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Implications for ACT of High Court decision on Commonwealth v Yunupingu
Regional Australia needs more workers to rebuild after disasters like Alfred. Skilled refugees could help
Address to Economics on the Swan, Economic Society of Australia WA Branch, University of Western Australia, Perth
‘Double disadvantage’: women with foreign accents seen as less employable
Greenland votes on March 11. Independence was the key issue, but Trump has changed the campaign
Is sports participation a protective factor against vaping for young people? 
The erosion of hope and the federal election
Freeze or flight: it’s all in the eyes
Navy Iron Man races for best stories
More than two-thirds of organisations have a formal work-from-home policy. Here’s how the benefits stack up
La Trobe University $10.7 million wage theft revelations underline need for sector wide governance reform
Board appointments for the Australian Renewable Energy Agency
2025 Thomas Davies grant recipients to study plants, pollution, soil and marine ecosystems
Researchers Target Immune Cells To Track And Treat MS
Submarine cables keep the world connected. They can also help us study climate change
Rabobank welcomes 2025 graduate program cohort
Hot, heavy love: if you’re having that much sex, you might be a ‘libidinous’ lover, according to science
Researchers uncover how pathogens hijack phosphate pathways to infect crops
Scientists closer to engineering more resilient food crops
Testing Waters To Improve South-West Farm Dams
Trailblazing UniSA programs take out national awards
Australia’s biggest killer: smoking causes 66 deaths every day and 24,000 a year 
Smart is sexy: evolution of intelligence partly driven by love
Smart is sexy – new study on fish doing puzzles hints intelligence partly evolved via sexual selection
Farmers, investors, miners and parents: how unconventional climate advocates can reach new audiences
China didn’t violate any rules with its live-fire naval exercises. So, why are Australia and NZ so worried?
A 380-million-year-old fossil ‘fish’ from Scotland has been discovered in Australia
Creative progress or mass theft? Why a major AI art auction is provoking wonder – and outrage
Australian Prime Minister Doorstop Interview – Whyalla
New Aboriginal Heritage Council Members Appointed
Trump’s view of the world is becoming clear: America’s interests matter more than any set of rules
Heatwave mortality studies reveal climate change impacts and risk for cities
Lethal second-generation rat poisons are killing endangered quolls and Tasmanian devils
In Afghanistan, families are forced to sell children to survive. Trump’s USAID cuts will be devastating
Dingoes are being culled in Victoria. How much harm to the species is needed to protect commercial profits?
An unexpected anomaly was found in the Pacific Ocean – and it could be a global time marker
Short-term politics keeps stalling long-term fixes. This bill offers a way forward
Phillip Vermeulen appointed to RBNZ Board – Reserve Bank of New Zealand – Te Pūtea Matua
Do parties win elections because of their leaders, or in spite of them? History shows it’s a bit of both
Indigenous Scholars Awarded Funding to Improve Cancer Outcomes for First Nations People
A fierce tussle over a Northern Territory river reveals Australia’s stark choice on water justice
Human settlement key to extinction of New Zealand’s iconic Moa bird
Kōimi T’chakat Moriori – ancestors returning from Australia
Inaugural First Nations Cancer Scholarship recipients announced today
Urgent action needed to tackle ‘silent health crisis’ of rising temperatures
Google has dropped its promise not to use AI for weapons. It’s part of a troubling trend
AI is being used in social services – but we must make sure it doesn’t traumatise clients
An ‘earthquake swarm’ is shaking Santorini. It could persist for months