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The consumer watchdog has warned retailers it will be on the lookout for a range of misleading sales tactics, from fake countdown clocks to hard-to-read fine print.
As Black Friday sales kick off, these are the dodgy sales tactics to look out for
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November 11, 2025 at 9:32 AM
The consumer watchdog has warned retailers it will be on the lookout for a range of misleading sales tactics, from fake countdown clocks to hard-to-read fine print.
Sammy J’s Fiasco gives a model for non-Indigenous artists making theatre about our collective histories by working alongside First Nations people.
How I’m using ‘cultural dramaturgy’ to support Truth-telling in Australian theatre
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November 11, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Sammy J’s Fiasco gives a model for non-Indigenous artists making theatre about our collective histories by working alongside First Nations people.
When it comes to gaining an edge on the competition, many athletes and coaches are trying to harness the power of sleep.
The next great performance booster for athletes? Sleep
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November 11, 2025 at 7:17 AM
When it comes to gaining an edge on the competition, many athletes and coaches are trying to harness the power of sleep.
With investor unease over AI stocks having just wiped a trillion dollars from markets, have we really learned the big lessons from 25 years ago?
The AI boom feels eerily similar to 2000’s dotcom crash – with some important differences
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November 11, 2025 at 6:46 AM
With investor unease over AI stocks having just wiped a trillion dollars from markets, have we really learned the big lessons from 25 years ago?
The Coalition has also gained two points in the federal Resolve poll, although the picture isn’t as rosy for Sussan Ley’s net approval rating.
61% of Australians would struggle with an expense of a few thousand dollars: new poll
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November 11, 2025 at 6:36 AM
The Coalition has also gained two points in the federal Resolve poll, although the picture isn’t as rosy for Sussan Ley’s net approval rating.
They share many symptoms, but here’s how to tell the difference.
I have a stuffy nose. How do I know if it’s hay fever or a cold?
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November 11, 2025 at 6:23 AM
They share many symptoms, but here’s how to tell the difference.
The discovery of a horned native bee that pollinates a rare plant highlights how little we know about Australian pollinators.
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November 11, 2025 at 12:02 AM
The discovery of a horned native bee that pollinates a rare plant highlights how little we know about Australian pollinators.
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Australia has remembered the Anzacs in many ways – but some memorials toe a fine line between form and function.
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November 10, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Australia has remembered the Anzacs in many ways – but some memorials toe a fine line between form and function.
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Nearly two-thirds of Australian towns have no public EV charger within 5 km – and that’s just the start of the gap.
EV ‘charging deserts’ in regional Australia are slowing the shift to clean transport
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November 10, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Nearly two-thirds of Australian towns have no public EV charger within 5 km – and that’s just the start of the gap.
Cane toads will reach Broome in the next couple of years. Creating a waterless “containment zone” is the only way to stop them pillaging the Pilbara.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Cane toads will reach Broome in the next couple of years. Creating a waterless “containment zone” is the only way to stop them pillaging the Pilbara.
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Aboriginal people in remote Australia have no choice but to live in homes too small for their families and face long waits for plumbing and washing machine repairs.
Timely home repairs are needed for good health in remote Aboriginal communities
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November 10, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Aboriginal people in remote Australia have no choice but to live in homes too small for their families and face long waits for plumbing and washing machine repairs.
It’s ten years since a seminal speech triggered a rush into green finance. What happened to those early hopes?
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November 10, 2025 at 9:03 PM
It’s ten years since a seminal speech triggered a rush into green finance. What happened to those early hopes?
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Proposed changes to New Zealand’s landmark climate law amount to a “soft renege” on the Paris Agreement, with potentially significant consequences for the economy.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Proposed changes to New Zealand’s landmark climate law amount to a “soft renege” on the Paris Agreement, with potentially significant consequences for the economy.
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Parents may not realise AI is being introduced into their children’s classrooms.
