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Australia’s $4.5 billion extreme weather problem

By Johanna Nalau This week’s release of the Insurance Council of Australia’s report puts Australia on the spot: We rank second in the world in extreme

Two years on, is there a glimmer of hope?

By Eyal Mayroz Two years into the most horrific chapter in the history of Israel and Palestine, a glimmer of hope has been offered to both sides by US President Donald

Jane Goodall redefined what it meant to be human

By Mireya Mayor Anyone proposing to offer a master class on changing the world for the better, without becoming negative, cynical, angry or narrow-minded in the process,

New 5% home deposit scheme has started. What’s changed?

By Adrian Lee For many, the “Great Australian Dream” of owning a home has never felt further out of reach. Rising property values have convincingly outpaced income

Trump’s Gaza peace plan. Will it succeed?

By Asher Kaufman The latest U.S.-sponsored peace plan for the Middle East has been unveiled at the White House and immediately accepted by Israeli Prime Minister

Forget click-bait lists. Find the best school for your child

By Nicole Brownlie and Renee Desmarchelier Lists of Australia’s “top” schools regularly make headlines. We see this every year with Year 12 and NAPLAN results

Why can’t we have Pepsi and Coke?

By Shane Rodgers The Ricky Gervais movie The Invention of Lying is set in a society where nobody can lie. One of my favourite scenes is when Gervais walks past an

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

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