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Passion, integrity and self-reliance: why Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre is a heroine for our times
Charlotte Brontë’s first-person masterpiece is a landmark in the novel of interiority, the history of feminism, and the representation of religion and race.
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Tiny robot tools powered by magnets could one day do brain surgery without cutting open the skull
Robotic tools are too big for ‘keyhole’ brain surgery – but a new miniature technology using magnets could change all that.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Early exposure to air pollution could affect brain development and mental health later in life: new research
The effects of childhood exposure to poor air quality may be small for the individual, but at a population level, they could have major consequences on the workforce.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Every 3 years, we play the election date waiting game. Are fixed terms the solution?
Many Western democracies have fixed terms on a federal level. But Australian governments have long resisted a change that would make them cede election power.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:60-day scripts were supposed to save time and money. So why are we still waiting for cheaper medicines?
60-day scrips can mean fewer trips to the pharmacist and lower costs. But only one in five eligible scripts are for a 60-day supply. Here’s what’s going wrong.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Labor’s budget tax cuts make good economic sense – and have backed Dutton and Taylor into a political corner | Greg Jericho
The tax cuts announced in Jim Chalmers’ fourth budget have left the opposition leader and shadow treasurer with limited optionsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIf budgets are about choices, then this was one in which very few choices were made. But the one on tax cuts has made life rather difficult for Peter Dutton and Angus Taylor to match...
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Could Trump force us to pay more for our medicines? - podcast
Big pharma is eyeing Australia’s Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, as they lobby Donald Trump to demand higher prices for their medicines. Anthony Albanese has promised to bring down the price of PBS-listed medicines to no more than $25 a script, while the Coalition has already pledged to match it if they return to government. Senior reporter Tory Shepherd speaks to Reged Ahmad about the politics of our affordable...
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:From mental health to threatened species: the glaring omissions in the 2025 federal budget
University students, renters and people on welfare missed out on a piece of the pie, while the arts sector and preventative health measures were also overlookedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWhile much of the federal budget conversation will centre around what’s in it for you – and for good reason – what’s not in the budget is equally as...
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Australia’s government agencies use encrypted messaging apps such as Signal. But should they?
Commonwealth agencies have a legal responsibility to preserve records – and security hygiene for device users still poses a challengeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe revelation that a journalist was included in a highly sensitive Signal group chat for Trump officials planning a military operation on Yemen has raised questions about the...
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:The Lake Macquarie small businessman: ‘They pretend they are just like the man on the street’
Todd Boorer works six days a week in his mowing and yardcare business. He says he was brought up to believe in the value of self-reliance and hard workIn the lead-up to the federal election, ordinary people around the nation tell us about their life. Read more in the Anywhere but Canberra seriesSee all our federal election coverageGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast“Bream, flathead, on the right...
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:National security adviser takes 'full responsibility' after war group chat 'mistake'
The journalist was added to a group chat that had officials in it, discussing a planned military operation in Yemen earlier this month.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Coalition promises to halve fuel excise, shaving 25c off a litre of petrol
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton will promise to halve the tax on fuel for 12 months in his budget reply on Thursday, which the Coalition says would save a two-car household roughly $28 a week on average and reduce inflationary pressures.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Peter Dutton promises $6 billion 12-month halving of petrol and diesel excise
Opposition leader Peter Dutton will promise in his Thursday budget reply that a Coalition government would immediately halve the fuel excise on petrol and diesel.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:New salmon laws are about much more than Tasmania's salmon industry
Tasmania's aquaculture industry has well and truly rocketed to prominence, with even Hollywood actors weighing in. But how did we get here, where the prime minister is ramming through legislation to protect jobs on Tasmania's west coast on the eve of an election?
