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.

The Albanese government is targeting tech giants like Google and Apple with a proposed digital competition regime.

Parliament has approved legislation to safeguard consumers from Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) risks.

Telcos will soon be required to block texts from scammers posing as trusted brands.

Australia’s R&D system is getting a long-overdue check-up.

Australia's agriculture sector has defied drought and decline to rake in near-record billions.

Australia has made progress in its efforts to combat climate change, but the road ahead remains steep.

The lease of Darwin Port by Chinese-owned Landbridge Group is under renewed scrutiny...

Tasmania's bid to reform its planning system and bypass local councils has stalled.

Wayne Swan has faced senators, apologies ready, over Cbus's prolonged claims debacle.

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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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