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Prime Minister Albanese’s full speech to the United Nations

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has made his maiden address to the United Nations. Here is his speech in full: Eighty years ago, the people of our nations

Should I use paracetamol in pregnancy? Here’s the science

By Nicholas Wood and Debra Kennedy United States President Donald Trump has urged pregnant women to avoid paracetamol except in cases of extremely high fever, because of

Extreme heat risk to Northern Australia food bowl plans

By Steve Turton Australia’s worrying future under climate change was laid bare when the first National Climate Risk Assessment was released recently. It revealed

Suicide-by-chatbot puts Big Tech in liability hot seat

By Brian Downing It is a sad fact of online life that users search for information about suicide. In the earliest days of the internet, bulletin boards featured suicide

Climate change target announcement in the PM’s words

By Prime Minister Anthony Albanese Today, we’re announcing Australia’s next step in acting on climate change and seizing the economic opportunity before our

Youth more at risk of seeing raw violence online

By Samuel Cornell and T.J. Thomson When news broke last week that US political influencer Charlie Kirk had been shot at an event at Utah Valley University, millions of

Robert Redford gave back more than he took

By Daryl Sparkes Hollywood is the place where having a great face will get you far. Think Errol Flynn, James Dean, George Clooney, Brad Pitt – a handsome appearance

More insights into workings of U16s social media ban

By Lisa M. Given The Federal Government has released regulatory guidance on the social media minimum age law, which comes into effect on December 10. The law will

Make your call on the National Climate Risk Assessment

The Federal Government today (September 15) released a National Climate Risk Assessment and National Adaptation Plan. Depending on which media you read or advocacy

Six ways for parents to talk to their child about sex

By Jennifer Power, Alexandra James and Thomas Norman Parents play an important role in teaching their children about sex and relationships. But our new report shows many

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