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R U OK? Day is Australia’s most recognisable mental health campaign. A study using nine years of data looked at how it affected wellbeing and access to care.
The alleged theft of thousands of sheep in Queensland shows how difficult it can be to detect and prevent farm crime.
On September 11 2001 New York City’s skyline was suddenly and dramatically altered.
Much went right after the US invasion of Afghanistan in 2001. But much also went wrong.
The great mistake was not the failure to stop the attacks, but the failure to understand how terrorism can amplify its impact through our response to outrage.
There have long been calls for digital duty of care laws in Australia – since well before the under-16s social media ban. But enforcement may be tricky.
A legal defence of infanticide exists in NZ and other similar jurisdictions. But it is not an option in US courts, making the Clancy jury’s job more difficult.
A new report finds the surge in support for One Nation is no longer just a protest vote.
Nationals leader Matt Canavan says boys are ‘sick and tired of the feminisation’ of Australia’s curriculum. An education professor explains how it works.
It threatens to compound the worst effects of climate change.
Sea sponges are some of the world’s simplest animals – but even so, the rhythm of night and day kicks off a crucial stage of their life cycle.
The journalist, author and activist has died aged 92. She spent more than 60 years setting feminist torches alight the world over.
A pothole is usually not the disease – it is the visible symptom. The main engineering challenge is trying to stop them forming in the first place.
Recent drone and GPS jamming attacks on Germany and Romania have ratcheted up tensions between Russia and the rest of Europe.
From lights up to the production’s satisfying conclusion, Day (After Day) in the Life of the Useless is seriously funny and surprisingly moving.
Becoming a father naturally drops men’s testosterone levels. And the more involved they are, the more it drops.
The case for large-scale technologies that reflect solar radiation back into space rests on global warming’s grim reality.
In some communities, cultural norms can make it hard for women to ask about sex, contraception, periods, pregnancy or birth in mainstream health-care settings.
In Victoria, for instance, the subject which scales the highest is Latin. But it’s only offered by a handful of schools, most of which cater to privileged families.
Booze-free drinks that mimic the taste of alcohol can help teenagers fit in socially. But new research suggests there are important limits to what they can replace.
Lesbia Harford knew she would die young but became a revolutionary all the same. Her writing captured the dizzying confusion of a violent time.
Brain implants can change people’s lives during clinical trials, but what happens next can be just as important.
Many people report exercise makes them incredibly hungry. Here’s what might be going on.
Many teens consider the school formal a rite of passage. But some young people might feel an enormous pressure to look a certain way.