Ten bold thinkers reshaped science in 2024, tackling viruses, clocks, and the cosmos.

David Shankey has been appointed as the first CEO of the Net Zero Economy Authority, a new body driving Australia’s transition to a low-carbon future.

A review has found the Murray-Darling Basin Authority’s gift policies are well written but poorly followed.

The Australian Government has put up $475 million to develop the Eneabba Rare Earths Refinery in Western Australia.

After less than 18 months of operation, Australia's $368 billion submarine agency is under review.

BHP says Australia's mining future hinges on rocks, reforms, and racing against global rivals.

Workplace safety remains elusive for young LGBTQ Australians, as harassment runs rampant.

Woolworths' warehouse strike has ended, but not before shelves and patience ran dry.

Katy Gallagher says cutting APS jobs is easy politics, but disastrous for public service delivery.

A CSIRO report again shows renewables are a far cheaper option than nuclear.

Santos has won $9 million in court costs from environmental lawyers who challenged a planned pipeline.

The Federal Court has dismissed Australia's largest energy-related class action.

Cost-of-living pressures have seen more Australians prioritise health insurance.

Millions of Australians will gain expanded access to retirement advice under a new federal government initiative.

An international spy alliance has released a joint analysis addressing the radicalisation of young people.

Australian students excel in global tests, but girls are being left behind.

Students will soon have a new legal ally in disputes with their universities.

Economists have analysed the broader effects of new weight loss wonder drugs.

The CPSU has raised urgent concerns about AI eroding fairness in public service recruitment.

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is undergoing its most significant restructuring in decades.

Australia has enacted landmark legislation that will ban social media access for children and teenagers under 16.

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For the last few weeks we have been bogged down in the very Earthly matters of royalty, budgets, politics, humanity and celebrity - all good prompts to look away, up into the infinite. 

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. 

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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