Making it easier to build a granny flat makes sense – but it’s no solution to a housing crisis

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As part of its resource management reforms, the government will soon allow super-sized granny flats to be built without consent potentially adding 13,000 dwellings over the next decade to provide families with more...

‘Deadly’ sports diplomacy: why Australia’s Indigenous people must be a part of our sports strategy

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Since coming to power in 2022, the Albanese government has focused strongly on the Indo-Pacific. The prime ministers recent trip to Indonesia was the latest high-level bilateral summit as Australia seeks to recalibrate...

Friday essay: let’s rethink Australia’s national security – and focus on fairness and climate action, not blind fealty to the US

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The America we thought we knew is not coming back. America in 2028 will be different, perhaps worse. And Australians, along with much of the world, are eager for something different. In polling conducted by The Australia...

Resident-to-resident aggression is common in nursing homes. Here’s how we can improve residents’ safety

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The Coroners Court of Victoria is undertaking an inquest into the deaths of eight aged care residents across six facilities, over a nine-month period in 2021. Each death occurred after an interaction between residents,...

We tracked 13,000 giants of the ocean over 30 years, to uncover their hidden highways

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Big animals of the ocean go about their days mostly hidden from view. Scientists know this marine megafauna such as whales, sharks, seal, turtles and birds travel vast distances to feed and breed. But almost a third are...

Is black mould really as bad for us as we think? A toxicologist explains

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Mould in houses is unsightly and may cause unpleasant odours. More important though, mould has been linked to a range of health effects especially triggering asthma. However, is mould exposure linked to a serious lung...

Trump’s justifications for the latest travel ban aren’t supported by the data on immigration and terrorism

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The Trump administration on June 4, 2025, announced travel restrictions targeting 19 countries in Africa and Asia, including many of the worlds poorest nations. All travel is banned from 12 of these countries, with partial...