Big and small spending included in Labor costings, but off-budget items yet to be revealed

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The federal budget will be stronger than suggested in last months budget, according to Treasurer Jim Chalmers who released Labors costings on Monday. Many of the policies included in the costings were already detailed in...

Election Diary: Labor to slash more consultant costs and increase visa charges to pay for fresh election commitments

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The government has dug out last-minute savings of more than A$7 billion, to ensure its election commitments are more than offset in every year of the forward estimates. Its costings, released Monday, include savings of...

One in ten patient safety incidents in hospitals due to poor communication – new study

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Patients lives are being put at risk by poor communication from healthcare professionals in hospitals worldwide, according to new research my colleagues and I conducted. Our analysis included 46 studies, published between...

We’re throwing the Moomins a birthday party – and you’re invited

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Tove Jansson published her first Moomin book, The Moomins and the Great Flood, 80 years ago, in 1945. The story follows a family of hippo-like creatures called Moomintrolls, who become refugees after a flood washes away...

Pierre Poilievre’s ‘More Boots, Less Suits’ election strategy held little appeal to women

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Women represent more than 50 per cent of the Canadian population, and there is no easy path to power without their votes. The Conservative Partys gender gap in support has grown in each election since 2011, when Stephen...

Detroit’s lack of affordable housing pushes families to the edge - and children sometime pay the price

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As outside temperatures dropped to the low- to mid-teens Fahrenheit on Feb. 10, 2025, two children died of carbon monoxide toxicity in a family van parked in a Detroit casino parking garage. We are political scientists who...

How does soap keep you clean? A chemist explains the science of soap

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Thousands of years ago, our ancestors discovered something that would clean their bodies and clothes. As the story goes, fat from someones meal fell into the leftover ashes of a fire. They were astonished to discover that...