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Over half of Australians surveyed don’t know how the RBA is fighting inflation – making it harder to beat

Tomorrow we’ll get the latest figures on inflation in Australia. That data will be critical in helping the Reserve Bank of Australia decide whether to lift interest rates again next month.

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Ben Carroll is the new Victorian premier. He has a long and urgent to-do list – and 4 months until an election

After a tumultuous 24 hours, the Labor Party in Victoria has decided it will have Ben Carroll as its new leader and therefore Premier of Victoria.

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Trump is sowing fear over Cuba, terrorism and the ‘radical left’. This is what could come next

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is again taking aim at Cuba. This time, however, the Trump administration is framing Havana as a decades-long sponsor of terrorism and espionage that has helped cultivate the “radical left” in the United States.

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Thinking of posting pictures of your child online? Ask these 4 questions first

Parents, schools and clubs regularly post images of children to social media platforms and websites.

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How the ‘Big Build’ corruption allegations brought down the Victorian premier

Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has resigned this morning, just before a caucus vote challenging her leadership.

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Gaming helps mums recover from parenting stress – but guilt can still get in the way

Video gaming is a valued leisure activity in Australia. The latest data show 74% of Australian households own at least two gaming devices.

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What two centuries of Perth storm records tell us about future climate risk

On the first day of winter, southwest Western Australia was pummelled by a damaging storm. The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) described it as the most intense weather system to hit the region in almost 50 years. Although severe storms can be devastating, they’re also important for delivering rain in a…

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NZ has a $2.5b building defect problem. Will self-certification make it better or worse?

New Zealand has no shortage of stark statistics that illustrate the scale of its housing crisis.

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This compelling novel follows five lives changed forever by Iran’s Islamic revolution

In The Nights Are Quiet in Tehran, shortlisted for the 2026 International Booker Prize, the 1979 Islamic Revolution is the primary force propelling the story forward. However, the narrative is less concerned with major events or key figures of the revolution than with the lives irrevocably changed by it.

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One grain to rule them all: the history of rice as a global food

Rice is the most popular food in the world, providing sustenance to more than 3.5 billion people each day.

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Fire can destroy peatlands. But in Australia, it can also help protect them

Peatlands are the unsung heroes of nature.

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Want to break free from big tech? ‘Self-hosting’ could be the answer

You’re probably familiar with the idea that in the world of big tech, “we” are the product.

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Does regular exercise stop you getting sick in winter?

Winter has a way of making the office, train and school pick-up line feel like a giant petri dish of germs and potential infection. It’s also when many of us quietly let our exercise routine slide.

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Starting or running a business with AI? There are legal risks you can’t afford to ignore

It might seem easier than ever to start and run a business using artificial intelligence (AI).

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US-Saudi nuclear deal invites proliferation risks … unless safeguards are written in

A key question remains over the landmark U.S.-Saudi nuclear deal announced with much fanfare on July 22, 2026: Will it allow a nation long suspected of having nuclear weapons ambitions to enrich uranium?

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Crypto ATMs are here to stay despite their scam risks. How should NZ regulate them?

They’re tucked away in dairies, petrol stations and vape shops from Auckland to Invercargill – and, at first glance, they look like ordinary cash machines.

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The future is scrappy: Montréal’s Fantasia Film Festival hints at what’s next in media

We visit film festivals to marvel at excellent cinema. We also go to catch a glimpse of what filmmaking and media production might look like in the future. At Montréal’s Fantasia International Film Festival, which closes on Aug. 2, audiences are witnessing exactly this: exceptional films alongside a rich and…

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Berlin Pride: ISIS still inspires terrorism in Europe – but who carries out these attacks?

On Sunday, July 26, German police shot dead the suspected perpetrator of a car-ramming attack on Berlin’s Pride march, which had left one dead and 20 injured the day before. The suspect already had a police record due to his previous attempt to join the Islamic State in Syria and…

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Vaccine mis- and disinformation isn’t just a threat to public health, but also to our autonomy

A previously eliminated disease — measles — is resurgent in Canada amid declining vaccination rates

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Bird-safe glass must become the norm to prevent collisions with buildings

Birds are facing a crisis — nearly three billion birds have been lost across North America since 1970 as a result of human activities impacting birds and their habitats.

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Elon Musk says AI will make a ‘historically accurate’ Odyssey – here’s why that’s impossible

Elon Musk has promised that before the year is out, his AI tool Grok Imagine will produce a full-length film of Homer’s Odyssey that is, in his words, “historically accurate and true to the art of Homer”.

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The historic German housewives who laid the groundwork for today’s tradwives

Over the past few years, “tradwife” content has moved from niche corners of social media into mainstream cultural debate. Tradwives present themselves as embracing a “traditional wife” lifestyle centred on domesticity, motherhood and clearly defined gender roles within marriage.

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What vegan and vegetarian diets can and can’t tell us about eating disorders

“No thanks, I don’t eat meat.” This simple sentence can prompt very different reactions, but the question that often follows is: “Why?”

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Nigeria’s conflict zones: why people stay even when they can leave

When armed groups attack a community, people often assume that everyone who can escape will leave. This belief influences news stories, public discussions and humanitarian efforts, which usually focus on those who have been forced to move.

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Better parenting starts with knowing what works. We tested a project in 8 African countries

Raising adolescents can be difficult under the best of circumstances. On top of that, some families are also dealing with poverty, unemployment, conflict, displacement, illness and climate shocks. In these conditions, caregivers may receive very little support themselves.

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