the trend of opinion polls, and what the public have predicted. But the campaign can be crucial and Morrison is a ferocious and desperate fighter.
The judgement is a personal and legal vindication for the actor, but it may have unintended side effects for the #MeToo movement and the reporting of sexual harassment allegations.
The transport sector is the fastest growing contributor of greenhouse gases. Electric vehicles are a cost-effective solution.
Scott Morrison has bragged about ‘stopping the boats’, but his government has failed to do anything meaningful to bolster cyber security and stop the malware.
Photons stream from the sun and interact with all matter on Earth. Depending on what the light touches, some of the photons will get absorbed or soaked up. And some will bounce back.