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Editor's Choice
Australia’s national plan says existing laws are enough to regulate AI. This is false hope
Jessica Russ-Smith, Australian Catholic University; Immaculate Motsi-Omoijiade, Charles Sturt University, and Michelle D. Lazarus, Monash University Earlier this month, Australia’s long-anticipated National AI Plan was released to a mixed reception.…
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Reddit says it’s not a social media platform. Australia’s High Court is unlikely to agree
Luke Beck, Monash University Reddit is asking Australia’s High Court to rule that it’s not a social media platform and therefore should not have to comply with the under-16s social…
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Zadie Smith and Anne Enright help us make sense of troubling times
Belinda Castles, University of Sydney Essay collections gather a writer’s thoughts over time and can be read as an oblique form of memoir, one in which the self is revealed…
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A virtual reality tool I developed is helping Indigenous people connect with Country
Kevin Taylor, The University of Western Australia “It makes me feel like I am right there on Country”. This was the response of a student after they used a new…
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Don’t talk – listen. Why communities affected by forever chemicals in water must be heard
Matthew Kearnes, UNSW Sydney; Cameron Holley, UNSW Sydney; Carley Bartlett, UNSW Sydney; Denis O’Carroll, UNSW Sydney, and Patrick Bonney, Deakin University Until recently, Australia’s efforts to tackle “forever chemical” pollution…
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Can Urgent Care Clinics actually take pressure off hospitals? Yes, but they’re not the only way
Jonathan Karnon, Flinders University and Charmaine Gray, Flinders University When we’re acutely ill or injured, we want to be able to quickly access care in Australia’s hospital emergency departments (EDs).…
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How can parents talk to their kids about the Bondi terror attack?
Vanessa Cobham, The University of Queensland As the community begins to grapple with the horror and tragedy of the Bondi shootings on Sunday, children will likely have questions. Parents may…
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Olivia Nuzzi didn’t report what she knew about RFK Jr – could she have stopped his rise?
Kate Cantrell, University of Southern Queensland In the ten months since his confirmation as United States Health Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr has regularly made headlines. Last month, he instructed…
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Solar, onshore wind and gas backup is (still) the cheapest way to power Australia: new report
Tony Wood, Grattan Institute What’s the cheapest way to power Australia? Every year, CSIRO researchers and modellers seek to answer this very large question in their GenCost report. On one…
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If you witnessed the Bondi Hanukkah attack, here’s what you might be going through
Chelsea Arnold, Monash University; Kathleen de Boer, Swinburne University of Technology, and Toni Pikoos, Swinburne University of Technology Many hundreds of people were at Bondi beach on Sunday when 50-year-old…
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Today’s School Assembly News Headlines (24 December)
School assembly news headlines provide a quick overview of significant current events, helping students stay informed about the world around them. These headlines can cover a range of topics, including…
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Terror, androgyny and benevolence: a brief history of angels in Christianity
Philip C. Almond, The University of Queensland Christianity began with the appearance of an angel. In the gospel of Luke, Mary is told by the angel Gabriel she will conceive…
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‘This year nearly broke me as a scientist’ – US researchers reflect on how 2025’s science cuts have changed their lives
Carrie McDonough, Carnegie Mellon University; Brian G. Henning, Gonzaga University; Cara Poland, Michigan State University; Nathaniel M. Tran, University of Illinois Chicago; Rachael Sirianni, UMass Chan Medical School, and Stephanie…
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Hacked phones and Wi-Fi surveillance have replaced Cold War spies and radio waves in the delusions of people with schizophrenia
Alaina Vandervoort Burns, University of California, Los Angeles A young woman starts to become suspicious of her cellphone. She notices it listing Wi-Fi networks she does not recognize, and the…
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Today’s School Assembly News Headlines (23 December)
School assembly news headlines provide a quick overview of significant current events, helping students stay informed about the world around them. These headlines can cover a range of topics, including…
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