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Latest polls still have One Nation leading on primary votes, but not gaining

Since the May 12 federal budget, every poll has had One Nation gaining when measured against the last issue of that poll. While they’re still leading on primary votes in the YouGov and Morgan polls, One Nation was down one point in YouGov and steady in Morgan.

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800 visits to a suburban park: inside an epic 40-year birdwatching quest

Birdwatching is one of the most common and popular ways people experience nature. But it’s not often that even the most enthusiastic birdwatcher returns to the same place more than 800 times to witness the changes over four decades.

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Floating volcanic rock is disrupting life in Papua New Guinea – and the problem will last a long time

People in parts of Papua New Guinea are facing an unusual problem. Floating volcanic rock is making boat travel difficult, blocking access to fishing grounds and disrupting daily life in coastal communities.

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Hugh Jackman plays Robin Hood as wicked – it’s a badly timed take on the hero of the poor

Robin Hood plays should be banned, wrote an advisor to King Henry VIII in 1536 – they were, he argued, teaching the public how to defy the king’s officers. It was basically the medieval equivalent of claiming video games make kids violent, part of a longstanding movement to ban performances…

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What is education for? Why new Korean drama Teach You a Lesson is topping the charts

Within a week of its release, Netflix’s new Korean drama Teach You a Lesson, directed by Hong Jong-chan, topped the platform’s global non-English rankings for the week of June 1-7.

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‘Every day I think about money’: how can we support uni students who struggle financially?

A university place is often described as a “pathway to opportunity”. But for many students, getting in is only part of the challenge.

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Screening all 3- and 4-year-olds for developmental delay makes sense. But diagnosing autism is different

Every child in Victoria will be offered free screening for developmental delay under a plan the state government announced last week.

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Putin wanted to make Russia great again. Instead, Ukraine is the new rising power in Europe

Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine is often, and misleadingly, characterised as a great power conflict.

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Should One Nation and the Coalition strike a deal to win office? There are huge risks for both parties

If the polling is accurate, One Nation is becoming a serious force in Australian politics.

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KPMG lost its clients’ trust, yet kept winning government contracts. Here’s what needs to change

This Friday, senior current and former leaders from major consulting and audit firm KPMG will face a barrage of questions at a parliamentary inquiry in Canberra.

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Soaring US beef prices likely to rise further thanks to trade tensions and disease outbreaks

It’s summer grilling season, but for many Americans, surging prices mean beef is no longer what’s for dinner.

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World Cup visitors may tip differently — here’s what Canadian hospitality workers should know

The 2026 FIFA World Cup is now underway, with fans who are coming from all over the world to the 16 North American cities (including Toronto and Vancouver) hosting a record 48 teams.

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Artificial intelligence raises profound moral questions — for all of humanity to answer

Will you be flagged at the border? Will your mortgage application be approved? During wartime, whose neighbourhood would a weapon system target? These are moral choices — about harm and fairness — and they used to be made by people.

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What Kenya’s fish markets tell us about choosing between nutrients and contaminants

At lakeside markets along Lake Victoria, Africa’s largest lake by area, choosing fish to eat is part of daily life. A customer might pick a tilapia based on its freshness, size, price, and farmed or non-farmed origin, much like shoppers do in markets and supermarkets around the world. Whether grilled…

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Millions of people can’t access civil justice – my new report shows why four decades of reform have failed

Every year, more people in England and Wales are involved in disputes before the civil courts in England and Wales than in the criminal courts. Over 1 million claims a year – for personal injury, debt, housing disrepair, faulty consumer goods or breach of contract, for example – are dealt…

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If you’re feeling down, maybe don’t pet your cat, new study suggests

You come home after a stressful day and reach out to your cat for a bit of comfort. It hisses. Maybe takes a swipe. Or simply flicks its tail and saunters off without so much as a meow. A dog, by contrast, greets you as though they’ve just won the…

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With social media ban, Starmer attempts an emotional rebrand

In politics, very often a speech about one topic is actually designed to deliver a very different and far broader message. This was certainly the case with Keir Starmer’s statement on banning social media for under-16s.

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Overnight trains: why sleeping all the way to your holiday destination is a growing (and green) option

They may not have the luxurious cabins and glamorous restaurant service of the famous Orient Express, but new European sleeper train routes are offering tourists an alternative to short-haul flights and busy airports.

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How bond markets have become one of the most powerful forces in modern politics

To stay in the top job, a British prime minister has to try and keep certain groups happy. MPs, party members and donors do not like to be ignored.

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Ferrari’s first electric supercar has proved controversial – a car designer explains why

Ferrari’s new sportscar, the Luce (pronounced Loo-che), raises some interesting questions about the future of hi-tech, high-cost supercars in the electric era.

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Beyond the waiting list: the real challenges facing the Welsh NHS

For someone waiting for a hip replacement, the NHS waiting list is not an abstract policy problem. It is the difference between walking to the shops or staying indoors, sleeping through the night or waking in pain, returning to work or putting life on hold.

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Eco-literate children can be stewards of nature – here’s how to boost environmental education

Most of my ecology and evolution undergraduates have never held a pair of binoculars or looked at a bug through a magnifying glass. They don’t know how to use a key to identify a plant or insect, let alone why they should bother. They struggle to name common garden birds.…

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Great Zimbabwe: debunking the myth of tyrants and forced labour

For more than a century, Great Zimbabwe has stood at the centre of a powerful story about the Zimbabwe culture. This remarkable African civilization flourished in southern Africa during the Middle Ages, constructing more than 200 dry-stone palaces, locally known as madzimbahwe (houses of stone).

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Nigerians tell their stories of banditry. ‘A month will not go by without someone being killed in this village.’

Banditry is widespread in Nigeria. It has been defined as “a loose collection of various criminal groups involved in kidnap-for-ransom, armed robbery, cattle rustling, rape and sexual violence, pillage and attacks on traders, farmers and travellers, particularly in Nigeria’s northwest region”.

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Language matters for disaster warnings – this community didn’t get useful flood alerts

In an age of instant communication, it is easy to assume that everyone receives disaster warnings. Smartphones buzz, sirens sound, alerts flash across screens. But for millions of people who speak minority or Indigenous languages, the message often stops short.

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