In just a few years’ time, the APS could become “accessible by default”.

New climate policies are being debated in the Senate this week.

Climate change impacts are larger, more rapid and worse than previous estimates, but humanity can tackle them.

Experts say going beyond English is critical for conservation.

Experts say female workers are needed to meet a big shortfall in Victorian construction.

The Productivity Commission says more work is needed to boost productivity.

Legal avenues are being used to pressure Woodside Energy over its climate strategy.

Reporters have shown the ease with which voice identification systems used by government services can be fooled.

The UK Space Agency is backing research into the use of nuclear power on the Moon.

The OAIC is being taken to Federal Court over freedom of information (FOI) delays.

Major rumbles in global finance have set off alarms in Australia.

Calls have been made to scrap the “punitive” mutual obligation system for Australia’s jobseekers.

Mark Zuckerberg has announced another 10,000 job cuts.

Former prime minister Paul Keating has savaged Australia's nuclear submarine deal.

The Perth Mint may have been warned of potential US commodities law breaches, but did not publicly reveal the issues.

A former Treasury boss has savaged Australia’s federal-state tax system.

Hundreds of older Australians have joined a class action over their exclusion from the NDIS.

A major finance firm has been hit by a serious cyberattack.

Amazon has announced its plans to launch its first batch of internet satellites in the first half of 2024 ...

ASX-listed intellectual property law group IPH Ltd is in a trading halt following a potential cyberattack.

Two new papers look at the role of AI chat tools in science.

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Health authorities, politicians and scientists have been slowly introducing the world to the concept of ‘One Health’ - an all-inclusive approach to health that extends from the human body right through the global environment. 

This year’s Nobel Prizes honour discoveries that unwind our notion of truth, our understanding of ourselves and the human story, the complexities of cells and the very basics of the universe. 

XENOTRANSPLANTATION - sounds like something that would happen to an ill-fated crew member in Star Trek, but it is also a technical term for using non-human parts to treat or enhance our own bodies. 

Even though many of us have been forced indoors, the COVID-19 crisis is eroding our privacy.

I am Tim Hall; a red-blooded, beer-drinking, car-driving Australian male who has no interest in watching sports – at least, not the sports played by humans.

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