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We discovered lethal new fungal diseases in wild Australian reptiles. It’s time to act fast

When a coastal carpet python was brought into a wildlife hospital in South East Queensland in August 2024, vets were confronted with something they didn’t recognise. The python had damaged scales, crusted lesions across its body and a mysterious fungal infection that defied explanation.

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‘She made us feel comfortable’: how trusting and safe pharmacy services improve First Nations health

Aunty Mary stands reluctantly back from the busy counter at her local community pharmacy, not quite sure how to get some help.

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‘I want someone submissive’: Married At First Sight gives the manosphere a prime time slot

The current season of Married at First Sight is shaping up to be one of the most controversial yet, with the inclusion of Tyson Gordon demonstrating how the manosphere has breached containment.

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Too many Indigenous women are killed by domestic violence. They are more than just numbers

This article contains references to and the names of people who are now deceased.

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AI could help us more accurately screen for breast cancer – new research

At least 20,000 Australian women are diagnosed with breast cancer each year. And more than 3,300 die from the disease.

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Matildas effect 2.0? Why the Women’s Asian Cup is a huge moment for Australian soccer

The 2026 Women’s Asian Cup is the first major women’s soccer tournament Australia has hosted since the groundbreaking 2023 Women’s World Cup.

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If you win most literary prizes, you pay tax. If you win The Block, you don’t. How is this fair?

When Goorie and Koori poet Evelyn Araluen won last week’s $100,000 Victorian Prize for Literature, along with the $25,000 Indigenous Writing prize, she called on the Australian government to change the way it taxes arts prizes.

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The US-Israel attack on Iran paints NZ foreign policy into a corner

The National-led coalition government missed a clear opportunity to defend the international rules-based order in its response to the joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran.

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Russia wanted a new world order. This wasn’t the one it had in mind

Four years ago, Vladimir Putin escalated his war against Ukraine to an all-out assault. The plan was for a quick and lively campaign and a speedy takeover of a country the Russian president thought shouldn’t exist.

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Severe irritability in teens can be reduced by daily doses of vitamins and minerals – new research

Irritability is one of the most common and distressing problems teenagers and their families face.

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Iran’s missile mayhem show the limits of Middle East defences

The Israeli Operation Roaring Lion and the American Operation Epic Fury started early on Feb. 28 when both countries began attacking Iran. Their airstrikes killed Iran’s leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, while striking military targets and cities across the country. More than 700 people have reportedly been killed in the attacks…

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CIA agents successfully executed a plan for regime change in Iran in 1953 – but Trump hasn’t revealed any signs of a plan

When the bombing of Iran began on Feb. 28, 2026, the Trump administration had not informed the American people exactly what it was prepared to achieve.

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What is the Strait of Hormuz, and why does its closure matter so much to the global economy?

The joint attack launched by the United States and Israel on Iran began on Feb. 27 and has sparked a fast-moving conflict that could expand across the Middle East.

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‘Silky’ doesn’t mean it’s made from silk – how confusing textile language can harm the environment

If you care about sustainability, buying something as simple as a pillowcase can feel surprisingly hard.

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AI has powerful uses for First Nations oral cultural knowledge. Here’s how

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains names and images of people who have died.

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How to live a long and healthy life, according to the ancients

Just like in the modern world, people in ancient times wanted to know how to live a long and healthy life.

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Far-right ‘gangster morality’ and the search for meaning: why you should read Camus

Author and philosopher Albert Camus died in a car crash in 1960, aged just 46. But the existential, moral and political issues Camus’ writings address still trouble us today.

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Why doesn’t travel insurance cover war?

You might think it was exactly the kind of scenario you’d buy travel insurance for in the first place. A major, unforeseen international event causes travel chaos.

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Why the U.S. is unlikely to curtail China’s critical minerals dominance

The United States government recently hosted a critical minerals summit aimed at reducing China’s predominant role in the global production of smartphones, weapons systems, lithium-ion batteries and electric vehicles (EVs).

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Donald Trump has made some bold claims on the US economy. But how do they stack up against the data?

In the annual State of the Union address in late February, the US president, Donald Trump, declared: “This is the golden age of America.” In a lengthy and wide-ranging address, the president told his fellow Americans that the nation was “bigger, better, richer and stronger” than ever before.

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Conflict in the Middle East makes official economic forecasts immediately out of date

The UK chancellor of the exchequer would not have wanted to deliver her spring statement against the background of a fresh threat to the world economy.

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Dog attacks keep happening in NZ. Why hasn’t the law kept up?

In February of this year, the media in New Zealand both captivated and horrified the public with sensational stories of dog attacks.

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Late deciders, higher turnout: what the Gorton and Denton byelection taught us about voters

Hannah Spencer’s win in the Gorton and Denton parliamentary byelection was a momentous victory for the Green party. The party’s first-ever byelection win overturned a large Labour majority and put the general election winners into third place, behind Reform UK.

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When your eyelids become a cinema screen: what strobing light reveals about the brain

Flashing light can do more than illuminate a room. Delivered at specific rhythms and viewed through closed eyelids, it can produce vivid visual hallucinations, geometric patterns, bursts of colour and sometimes even full scenes in people with no underlying illness and no use of drugs.

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Blasted out at 20 times the force of gravity: what ejection from a fighter jet does to the body

Three US F-15E fighter jets were shot down over Kuwait in the early hours of Monday (March 2) in an apparent friendly fire incident during Operation Epic Fury, the joint US-Israel campaign against Iran.

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