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No recession yet, but dark clouds loom

By Stella Huangfu Talk of a recession in Australia has picked up in recent weeks. Rising fuel prices, a sharp fall in consumer confidence, and signs of softer spending

Ceasefire provides breathing space for peace negotiations

By Amin Saikal President Donald Trump’s acceptance of a Pakistani proposal for a two-week ceasefire in the war with Iran brings a sigh of relief to the international

Some better ways to tackle the fuel crisis

By Peter Newman and Ray Wills The three-page fuel plan the Australian government released last week was very light on detail. So too was Prime Minister Anthony

Sci-fi increasingly shapes the real world of discovery

By Anna-Sophie Jürgens and Shao-Jie Jhou The relationship between science and pop culture often looks like a one-way street: scientific discoveries inspire films,

Retiree income scheme is little known and underused

By Katja Hanewald For many Australians, most of their retirement wealth is tied up in their home. A simple, well-designed program to tap into those trillions in home

My four crazy career decisions that paid off

By Shane Rodgers I’ve made plenty of career decisions over the years that had people telling me I was crazy. Yet somehow each one took my career and life on a better

Why has it taken so long to go back to the Moon?

By Domenico Vicinanza At 13:24:59 Central Standard Time on December 19, 1972, the Apollo 17 command module splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, about 350 nautical miles

When is the best time to get a flu shot?

By Meru Sheel and Allen Cheng We usually have to wait until winter approaches before we see an increase in cases of influenza, or the flu. But we have already seen a lot

Children’s privacy caught up in ‘woefully out of date’ laws

By Tama Leaver Australia’s privacy laws have been woefully out of date for a long time – not fit to address the realities of the digital world. As part of the long

More than half of students admit to some plagiarism

By Guy Curtis People using other peoples’ ideas, words and creations without acknowledgement is a widespread problem. Plagiarism occurs everywhere from restaurant

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