Is your child’s school using generative AI? Here are 8 questions to ask
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November 10, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Parents may not realise AI is being introduced into their children’s classrooms.
An ancient band of thousands of precisely aligned small pits stretching 1.5 kilometres across the Pisco Valley in Peru has baffled experts for almost a century.
A centuries-old grid of holes in the Andes may have been a ‘spreadsheet’ for accounting and exchange
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November 10, 2025 at 3:09 PM
An ancient band of thousands of precisely aligned small pits stretching 1.5 kilometres across the Pisco Valley in Peru has baffled experts for almost a century.
Seles’ first symptoms appeared suddenly around three years ago. She began having double vision and weakness in her arms and legs.
What is myasthenia gravis, the rare disease tennis great Monica Seles lives with?
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November 10, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Seles’ first symptoms appeared suddenly around three years ago. She began having double vision and weakness in her arms and legs.
The statue, titled Kneeling Before Iran, shows the emperor grovelling before Persian king Shapur I. Where did this imagery come from? And why now?
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November 10, 2025 at 11:03 AM
The statue, titled Kneeling Before Iran, shows the emperor grovelling before Persian king Shapur I. Where did this imagery come from? And why now?
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📚REVIEW: The Rot is haunted by complicity, and haunting in its insistence on remembering every betrayal.
Grim, funny and unremitting, Evelyn Araluen’s The Rot is a book attuned to dark times
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November 10, 2025 at 9:59 AM
📚REVIEW: The Rot is haunted by complicity, and haunting in its insistence on remembering every betrayal.
Stories about automation eliminating jobs and reducing wages were once common. But a comprehensive analysis of its actual impact paints a less ominous picture. 👉 theconversation.com/is-ai-r...
November 10, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Stories about automation eliminating jobs and reducing wages were once common. But a comprehensive analysis of its actual impact paints a less ominous picture. 👉 theconversation.com/is-ai-r...
Everyone loves a free lunch. But the Australia’s government’s sudden announcement of hours of free power will make rooftop solar much less attractive.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Everyone loves a free lunch. But the Australia’s government’s sudden announcement of hours of free power will make rooftop solar much less attractive.
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🎧LISTEN: Michelle Grattan is one of the few remaining working journalists who witnesses The Dismissal first hand. She shares her memories of that tumultuous day.
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Remembering the day Gough Whitlam lost his job
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November 10, 2025 at 4:11 AM
🎧LISTEN: Michelle Grattan is one of the few remaining working journalists who witnesses The Dismissal first hand. She shares her memories of that tumultuous day.
📚REVIEW: Literary journalists Helen Garner, Chloe Hooper and Sarah Krasnostein take us inside their conversations on the mushroom trial, writing and notorious women.
‘Oh, the fog lying like a blanket over this sad town’: The Mushroom Tapes sees the humanity in an inhumane story
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November 10, 2025 at 4:04 AM
📚REVIEW: Literary journalists Helen Garner, Chloe Hooper and Sarah Krasnostein take us inside their conversations on the mushroom trial, writing and notorious women.
The Democrats won recent elections with a laser focus on cost of living. Now comes the hard part: getting the left and centre to agree on a vision for America’s future. 👉 theconversation.com/the-dem...
November 10, 2025 at 3:58 AM
The Democrats won recent elections with a laser focus on cost of living. Now comes the hard part: getting the left and centre to agree on a vision for America’s future. 👉 theconversation.com/the-dem...
A growing number of Australians are self-managing their superannuation. A new report suggests some may be getting advice that’s not in their best interest.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:39 AM
A growing number of Australians are self-managing their superannuation. A new report suggests some may be getting advice that’s not in their best interest.
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Bacteria are being used to target tumours, enhance chemotherapy and deliver cancer drugs. Here’s where the science is up to.
How scientists are hacking bacteria to treat cancer, self-destruct, then vanish without a trace
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November 10, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Bacteria are being used to target tumours, enhance chemotherapy and deliver cancer drugs. Here’s where the science is up to.