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The endorsement comes as the treasurer faces heated criticism from within government and without. @michellegrattan @UniCanberra theconversation.com/view-fro…
View from The Hill: Albanese says he wants Chalmers there for the long haul

View from The Hill: Albanese says he wants Chalmers there for the long haul

The endorsement comes as the treasurer faces heated criticism from within government and without.

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A tech CEO's affair with a suspected Chinese spy is rocking the AI industry. @unimelb theconversation.com/why-is-n…
Why is Nvidia so powerful in the AI world, and what could Jensen Huang’s scandal really cost?

Why is Nvidia so powerful in the AI world, and what could Jensen Huang’s scandal really cost?

A tech CEO’s affair with a suspected Chinese spy is rocking the AI industry.

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If the DemosAU poll is accurate, Labor is facing a near-total wipeout, losing left-wing inner city seats to the Greens and other seats to the Coalition and One Nation. @unimelb theconversation.com/labor-sl…
Labor slumps to new lows in two Victorian polls

Labor slumps to new lows in two Victorian polls

If the DemosAU poll is accurate, Labor is facing a near-total wipeout, losing left-wing inner city seats to the Greens and other seats to the Coalition and One Nation.

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The government is also considering criminal law changes to deal with serious misconduct by any of these companies. @michellegrattan @UniCanberra theconversation.com/new-ai-r…
New AI regulator announced, as government considers criminal law change to keep erring frontier...

New AI regulator announced, as government considers criminal law change to keep erring frontier...

The government is also considering criminal law changes to deal with serious misconduct by any of these companies.

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Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim's documentary about the Theranos founder is like a fun-house mirror maze: the more you see, the less you know what's going on @Sydney_Uni theconversation.com/can-you-…
Can you see everything? Nathan Fielder and Elizabeth Holmes face off in You Can See Everything

Can you see everything? Nathan Fielder and Elizabeth Holmes face off in You Can See Everything

Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim’s documentary about the Theranos founder is like a fun-house mirror maze: the more you see, the less you know what’s going on

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Test results from 2024 suggest more than 70% of Year 10 students don’t understand how Australia’s democracy works and our system of government. @Sydney_Uni theconversation.com/civics-e…
Civics education in Australian schools isn’t up to scratch. 3 things could improve it

Civics education in Australian schools isn’t up to scratch. 3 things could improve it

Test results from 2024 suggest more than 70% of Year 10 students don’t understand how Australia’s democracy works and our system of government.

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Both major parties in the state have pledged to bring in 'Clare's Law' to allow people to ask police about a partner's history of violence. But will it help? @RMIT theconversation.com/victoria…
Victoria will bring in a domestic violence disclosure scheme. Could it help protect women?

Victoria will bring in a domestic violence disclosure scheme. Could it help protect women?

Both major parties in the state have pledged to bring in ‘Clare’s Law’ to allow people to ask police about a partner’s history of violence. But will it help?

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More than 200 athletes have been killed in Iran since January. This is what global sporting bodies must do to pressure the Iranian regime. @SdBachman @catherineordway @MonashUni @UniCanberra @UNSW theconversation.com/the-iran…
The Iranian regime is executing athlete dissidents. Why? And what can be done?

The Iranian regime is executing athlete dissidents. Why? And what can be done?

More than 200 athletes have been killed in Iran since January. This is what global sporting bodies must do to pressure the Iranian regime.

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The international reptile trade has long been viewed as a conservation threat, but recent research suggests that's not the full story. @DanielNatusch @Macquarie_Uni theconversation.com/the-pet-…
The pet and skin trades pose little threat to reptile species: new research

The pet and skin trades pose little threat to reptile species: new research

The international reptile trade has long been viewed as a conservation threat, but recent research suggests that’s not the full story.

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Is it actually possible to search the web 'without AI'? @damiano10 @RMIT theconversation.com/i-dont-w…
I don’t want AI in my online search. What options do I have?

