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We’ve heard the promises. Now it’s up to Labor to deliver its housing, wages and other economic policies
Once the election hype settles, Labor must deliver on its promises. And, of course, these policies will ultimately have to be ...
Labor has the chance to do something big in its second term. What policy reforms should it take on?
Voice, closing the gap, tax reform and better mental health services are some of the suggested policy reforms the Labor ...
‘I got sent something of people shooting themselves’ – research shows young people can’t avoid harmful content online
Young people are viewing harmful content unintentionally, according to new research from the Classification Office. But ...
Crikey, ChatGPT’s gone bush! How AI is learning the art of Aussie slang
Aussie slang is rich, weird and wildly specific—so what happens when artificial intelligence tries to learn it?
Labour is still gendered – and women are still getting a raw deal in the workplace
Cordelia Fine’s Patriarchy Inc. demonstrates that inequality is a result of policies, written and unwritten, within ...
What are the key risk factors for developing knee osteoarthritis? We reviewed the evidence
A new review has identified more than 150 factors that influence the risk of knee osteoarthritis. These are the key ones to ...
AI systems are built on English – but not the kind most of the world speaks
An estimated 90% of the training data for current generative AI systems stems from English. However, English is an ...
Pie in the sky? After the Coalition’s stinging loss, nuclear should be dead. Here’s why it might live on
With metropolitan Liberals sceptical of nuclear reduced to a rump, the Nationals and regional Liberals will gain influence ...
5 huge climate opportunities await the next parliament – and it has the numbers to deliver
In its previous term, Labor laid the groundwork for stronger climate action. Now, in an expanded majority government, it has ...
Thought the election campaign was boring? Maybe you’re just not on TikTok
The five week campaign was lamented by many as dull. But on TikTok, where millions of Australians are daily, it was anything ...
A rubbish election: voting in Australia produces mountains of waste - but there’s a better way
From corflutes and how-to-vote cards to 250,000 pencils, 240,000 volunteer vests, 80,000 ballot boxes, here’s what happens to ...
A ‘Trump slump’ has lifted the left in Canada and now Australia – what are the lessons for NZ?
The ‘Trump effect’ has influenced elections in Canada and Australia. But the New Zealand left can’t bank on the same thing ...