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The new State of the Climate report outlines Australia’s rising temperatures and its regional rainfall declines - and the trends that are locked in for the coming few decades due to greenhouse emissions.
How to avoid eight common grammar errors, such as using “amongst” and “whilst” instead of “among” and “while”.
High Indigenous mortality rates mean Indigenous children may observe the death of relatives and experience grieving more often than the general population.
Investigations into the tragic accident which left four people dead at an amusement park could lead to changes in the safety regulations.
Business Briefing: being funny with customers
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New research shows that humour can relieve tension for employees and increase customer satisfaction, just don't make jokes when it comes to offering apologies!
Malcolm Turnbull has said coal will be important for “many decades to come” – joining a long line of prime ministers who talked big on climate policy but found themselves talking up fossil fuels.
If you’re an Australian teenager or young adult diagnosed with cancer, there’s good news: overall survival rates are good and getting better. But what can you expect from life after cancer treatment?
A Trump victory in the US presidential election is unlikely, but then again, so was Brexit. If he does get elected, there may be severe economic and financial consequences.
APRA has updated its guidance to lenders on concerns about the risks to financial stability from the housing market, but it should be focusing more on the banks, not hurting those with a mortgage.
‘Winter is Coming’ and ‘All Men Must Die’ are Game of Thrones’ watchwords. But do they offer clues to an ending for the show – and the books?
Mind blanks are typically triggered in response to a perceived threat. The chemical process that takes place essentially clears out your working memory, quiets logical processes, and walls off memory.
A new database that shows the use of gendered words in major Australian newspapers tells us much about whose voices are being heard.
In the third volume of The Official History of ASIO series, historians Dr John Blaxland and Dr Rhys Crawley examine the organisation's role in the years leading to the end of the Cold War.
Some people evidently think wealth inequality is a good thing, but there’s plenty of evidence to show the problems it causes.
Teenage rats that drank sugary beverages were less able than adult rats who drank the same to remember a specific location leading to an escape hatch.
Can Australia achieve fair and open decision-making and a just and sustainable energy transition when big coal players are involved?
Opinion in the medical establishment is sure to be divided as to whether AI helpers are a good thing or just a flashy toy.
Melanesia’s oceans are worth at least US$5.4 billion, but are under increasing threat.
Change Agents: Episode 3
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In this episode of Change Agents, Andrew Dodd speaks with Stuart Morris and Leonie Hemingway about their successes and failures on the road to reforming Victoria's local government.
Before fiddling with the design of paid parental leave, we need to be clear about the purpose of the policy.
Women are catching up to men in rates of alcohol consumption and this has important implications for how we think about our community response to harmful alcohol use.
Justin Gleeson’s resignation strikes at the role of the Solicitor-General in Australia, and the government needs to take steps to restore confidence in the office.
In a globalised world, the credibility of the birthright lottery as grounds for excluding people from protection may be diminishing.
People from South East Asian countries are less likely to default on their mortgages because of a culture of financial assistance from families, new research shows.