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The cooling divide: how air conditioning is creating a new...
For decades, people in the UK tended to view air conditioning as something that belonged elsewhere. It was associated with...
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The new technologies in the UK defence investment plan
Seventy years ago, Britain confronted a dilemma. It wanted to remain a leading military power but no longer had the...
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Digital poverty is holding university students back
When a student can’t submit their essay because the household’s only device is being used by three siblings for school,...
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Grattan on Friday: Albanese wants Labor’s national conference to ‘showcase’...
As Labor parliamentarians fled Canberra late this week for their long winter break, they could reassure themselves the bruises sustained...
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Darwin residents want answers on toxic gas emissions. The science...
For years, Darwin residents have been concerned about toxic chemicals emitted by the city’s two gas export facilities. In fact,...
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Do whales fart?
A few years ago, 10-year-old Guy was driving along the Australian coast when he saw whales, spouting water up into...
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Expert Q&A: why did so many buildings collapse in Venezuela’s...
More than 500 people have been killed in Venezuela following powerful back-to-back earthquakes, with many more injured. Rescue teams have...
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Israel’s ‘campaign between the wars’: How strategy to contain Iran...
A lot hangs on whether the United States can compel Israel to cease operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon. After all,...
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Aid is on the way after Venezuela’s earthquakes, but it’s...
For a country already facing serious humanitarian needs, the two powerful earthquakes that shook Venezuela on June 24, 2026, have...
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Cracks in European unity emerge over Ukraine and security
When Donald Trump signed the memorandum of understanding (MoU) in Versailles on June 17 after the G7 summit, it dominated...