Australia’s native bees struggled after the Black Summer fires – but a world-first solution brought them buzzing back

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Kit Prendergast (@bee.babette_performer) After a devastating bushfire, efforts to help nature recover typically focus on vertebrates and plants. Yet extreme fires can threaten insects, too. After the Black Summer fires of...

How Britain’s new political divide delivers voters to Reform and the Greens

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The outcome of last years general election left an important question hanging in the air. Could the UKs traditional system of two-party politics continue to survive? True, power did change hands in a familiar fashion. A...

What’s the difference between an eating disorder and disordered eating?

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PIKSEL/Getty Following a particular diet or exercising a great deal are common and even encouraged in our health and image-conscious culture. With increased awareness of food allergies and other dietary requirements, its...

Election flows reveal nearly 90% of Greens preferenced Labor ahead of Coalition

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Minor party preference flows for the federal election have been released, with Labor winning Greens preferences by 88.211.8, while the Coalition won One Nation preferences by 74.524.5. I also cover a SA state poll that...

Wild swings in the oil price make the Reserve Bank’s job harder

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It looks, at least for now, as though tensions in the Middle East are easing somewhat. It appears much less likely Iran will try to close the Strait of Hormuz, through which flows about a fifth of the worlds oil. In...

Screen time can benefit or harm young kids – it all depends on the content and context of what they consume

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Dusan Petkovic/Shutterstock Screens dominate much of the modern world, and there are ongoing debates, among experts and parents alike, about whether young children should be exposed to them. So what exactly is the real...

Opposition starts on challenge of crafting (yet another) energy policy

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The opposition is commencing the challenging task of framing a new energy policy, including deciding whether to stick by its commitment to net zero emissions by 2050. Liberal leader Sussan Ley, appearing at the National...