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Stressful, narrowly focused and, for many, a bit pointless: Is it time to rethink year 12 exams?

Thousands of students across Australia are currently doing their year 12 exams, but only a minority will use their ATAR to get into university. So, is it time to rethink how we measure academic achievement?

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Special Report: COP27

Adaptation, mitigation, and negotiation will be on the agenda as the world gathers in Sharm el-Sheikh for the 27th Conference of the Parties climate meeting.

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Scientists peer into Martian 'engine room'

Australian National University scientists are scanning Mars to size up the planet's large core and unlock its past, using 'marsquake' data from a NASA lander.

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'Quiet diplomacy' questions after NZ couple released from Iran

News of a NZ couple's release from detention has been welcomed - but was a media blackout necessary?

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Special Report: Science against the clock

Exploring the challenges of our time where scientists are racing against the problems reaching a point of no-return.

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Kevin Rudd coming to Newcastle to discuss The Avoidable War and everything else

The Newcastle Writers Festival is bringing former prime minister Kevin Rudd to Newcastle on November 22. Rudd will be promoting his book, The Avoidable War, subtitled The Dangers of a Catastrophic Conflict between the US and Xi Jinping's China, on November 22 in a NWF event hosted by the Matt…

Newcastle Herald

Canberra universities to get budget funding

They will receive funding for 345 student places.

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An entirely new illicit drug has been discovered by Australian chemists. Here's how they did it

Imagine, if you will, a small plastic baggy containing a mixture of crystals and powder.

The Conversation

‘Canberra ketamine’: new recreational drug discovered at Australian pill-testing service

‘As far as we’re aware, this is the first detection of a new drug by a drug-checking service anywhere in the world,’ says professor

The Guardian - AU

'Not a lot of communication': National Library closures frustrate academics

Collection closures at the National Library have impacted academics across Australia.

The Canberra Times

60 years on since Silent Spring, David Pocock enters the debate on food and pesticides

The ACT’s independent senator is a vital voice to watch as the country seeks a path forward on biodiversity, agricultural sustainability and the climate crisis

The Guardian - AU

Rising costs, insecure work and the stage-three tax cuts make Australia’s class system even starker

The sorts of long-term jobs we used to take for granted are now only available to a diminishing pool of established elites

The Guardian - AU

What's the best university in the world? What's the best Australian uni? Here's what the World University Rankings list says

The University of Melbourne topped The Times Higher Education World University Rankings list for the nation, coming in at number 34 in the world. Find out how your uni went.

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Canberra universities slide down world rankings

Melbourne hosts Australia's best two universities on the Times Higher Education rankings.

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'Ultimate extreme': The ANU study sending plants to the moon

Humans have taken plants to space before, and successfully grown plants in space, but they have never spread their roots to the moon. A new study could change that soon.

The Canberra Times

ACT only has one GP per 1073 residents, report says

Canberra facing GP 'time bomb' as doctors retire

The Canberra Times

Priority listing for local species must be matched with funding, experts say

A roadmap has been released to improve outcomes of threatened species over the next 10 years, replacing a plan released by the former government in 2021.

The Canberra Times

Why you need to gather up and mail any gang-gang cockatoo feathers you find

The feather collection project, which receives funding from the Commonwealth government, is now looking at developing a strategic conservation monitoring program for birds.

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Age group hit hardest by pandemic rebounding quickest, study finds

ANU study finds mental health of young Australians has dramatically improved

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Special Report: Questionable care

A doctor in Michigan was last week fined US$775,000 for ordering surgeries that were unnecessary. In one case, he removed a woman’s uterus, cervix and both ovaries because of a threat of cancer, even though no cancer was present.

360info

Small satellites take to the skies

Processions of small satellites obscuring the sky have provoked the ire of astronomers, but their potential for humanity is enormous.

The Canberra Times

'He was just soaking up the sun': Brown snake caught on Canberra driveway

Rains are keeping them off the streets

The New Daily

Is education or immigration the answer to our skills shortage? We asked 50 economists

Fifty top Australian economists were asked to select which topics to be discussed at the summit offered the most promise of addressing our skills shortage.

The Canberra Times

Jessica welcomes a new dawn after the darkness of brutal attack

Jessica Cottis reflects on the sublime harmonies of the bush - and how music helped her recover from a brutal attack on a London street.

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40% Of Coke In Australia Has No Coke In It But Hey, Enjoy Your $320 Bag Of Icing Sugar

Australia’s first government-funded pill testing site has released the results from its first month of operation and they are not great.

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