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The Queensland government has green-lit an updated version of Adani’s plan to protect the black-throated finch at its Carmichael mine site, after the earlier plan was branded inadequate.
Floral tributes form a makeshift memorial to Courtney Herron, whose body was found in Royal Park, Melbourne, on Saturday.
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Media coverage often uses the label ‘homeless’ in ways that link the plight of tens of thousands of Australians to criminality. But a homeless person is much more likely to be vulnerable than violent.
A new exhibition pairs China’s famed Terracotta Warriors with contemporary works of inspiring ethereality. The contrasts here are many: life and death, harmony and chaos, energy and control, art and politics.
Muddy water from debris flows like those in the Macalister catchment (West Gippsland, February 2007) can disrupt a region’s drinking water supply for years.
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Scott Morrison’s new ministry includes a few new faces and several new roles for familiar cabinet members. Our experts take a closer look at each portfolio.
Mesin yang dapat mendengarkan - seperti Google Home - sekarang memang lebih umum, tetapi teknologinya dapat ‘mendengar’ lebih dari sekadar perintah suara kita.
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Smartspeaker mendengarkan lebih dari sekedar perintah suara Anda. Mereka dapat mendengar apa yang terjadi di sekitar Anda lalu bereaksi. Bahkan, sistem keamanan dapat mendengarkan suara tembakan.
Juan de Dios Mateos as Cavalier Belfiore and Ruth Iniesta as Corinna in Opera Australia’s 2019 production of Il Viaggio a Reims at Arts Centre Melbourne.
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Gioachino Rossini’s opera was originally meant as a satire of royalist France. A new production updates the work for a modern audience, setting the drama in a museum where the paintings come to life.
Fast fashion doesn’t have to end up in landfill.
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Most mothers want some continuity with their pre-maternal identity, to feel a sense of meaningful contribution to their society, and to enjoy their relationships with their children.
The violence in the aftermath of the Indonesian elections has abated, but deep tensions remain.
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While the riots in Jakarta have been brought under control, the deeper religious tensions that have polarised Indonesia will present a major challenge for Jokowi’s second term.
Conflict can make us lose sight of common goals and interests.
Darren Fisher
In the event, the federal election turned out to be more about the economy than the environment. But there are steps the Coalition government can take to help conservation and boost the economy too.
Narendra Modi’s image was ubiquitous on the campaign trail – a sign of how much Indians have gravitated toward his cult of personality and nationalist rhetoric.
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Writing episodic TV, scriptwriters traditionally work from a principle of having three stories woven together through an episode. These are known as the A story, the B story and the C story.
Optimism is an essential part of our climate solution.
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A new movie highlights the importance of radical hope and courageous action in responding to the climate crisis
Following the deaths of an alarming number Indigenous young people earlier this year, Australian leaders were urged to declare a ‘national crisis’.
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Policies aimed at reducing youth suicide will fail if they don’t acknowledge the cumulative effects of history, associated intergenerational trauma and ongoing violence towards Indigenous Australians.
The polls have likely been off for some time- one reason the result on election day was widely unexpected.
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While polls have been patchy for some years, analysis shows they have been particularly out of whack since Morrison became prime minister.
Assessing the national mood has become much more difficult, but the media have continued reporting them as though nothing has changed.
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This election showed that Australia is stuck with an increasingly polarised media, a highly concentrated media ownership landscape and no apparent way to do anything about it.
A sigh is the brain’s way of stopping the tiny sacks in your lung from collapsing.
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says he’ll act on the Commission’s findings. But he has already backslided on mortgage brokers and the rest of the recommendations don’t go far enough.
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