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The party will decide on a new leader this week.
The treasurer says there is near-universal expectation by economists that rates are going up around the world.
Most Australian government entities are running outdated technology – and AI systems may reveal their weaknesses, intentionally or not.
The latest literary AI scandal forces us to question what we expect of writers. Some French authors argue AI is now part of our lives – and authorship is evolving.
A self-described ‘platypoditudinarian’, Burrell figured out how to keep these animals in captivity – which allowed them to be studied.
Across all jobs – from managers and professionals to labourers – a study found Indigenous workers earn an average of 15.9% less per hour than all workers.
Research suggests all of the world’s songbirds can be traced back to Australia.
Like people everywhere, New Zealanders are worried about living standards, costs and wages. But a global poll reveal some less obvious priorities.
Sometimes, mapping the whole universe starts with getting thousands of tiny robots to move in exactly the right way.
In The Twilight Before the Storm, global strategist Viktor Shvets charts the shift from the fractured 1930s to today’s crisis culture.
By the time an Australian student is 15, they will have already spent as many as 11,000 hours at school. What happens here matters for their wellbeing.
These mobile power systems could be a lifeline for remote, island and disaster-prone places.
Many former convicts changed their names and hid their past. But over the last 50 years, Australians have increasingly discovered – and embraced – convict relatives.
A new study suggests making cigarettes cheaper would risk making smoking-related poverty in Australia worse overall, given it could lead to more people smoking.
People with rigid thinking patterns who prefer routine and order may be drawn to extremist groups’ black-and-white solutions. But autism itself is not the problem.
52 Australian women have lost their lives to violence this year, including three in recent weeks. How do we make sure we don’t get compassion fatigue?
Voters need to become better at questioning what they see, without automatically disbelieving it.
Australian exports to China in three key sectors are all slowing. Businesses will need to meet the challenge.
Manchester City could be facing enormous sanctions for cheating – and the fallout may spread to its 13 teams around the world, from New York to Melbourne.
Trump’s net approval is below what any past president since Harry Truman had at this point in their term.
News that an OpenAI agent hacked Medicare has prompted calls for Australia to develop its own AI system.
Some people may think it’s nice to listen to music with their plants. But is there any truth to the idea that certain music boosts plant growth?
This spring’s ozone hole is likely to be among the top ten most severe of all time, bringing weather changes to New Zealand and Australia.
The Broad Bean Sermon, while not his best-known poem, shows why Les Murray is considered by some to be Australia’s preeminent poet.