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Bad Bunny says reggaeton is Puerto Rican, but it was born in Panama

Bad Bunny likes to remind the world where he and his music come from.

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Former Harvard president Summers’ soft landing after Epstein revelations is case study of economics’ trouble with misbehaving men

Economist Larry Summers will resign from his tenured job as a professor at Harvard University, the school announced on Feb. 25, 2026, following heightened scrutiny of his ties with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Summers will leave at the end of the 2025-26 academic year, with a new…

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There aren’t enough geriatricians – here’s how older adults can still get the right care

More than 70 million baby boomers – those born between 1946 and 1964 – are alive today. In 2026, the oldest of them are turning 80.

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Victory in Gorton and Denton is historic for the Greens – and cataclysmic for Britain’s two-party politics

The Green party’s dramatic capture of Gorton and Denton, supposedly one of Labour’s safest parliamentary constituencies, offers yet more evidence of the fragmentation of British politics.

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I’m a linguist with Tourette’s – here’s what I want people to understand after Baftas controversy

I am a sociolinguist who specialises in how language is understood and interpreted in society. I also have Tourette syndrome. Tourette’s is a genetically determined neurological condition in which a person produces both motor and vocal tics (movements and sounds), and in most cases occurs with conditions such as autism,…

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Tracey Emin: A Second Life – Tate Modern’s must-see retrospective explores trauma and transcendence

The most powerful art speaks of and to the emotions. It tackles trauma and cathartically helps us to cope with it. It acknowledges pain, suffering and betrayal. It goes beyond an aestheticised veneer to raw emotion. It seeks to touch not just the eyes, but the soul.

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Atmospheric dust: the overlooked suspect in urban air pollution

Cities are rapidly becoming the defining residential space of human life. Over 55% of the global population lived in urban areas in 2018, a proportion projected to reach nearly 68% by 2050, according to the United Nations (UN).

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Co-author of Liberal election review says party members will be ‘horrified’ at decision to suppress it

The co-author of the Liberals’ election review, former minister Nick Minchin, has lashed out at the party’s Friday decision to suppress its publication.

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Why Commonwealth Bank’s $1 billion suspected loan fraud should change how we bank and do business

The Commonwealth Bank reportedly suspects around A$1 billion in home loans were obtained fraudulently, including through AI-generated documents. The Australian Financial Review says the bank has reported itself to police and the corporate watchdog to investigate.

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Woolworths’ AI agent rambled about its ‘mother’. It’s a sign of deeper problems with the tech rollout

Recently some Australian shoppers got more than they bargained for when they chatted with Woolworths’ artificial intelligence (AI) assistant, Olive.

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What is Aspergillus, the fungus behind recent hospital deaths?

A common mould has killed two people, and left four others seriously ill, at one of Sydney’s largest hospitals.

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Ed Sheeran caught the train to Melbourne to protect the climate. But what about his thousands of fans?

This week, images on social media showed global superstar Ed Sheeran alighting from the overnight train from Sydney into the decidedly utilitarian surrounds of Southern Cross Station in Melbourne.

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Home ground disadvantage? How sleep and travel could impact the Matildas

On paper, the Matildas should have a major advantage playing on home soil for the upcoming Women’s Asian Cup.

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View from The Hill: Ley formally resigns, tells Taylor it’s ‘vital’ he holds Farrer

Deposed Liberal leader Sussan Ley formally resigned from parliament on Friday – and sent a blunt challenge to her successor, Angus Taylor, in her farewell statement.

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NSW’s new rapid response police unit may help some people feel safer, but it also raises difficult questions

The New South Wales government has just announced the launch of a new, permanent rapid response police unit.

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What’s the link between talcum powder and cancer?

More than 1,300 Victorians have joined a class action against Johnson & Johnson alleging its talcum powder products left them with ovarian cancer, mesothelioma (cancer affecting the lungs) and other cancers affecting the reproductive organs.

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How should Australia handle ‘sovereign citizens’ clogging the courts? A former magistrate explains

Imagine sitting in a crowded local court in Australia, and this happens (names have been changed):

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Blame John Howard for our housing and migration woes, says Amy Remeikis – but is he due some credit too?

Almost exactly 30 years ago, John Howard ended Labor’s 13 years of federal government. He sent then prime minister Paul Keating packing – along with his vision of a culturally renovated Australia that reconciled with Indigenous Australians, became a republic, and learned to live comfortably and productively with Asia.

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Raincoat no longer waterproof? A textile scientist explains why – and how to fix it

You pull on your rain jacket, step out into the storm, and within half an hour your undershirt is soaked. The jacket you purchased as “waterproof” seems to have stopped working, and all the marketing claims feel a bit suspect.

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Sydney’s Biennale theme, ‘rememory’, urges us to confront trauma – now more relevant than ever

The Biennale of Sydney is returning this year for its 25th edition, and exploring a bold new theme: rememory.

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AI can slowly shift an organisation’s core principles. How to spot ‘value drift’ early

The steady embrace of artificial intelligence (AI) in the public and private sectors in Australia and New Zealand has come with broad guidance about using the new technology safely and transparently, with good governance and human oversight.

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Deadly avalanches: Why skiers underestimate the risks, despite warnings

“Mountains are not fair or unfair, they are just dangerous,” said the great Italian mountaineer Reinhold Messner. Once again this year, events have proven him right. Harsh weather has triggered deadly avalanches around Lake Tahoe in California, as well as across the Alps in Europe.

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Four years of bitter conflict in Ukraine

This article was first published in The Conversation UK’s World Affairs Briefing email. Sign up to receive weekly analysis of the latest developments in international relations, direct to your inbox.

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Deeper ocean ecosystems are unique – and uniquely vulnerable without better protection

New Zealand’s earlier efforts to safeguard marine or coastal environments, particularly as marine reserves and marine protected areas, typically focused on shallow ecosystems, largely because that is where most data exists.

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Michael Caine’s voice is iconic. Why would he sell that to AI?

Few actors are imitated as often as Michael Caine. Even Michael Caine has imitated Michael Caine.

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