Why NZ needs to follow weapons ban with broad review of security laws
New Zealand’s ban on semi-automatic weapons and assault firearms is one small step in a country that will need to address gaps in its security approach.
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Higher ed bill explainer: what will pass and what will be blocked
The much-awaited higher education reform bill has now been introduced to parliament. If passed, it will result in the most significant changes to the Australian higher education system since the Dawkins…
Who’s responsible for the slaughtered ex‑racehorses, and what can be done?
An investigation by ABC journalists has revealed hundreds of former racehorses are slaughtered after retiring.
The Crown season 4 review: a triumphant portrait of the 1980s with a perfectly wide‑eyed Diana
In this new season of The Crown, Queen Elizabeth has two rivals for centre stage: Margaret Thatcher, played dazzlingly well by Gillian Anderson, and Diana Spencer.
The exclusive dating app for celebrities and influencers – why Raya has been called ‘the Illuminati of the Tinder world’
Launched in 2015, Raya, prides itself on being ‘an exclusive dating and networking platform for people in creative industries’.
The future for Ford workers: literacy will be key
Yesterday’s announcement that Ford will close its manufacturing operations in Geelong and Broadmeadows by 2016 at the cost of 1,200 jobs raises questions of what the workers’ future employment options…
The Christchurch commission’s call to improve social cohesion is its hardest — and most important — recommendation
The 800-page report of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Christchurch terror attacks ultimately asks New Zealanders to look to themselves to prevent such an atrocity happening again.
A Vietnam veteran anthropologist and an Arnhem Land community have worked together for over 40 years. Don Watson tells their story.
Anthropologist Neville White has spent two months a year since 1974 in Arnhem Land, as a guest of Yolngu families residing at the Donydji community.
Weekly Dose: anaesthetic and recreational drug ketamine could be used to treat depression
At higher doses ketamine is used to induce a trance-like state, sedate people with burns or other traumatic injuries, or as an anaesthetic to perform short operations.
The problem with vet bills – a dog‑owning economist explains
Paying for your pet’s treatment is not like other kinds of spending.
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