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A successful transition to clean energy is vital to Australia’s prosperity. But the Coalition’s latest nuclear salvo leaves many unanswered questions.

Captagon was once a pharmaceutical drug but it’s now made illicitly, generating billions of dollars for the Syrian economy.

A dramatic blunder sealed a match between Indian and Chinese chess champions that has highlighted the resurgent popularity of the ancient game.

In 2024, two treaties were signed to protect the rights of Indigenous groups. But the second one, signed in November with little fanfare, is the one that could protect Māori knowledge and design.

This year, Malthouse Theatre brings audiences a new kind of Christmas variety show: F Christmas is a camp Christmas pageant.

As the keepers of sensitive data, tax records and payroll information, accountants play a key role in protecting businesses from cybercrime.

The debate over adding fluoride to drinking water is almost as old as the practice itself.

In 2024, two treaties were signed to protect the rights of Indigenous groups. But the second one, signed in November with little fanfare, is the one that could protect Māori knowledge and design.

This year, Malthouse Theatre brings audiences a new kind of Christmas variety show: F Christmas is a camp Christmas pageant.

The Big Bash League started off with a bang 14 years ago but has struggled to capture the public’s imagination since then.

Emotion recognition technologies endanger fundamental rights without proper justification.

Cao Fei’s first retrospective in Australia, My City is Yours at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, sets out to overstimulate the senses.

A type of irregular heartbeat is common over the festive season. Here’s what you need to know if you’ve had a few drinks.

For some, the current peak of the wave has passed. For others, it’s more a slow rise in cases. Here’s what we can expect as the festive season approaches.

Let’s cast the holly, snowmen and reindeer aside to decorate our homes with Aussie Christmas crafts instead. How about Christmas beetle baubles, paper parrots and ornamental echidnas?

Financial advice will always be more useful to those who can use super to minimise tax, but even households with small balances should seek guidance.

New modelling suggests increasing the price of tobacco would cause young people to use less cannabis – but those aged over 50 to use more.

Canada has grappled with similar firearms problems to New Zealand. In some areas it has made more progress, but even its backward steps provide valuable lessons.

A Dutton government would keep coal working hard for much longer under its nuclear policy, while renewables would provide only a little over half the electricity generated in 2050.

A Federal Court judge ruled in favour of the Victorian MP, who sued the state’s Opposition Leader, John Pesutto, for comments he made about her appearance at a rally.

The government has been playing ‘four-dimensional chess’ to work out how to drag big tech back to the bargaining table with news publishers. So, will this new scheme work?

The new plan follows the Morrison government-era system known as the news media bargaining code, which saw companies such as Google and Meta (which owns Facebook) pay news organisations.

Victoria’s political donations laws favour the major parties - and now a High Court challenge may test their constitutional validity.

The Australian taxpayer will fork out $600 million for a new NRL team in PNG. It is a bold, expensive and untried sports diplomacy adventure.

Meta’s massive outage may soon be resolved - but the causes remain a mystery.

If Democrats benefit from higher turnout and Trump is unpopular, they could heavily defeat Republicans in the 2026 midterm elections.

The heightened relaxation of a hypnotic state can be similar to meditation or an athlete’s ‘flow’.

Mark Dreyfus joins the podcast to talk about his family's story of fleeing Nazi Germany, his own and his community's experience with antisemitism, and his reaction to criticism of the government.

The Brereton Inquiry recommended reassessing the Australian Defence Force’s ethics training approach. Four years later it’s improved a bit, but could be much better.

Studies have repeatedly shown false claims spread on social media and influence public perceptions, to the detriment of public health. But strategies to combat disinformation remain elusive.

Other Frankenstein parodies are more about the gags than well-crafted narrative and character. That’s where Young Frankenstein excels.

More than 70% of Australians aged 65 and older use social media to some degree. Improving digital literacy and online safety will help them benefit from it even more.

Ask the teacher if – in their view – your child is making an expected or acceptable level of progress, and what evidence tells them this.

Most people who record their medical appointments do so to help them understand and remember medical information.

Even small actions, such as choosing the right rooftop solar set-up or changing when we use energy, can make a big difference.

Retirement is not just an event, it’s a process of transition that can have a huge impact psychologically, not just professionally.

Red, as the platform is known for short, offers a more open space than WeChat for competing ideas to be heard.

The Albanese government has pledged two major changes to early childhood education and care in the run up to next year’s federal election.

Between 2002 and 2018, some groups actually increased their wealth on certain measures. For young people and middle Australians, however, it’s a more sobering picture.

The festive season can evoke feelings of loss or sadness, especially when holiday messaging focuses on being together.

Chocaholic nations win more Nobel Prizes, but that doesn’t mean much. It’s easy to link two things – the hard part is working out which one causes the other.

Current crisis accommodation is isolating, frightening and doesn’t meet the needs of woman and children, but one program is succeeding where others fail.

China wants to use private security contractors to protect its investment projects in the war-ravaged country.

A global study found only 16% of local governments using AI systems had public facing policies about what they were doing.

Gout Gout has captured Australia’s and the world’s attention. What will he be working on as the LA and Brisbane Olympics loom?

The Marsden Fund was set up to support pure research. Diverting half of it to fund applied research undermines New Zealand’s potential to generate ideas that underpin commercial success.

Gout Gout has captured Australia’s and the world’s attention. What will he be working on as the LA and Brisbane Olympics loom?

Max Dupain took the most iconic Australian photograph of the last century – Sunbaker, c. 1938. But our most famous photographer was far more complex than this sunny image suggests.

Raygun is unlikely to be able to claim intellectual property over her name, her persona and her dance moves.