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NACC head Paul Brereton says resigning in the face of bad publicity would ‘undermine’ the commission
Michelle Grattan does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would ...
Will Trump renew ‘maximum pressure’ against Iran – or could there be an opening for dialogue?
Iran’s leaders may seek to prioritise diplomatic solutions with a second Trump administration. It remains to be seen how ...
NACC head Paul Brereton says resigning in the face of bad publicly would ‘undermine’ the commission
The head of the National Anti-Corruption Commission. Paul Brereton, has rejected calls he resign after a finding of “officer ...
New research shows people can’t tell the difference between human and AI poetry – and even prefer the latter. What gives?
AI models can produce poems that rate well on certain ‘metrics’. But the event of reading poetry is not one in which we ...
Wolf Hall: Princess Mary was not so alone in her fight against her father, Henry VIII, as the TV series would like you to believe
Margaret Pole, played by Harriet Walter, is countess of Salisbury and niece of Kings Edward IV and Richard III. She is ...
Knee problems tend to flare up as you age – an orthopedic specialist explains available treatment options
Injuries and osteoarthritis of the knee are common. Fortunately, there are many ways to prevent and treat knee pain.
Get chronic UTIs? Future treatments may add more bacteria to your bladder to beat back harmful microbes
Current methods to deliver bacteria to the bladder are invasive and require repeated catheter insertion. Even when bacteria ...
Smart homes for assisted living have huge potential, but here’s why they’re still mostly a pipe dream
Many older people could live independent lives in smart homes, but so far the technology has failed to live up to the hype.
As the Taurid meteor shower passes by Earth, pseudoscience rains down – and obscures a potential real threat from space
Get past the fake science, and the Taurid meteor shower foreshadows what could, one day, pose a troubling scenario.
Better but not stellar: Pollsters faced familiar complaints, difficulties in assessing Trump-Harris race
With a history of presidential polls getting it wrong − sometimes very wrong − how did this year’s polling fare? Some US ...
Cop29 bingo: a beginner’s guide to climate acronyms
So many complicated climate acronyms render meaningless to the general public – here’s a guide to some of the jargon.