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:American big pharma boss does not support tariffs on Australian medicines
The head of one of America's largest pharmaceutical companies says he does not support tariffs on Australian medicines as US President Donald Trump considers more trade restrictions.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:NSW court website involved in major data breach, 9,000 documents leaked
Approximately 9,000 court documents, including apprehended violence orders and affidavits, have been downloaded following a major data breach to the NSW Online Registry website.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Politics with Michelle Grattan: Jim Chalmers and Angus Taylor on tax top-ups and budget bottom lines
On this podcast we are joined by Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor to talk about the budget.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Reid handed sanction after giving Lions fans the middle finger
West Coast's Harley Reid is given a fine by the AFL after he was shown giving Brisbane fans the middle finger in the Eagles' round two defeat at the Gabba.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Australians say the budget lacks bravery and 'long-term vision'
Gold Coast retiree Adrian Sim says the treasurer has announced a "retail budget" full of sugar hits. And he is not the only one disappointed.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:'Systemic failures' found in woman's post-surgery death at Darwin hospital
The Northern Territory coroner has found "systemic failures" contributed to a woman’s "confronting" death at Royal Darwin Hospital following routine elective surgery on her knee.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Tiger shark 'circled boat' after biting swimmer at Fremantle beach
A shark warning is issued after a swimmer is bitten by a tiger shark at Perth's Sandtrax beach, near Fremantle Port.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:'Perfect storm' led to 22yo Indigenous prisoner taking own life, coroner finds
A WA prisoner who died in hospital after fatally self-harming in his jail cell could be alive today had authorities responded appropriately to his calls for mental health support, a coronial inquest finds.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Gen Z social media creators say ‘not here to replace journalists’ after criticism Labor invited them to budget lockup
Some creators had flights, hotels and other travel expenses to Canberra covered by the Labor party, according to people invitedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSocial media content creators invited to cover the Labor government’s budget have hit back at “dismissive” comments by politicians and media organisations at their inclusion in the...
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Albanese says he has invited Trump to Australia – as it happened
This blog is now closedDutton’s budget reply expected to one-up Albanese on cost-of-living relief, insiders saySee all our federal budget coverageGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPM says budget strengthens Australia in face of global turbulenceAsked whether there’s enough reserve in the budget to weather another global economic storm – for example, if the US tariffs wreak havoc in global...
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Workers uncover 'weird' dinosaur in the Gobi Desert. What do we know?
Scientists say the Duonychus is like a "giant feathered sloth" with "big, sharp and nasty claws".
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Dutton’s budget reply expected to one-up Albanese on cost-of-living relief, insiders say
Opposition leader in a bind after Coalition votes against Labor’s income tax cutsExplore all of our 2025 Australia federal budget coverageSee all our Australian election 2025 coverageGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCoalition MPs are expecting Peter Dutton to one-up Anthony Albanese on cost-of-living relief after voting against Labor’s income tax cuts, as the opposition leader prepares a “very...
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Brisbane to become the only capital that can't host national athletics
Athletics Australia has accused the Queensland government of "overlooking" track and field in its Brisbane Olympics plan, saying the sport will receive "no legacy benefits" beyond the 2032 Games.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Judge not convinced of killer's remorse after shooting young rapper
A Supreme Court judge says he's "far from persuaded" that a killer is sorry for shooting a young rapper dead during a home invasion in Melbourne's west four years ago.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Summernats guards avoid jail after punching patrons in festival brawl
Two security guards who punched patrons in a brawl at Summernats have escaped jail time, with a judge labelling the situation as "highly volatile".
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Scam Factories: The inside story of Southeast Asia’s fraud compounds - Part 3
Those who escape scam compounds face persistent questions from authorities and their families about whether they are truly a victim.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Scam Factories: The inside story of Southeast Asia’s fraud compounds - Part 2
Scamming is big business in Southeast Asia, on an almost unstoppable rise.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Scam Factories: The inside story of Southeast Asia’s fraud compounds - Part 1
Life inside the huge scam factories across Southeast Asia using modern slavery to staff their secret compounds.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Diving through time: South Australia’s flooded caves hide a rich megafauna history
Scientists have teamed up with cave divers on a perilous mission – to reach exceptional fossils and learn more about Australia’s past
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Can you spot a rip current? Take our 5-minute quiz on Australia’s number-one coastal hazard
Be safe this summer by learning the latest rip survival guidelines with this 5-minute quiz.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:‘The bush calls us’: the defiant women who demanded a place on the walking track
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