I don’t want AI in my online search. What options do I have?

Is it actually possible to search the web ‘without AI’?

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Becoming much shorter may be your spine's way of asking for attention. @ @TorrensUni theconversation.com/why-do-a…
Why do adults get shorter as they age? And how much height do they actually lose?

Why do adults get shorter as they age? And how much height do they actually lose?

Becoming much shorter may be your spine’s way of asking for attention.

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An unprecedented MMP election result suggests the tectonic plates of New Zealand politics are drifting, with the electoral rules struggling to compensate. @MasseyUni theconversation.com/dispropo…
Disproportional representation: what National wins and loses from the overhang

Disproportional representation: what National wins and loses from the overhang

An unprecedented MMP election result suggests the tectonic plates of New Zealand politics are drifting, with the electoral rules struggling to compensate.

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Current overhang provisions skew proportional representation and provide incentives to distort the electoral system. But finding a fair solution is proving difficult. theconversation.com/what-rea…
What really drove NZ’s election overhang and what can be done about it

What really drove NZ’s election overhang and what can be done about it

Current overhang provisions skew proportional representation and provide incentives to distort the electoral system. But finding a fair solution is proving difficult.

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A new book sheds light on the camps of colonial Australia’s ‘most ruthless killing machine’

A new book sheds light on the camps of colonial Australia’s ‘most ruthless killing machine’

First Nations people please be advised this article speaks of racially discriminating moments in history, including the distress and death of First Nations people, and uses potentially distressing...

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A potentially record-shattering El Niño is currently forming in the Pacific. Having more time to prepare could save lives. @ClimateFreund @CSIRO @unimelb theconversation.com/its-poss…
It’s possible to predict some El Niños a year in advance. Here’s why that matters

It’s possible to predict some El Niños a year in advance. Here’s why that matters

A potentially record-shattering El Niño is currently forming in the Pacific. Having more time to prepare could save lives.

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Induction is often recommended when a pregnancy goes over 41 weeks to reduce the risk of stillbirth. But it's not consequence-free. @hannahdahlen @westernsydneyu theconversation.com/1-in-3-b…
1 in 3 births are induced. It can be life-saving but it’s also linked to more complications

1 in 3 births are induced. It can be life-saving but it’s also linked to more complications

Induction is often recommended when a pregnancy goes over 41 weeks to reduce the risk of stillbirth. But it’s not consequence-free.

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With deep political divisions at home and multiple crises abroad, forming a government – and keeping it together – won't be easy. @OurANU theconversation.com/can-gadi…
Can Gadi Eisenkot turn the ‘disaster bloc’ into Israel’s next government?

Can Gadi Eisenkot turn the ‘disaster bloc’ into Israel’s next government?

With deep political divisions at home and multiple crises abroad, forming a government – and keeping it together – won’t be easy.

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Travellers will have a smoother checkout. But the hosts are not happy. @uwanews theconversation.com/changes-…
Changes are coming to Airbnb. Here’s what travellers and hosts need to know

Changes are coming to Airbnb. Here’s what travellers and hosts need to know

Travellers will have a smoother checkout. But the hosts are not happy.

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Global emissions reductions have not been enough to stop global warming passing 1.5°C in the next few years. @pepcanadell @CSIRO theconversation.com/the-worl…
The world will soon shoot past 1.5°C. What does this mean?

The world will soon shoot past 1.5°C. What does this mean?

Global emissions reductions have not been enough to stop global warming passing 1.5°C in the next few years.

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We asked more than 10,000 students about how they use artificial intelligence for study and how they feel about the technology. This is what we found. @MonashUni @UOW theconversation.com/most-uni…
Most uni students now use AI, but that doesn’t mean they like it

Most uni students now use AI, but that doesn’t mean they like it

We asked more than 10,000 students about how they use artificial intelligence for study and how they feel about the technology. This is what we found.

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