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First Nations rehabilitation programs aren’t keeping people out of prison. Here’s what would help

There are unprecedented numbers of First Nations people in prisons. In Australia, 37% of adults and 60% of young people aged 10-17 behind bars are First Nations, despite making up 3.4% and 6.2% of the Australian population respectively.

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NT rock art thousands of years old sheds new light on the mysterious Tasmanian tiger

Extinct animals have long fascinated people around the world – from dinosaurs, to giant kangaroos, to enormous flightless birds and almost unimaginable sea creatures.

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Rapists’ lawyers are using their victim-survivors’ counselling notes in court. This needs to stop

Sexual violence causes profound trauma and many victims seek counselling and support in its wake. Access to counselling is crucial to promote recovery for victim-survivors.

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Women in the Pacific are increasingly subject to digital abuse: new research

Gender-based violence is a global issue, but studies consistently show the Pacific has among the highest rates in the world. Up to 79% of women in the region experience some form of abuse over the course of their lives.

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Why do men sexually harass women at work? Science offers two explanations – but only one of them holds up

What causes workplace sexual harassment? How can we continue to better understand it? And what can be done to prevent it?

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What can Australia do about reports of child criminal exploitation?

Across Australia, there is growing concern about young people not offending independently but allegedly being recruited, coerced and manipulated by adults into committing crime. Recent examples include:

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‘Manners for machines’: how new rules could stop AI scrapers destroying the internet

Australians are among the most anxious in the world about artificial intelligence (AI).

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Antipathy no more: diplomacy wins out as Australia and the EU sign a free trade agreement

After an often acrimonious relationship over more than half a century, Australia and the European Union have signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA). During a visit to Canberra by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, the FTA has come to fruition after many years of negotiations and stalled talks.…

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Australia has dedicated more than 20% of its land to conservation but not where it matters most

On paper, Australia is a conservation success story.

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‘I lost hope in humanity, but I now call myself human’: what refugees told us about settling in regional Australia

While most Australians embrace multiculturalism, migration remains a contentious topic in Australia. Negative opinions, often unsubstantiated, are regularly aired in public debate.

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Community sport volunteers need better support to keep children safe from abuse - new research

Child abuse in Australian sport can happen to anyone, in any sport, at any level – during practice, in competition and online.

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Victorian teachers are on strike for the first time in 13 years – it’s about more than pay

Victorian public school teachers are walking off the job today. Tens of thousands of school staff, including support staff and principals, are expected to strike.

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What does One Nation actually believe in?

One Nation’s unprecedented surge in the polls raises important questions about whether a party built on grievance can present coherent policies to voters.

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Despite denials, there are signs the RBA does consider house prices in setting rates

As households are squeezed by the cost-of-living crisis, central bank governors such as Jerome Powell in the United States and Michele Bullock in Australia are coming under repeated fire from politicians, pundits and households.

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Why doesn’t Hobart have a Chinatown?

On November 18 1909, greengrocer Claude Nam Shing was woken up by shouts of “fire”. He found his store, on the corner of Elizabeth and Melville Streets in central Hobart, ablaze.

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We can’t coerce our way to social cohesion. Here’s what else governments should be doing

Last week, Queensland followed the New South Wales and federal parliaments by passing stronger hate crime laws in response to the Bondi terror attack.

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Australia may ban infant formula advertising. Here’s what the online ads actually say

Recently, the federal government released a consultation paper seeking input on whether it should introduce legislation to prevent or restrict infant formula marketing in Australia. The consultation is open for submissions until April 10.

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Sex, pink and empowerment are used to sell alcohol to women. They don’t always like it

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A ‘good death’ has a price – and a new study shows not everyone in palliative care can afford it

You would hope for your dying days to be full of calm and care. But our research with people who are dying shows this is far from the reality for many people.

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Australia’s official plan for AI safety isn’t much more than a single dot point. Will it be enough?

Last week, one of Australia’s leading artificial intelligence (AI) researchers, Toby Walsh, warned Australia’s lack of guardrails for AI is putting young people at risk of being “sacrificed for the profits of big tech”.

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Are Google’s ‘preferred sources’ a good thing for online news?

Why do you see the results you do when you search for information online? It’s a complex mix of what the source is, its relationships to other sources online, and your own past browsing history and device settings.

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Politicians say immigration threatens ‘Australian values’, but our research shows no one knows exactly what that means

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson and new Liberal leader Angus Taylor have invoked “Australian values” to justify taking a hard line on immigration, especially from countries that supposedly don’t share our values.

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How ‘smart’ rainwater tanks can help keep platypus habitat healthy

A growing number of new housing developments feature a little known but powerful bit of tech: smart rainwater tanks.

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Climate change is drying out the ‘forgotten rivers’ that keep the Murray-Darling alive. We need a new plan

If you stand beside Seven Creeks in Victoria or Spring Creek in Queensland, they might seem small and unremarkable. But these creeks flow into the mighty Goulburn and Condamine Rivers, and punch far above their weight.

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Gambling for children? Why Australia should consider regulating blind box toys like Labubu

If you walk through any major shopping mall in Australia, chances are you’ll encounter products and experiences that are uncomfortably similar to gambling – yet they are available to anyone, including children.

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