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Is Victoria really the ‘car theft capital’ of Australia? And if so, why?

Victoria has recently been labelled Australia’s “car theft capital”.

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Why is Australia buying used submarines? A naval expert answers key AUKUS questions

Following the recent announcement that Australia would acquire three submarines already in US service rather than two used submarines and one new one, AUKUS has again dominated headlines.

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Half of Australia’s bookshops closed within a decade. Should the government help?

In the past year alone, at least 13 independent bookshops have closed in Australia. Some have operated for decades. Perth’s Boffins Books recently announced it would close after 37 years, citing rising costs and “shifting CBD dynamics”. In February, Thesaurus Booksellers in the Melbourne suburb of Brighton closed after nearly…

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Can you really drain your lymphatic system, and should you?

Did you know your body has an inbuilt sewerage system?

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AI at the World Cup: smarter tactics, healthy players, safer crowds – but new risks

With 48 teams and 104 games across 16 host cities and three countries (the United States, Canada and Mexico), this year’s FIFA World Cup is projected to be the biggest sporting event ever in terms of attendance, revenue and global viewership.

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From exporting spyware to surveilling activists – how democracies became the new digital authoritarians

“Digital authoritarianism” refers to governments using technology for surveillance and censorship to repress dissent.

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Australia now has access to Anthropic’s Claude Mythos. It may improve cyber safety – but not for everyone

Artificial intelligence (AI) giant Anthropic has expanded access to a highly advanced model deemed too dangerous for public release, including Australia in the select handful of users.

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NZ’s new forestry rules promise consistency. Will they also increase environmental risk?

One of the most important changes to New Zealand’s environmental regulations in recent years came into force this week.

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National insecurity: what happens when countries start to lose their sense of identity?

You need only glance at the headlines these days to know that the current state of international relations is dangerous.

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Friday essay: love, sex and intimacy in the time of AI

In a TED Talk, the Russian-born entrepreneur Eugenia Kuyda describes the sudden death of her best friend and housemate Roman, the “coolest person” she knew. Grieving and desperately lonely, she immersed herself in his old text messages. At the time, she was working in a conversational AI startup, and she…

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What the hit new show Off Campus gets right in its portrayal of sexual violence

In a media landscape where sexual violence is largely normalised, the hit new show Off Campus is a refreshing pivot.

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Kerbside parking is great for drivers – but terrible for everyone else. Could we get rid of it?

It may seem like it’s impossible to find a car park on the street.

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People are using AI to communicate without disclosing it. Is this morally wrong?

Imagine you have used a generative artificial intelligence (AI) tool such as ChatGPT to tidy up notes you took while in a meeting. Your colleague comments on how clear they are. You don’t disclose it was the AI that made the notes clear and not you.

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Three new Ebola vaccines are being developed. An infectious disease expert explains

When it comes to Ebola outbreaks, it’s not often we have two pieces of good news in one week.

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Politicians have long misunderstood the ‘working class’. The rise of the far right shows how mistaken they have been

Class has always mattered, and now social democratic parties that sprung from a working class — including the Australian Labor Party – are finding out why.

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Australian unis have dropped again in global rankings. Here’s why we can’t just shrug it off

More than half of Australia’s universities dropped in global rankings this week.

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Starting kindergarten soon? Summer is a perfect time to support your child’s early literacy learning

The first day of kindergarten is a momentous occasion for children and families. It’s an exciting milestone that comes with new friends, teachers and learning opportunities.

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US mortgage rates are staying high – and the Fed can do very little about it

U.S. homebuyers can’t get a break.

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Wildfires are reversing America’s progress on ozone pollution, the main ingredient in smog

For decades, the United States made steady progress in reducing surface ozone pollution, the main ingredient in smog. But that progress – achieved as vehicles, industries and power sources became cleaner – is increasingly being overshadowed by a different and growing source of ozone pollution: wildfires.

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Zelenskyy’s honouring of wartime nationalists is straining Ukraine’s alliance with Poland

When Canada’s House of Commons gave Yaroslav Hunka two standing ovations on Sept. 22, 2023, House Speaker Anthony Rota introduced the 98-year-old as “a Ukrainian hero, a Canadian hero” who “fought for Ukrainian independence against the Russians.” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was in Ottawa that day as an official guest…

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Ocean conservation needs strong relationships, not just targets

With World Oceans Day coming up on June 8, policymakers and researchers will be thinking about the state of the ocean and efforts to protect marine environments.

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What are the risks of contracting West Nile virus from a mosquito in Canada?

As a dead crow tested positive for West Nile virus in Ontario this week, Canadians may be wondering: just how prevalent are such mosquito-borne viruses in Canada, and how risky is the summer camping trip?

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Are Uganda’s environmental impact reports just a box-ticking exercise? What a study of 108 projects reveals

Uganda’s environmental impact assessment system is meant to protect the environment from harmful development projects. For nearly 30 years, the law has required developers applying for approval to consider alternatives to their proposed projects, such as different sites, designs, technologies or even whether the project should go ahead at all.…

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Climate finance for Mauritius needs good management: report finds gaps

Mauritius is a small African island where natural disasters like floods, cyclones and other extreme weather events have become frequent and intense. They are expected regularly.

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Poison or poverty: the impossible economic choices facing Ghana’s e-waste workers

Agbogbloshie, in Ghana’s capital city, Accra, is a sprawling, open-air scrapyard located next to a lagoon and a growing informal settlement. Roughly 6,000 people dismantle, recycle and burn old and broken electronics there.

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