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British Rail wasn’t all bad. Sixty years after the brand launched we should remember its marketing successes
After a century of Monday to Friday, could the 4-day week finally be coming to Australia?
Plans to link electricity bills to where you live are unlikely to bring down prices – and that’s a big problem for net zero
New research centre for the North of England aims for a sustainable future
The government has revealed its plans to get Britain building again. Some of them might just work
Hey big spenders: what foreign investors will really want from the infrastructure summit
Welfare cuts won’t succeed without healthier jobs
Consumer resistance is rising in the age of Trump. History shows how boycotts can be effective
Alcohol ingestion by animals is surprisingly widespread – and we’re starting to understand its impact
China: Xi Jinping has learned from Trump’s first trade war and is ready to fight back
Why Keir Starmer may gamble on increasing Britain’s defence spending
Music, Drama and Laughs: Ararat Town Hall’s 2025 Program Revealed
2025 Moran Award to fund studies of science education and Australia’s nuclear science history
Playing favourites, inconsistency or a fair decision? Unpacking Jannik Sinner’s doping case
Collateral damage: how the war on ‘woke banking’ could backfire on New Zealand
Britain’s unearned wealth has ballooned – a modest capital tax could help avoid austerity and boost the economy
YouTube at 20: how it transformed viewing in eight steps
In the struggle to get Britain working, the long shadow of austerity could be part of the problem
Public notice and comment on new members of the Global Validation Advisory Committee (GVAC)
How to outwit gambling adverts by ‘inoculating’ people against them
95 top Australian and international artists unite to stop the destruction of one the world’s greatest artworks
The Austin 7 is back – a short history of the iconic British car that changed the automotive industry
Rachael Reeves’ route to economic growth is a slow one – and there are no guarantees voters will be patient enough
Deepseek: China’s gamechanging AI system has big implications for UK tech development
Statement On Belarus Presidential Election
Regional empowerment key to Britain’s productivity revival
Murdoch’s UK newspapers have apologised to Prince Harry. Where does it leave the legally embattled media empire?
Tyson Fury is such a big hitter on social media that retirement should be another major earning opportunity
Manufacturing crisis: the challenge of Trump 2.0’s ‘power in chaos’ for other democracies
Calls for Rachel Reeves to quit as chancellor are overblown – but they highlight what her real problems are
As EV sales surge, the UK car industry could be about to reach a turning point
How Britain got its first internet connection – by the late pioneer who created the first password on the internet
Why seeing the same doctor could save your life
Ashurst advises UK Government on signing of landmark low carbon hydrogen production contracts
University Members Recognised In 2025 New Year Honours
From Cleopatra to Wellington, leaders have always taxed beer. But Australia’s system has made beer extra pricey
The secret world of plants living in our limestone pavements
The Glasgow Lock Hospital for Unfortunate Females was supposed to help vulnerable girls and women in the 19th century – instead it…
My grandfather was ‘Mr Health and Safety’. His life’s quest to make work safer has been ridiculed – but the rise of…
Glam tidings of joy: how Slade made Merry Xmas Everybody a seasonal hit for the ages
Rail disruption in the UK is so common that the economic damage it causes is barely noticed – but change is possible
Sir Mark Cavendish to join 25th Santos Tour Down Under Celebration
Air Force Sword Flies Back To UK
Subsidised community restaurants could help tackle the UK’s broken food system – here’s how
New Wheatbelt school program bridges Western science and Indigenous knowledge
Land of opportunity or bicultural nation? Twin visions of national identity face off over the Treaty principles
Brigade’s long, proud history ends … again
Getting Britain to work without blaming ‘scroungers’ – can Starmer change the narrative?