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In its latest modelling, council finds 10,129 more properties across Brisbane are now at risk of creek and waterway flooding.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:One of the largest Blue Mountains rockfalls in recent years shaves off two notorious climbing routes that were never repeated after the first climbers established them.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Like in the AFL, Tasmanian politics is in its own trade week β and at the moment, the protracted negotiations are between Labor and the Greens.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Spike Leeβs Highest 2 Lowest is a contemporary American take on Akira Kurosawaβs 1963 classic crime drama High and Low.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Nicolas Rothwell and Alison Nampitjinpa Andersonβs new book suggests only Aboriginal people, and the misfits who cleave to them, can know the desertβs grim majesty.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Not only are weaver ants not plagued by a drop in teamwork efficiency, but theyβre actually βsuperefficientβ.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Research shows how social media is flooded with unrealistic content about family meals. This can add to frustrations parents may already feel around feeding kids.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:In women, βatypicalβ stroke symptoms can be overlooked, leaving them more vulnerable to misdiagnosis, delayed treatment and long-term harm.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Improving productivity β producing more with less β has been the focus of many Australian governments since federation.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:When it comes to improving the fairness of the tax system, this is no time to be squeamish.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Newly revealed fossils of four new ancient penguin species highlight how their early evolution optimised wings and feet for powerful underwater propulsion.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:As AI becomes more pervasive, New Zealandβs economic strength may lie in work where the value is measured in what is grown, built, repaired and cared for.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:The prospect of lower rates is good news, but Michele Bullockβs vision for the future appears blurrierFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThree down, three more to go.For mortgage holders, that was the most optimistic takeaway from Michele Bullockβs press conference after the Reserve Bank of Australiaβs decision to cut its cash rate for the...
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:It is only when technology augments human capability that genuine productivity is achievedOne Big Idea is a new series on how to transform Australiaβs economy ahead of Jim Chalmersβ economic roundtableGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOne person I wish was on the treasurerβs roundtable guest list is the reigning Nobel economic prize-winner Daron Acemoglu, whose work lays out a compelling...
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Sources say delayed risk assessment includes modelling of effects of climate crisis in ways that have been little discussed in political debate so farGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn unreleased Australian government report on the economic and environmental risks posed by the climate crisis is βintense and scaryβ, and confronting even for those who work in the area, according to people...
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Rates alone are not the potential saviour, or otherwise, of our economy. For many, that saviour is productivityGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia has one of the highest levels of household debt among developed economies. Indeed, our collective household debt is greater than the size of our entire economy β at an eye-watering 112%, or more than double the European average. Most of thatβ...
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:While the split in bipartisanship on the Israel-Palestinian conflict has come to a head this week, it has been in the making for some time.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:This blog is now closedRelief for borrowers as Reserve Bank cuts cash rate to 3.6% β and flags potential for two or three moreGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSeven West Media profits shrink amid declining ad revenueChannel Sevenβs media company saw a $61m drop in revenue in the year to June as TV advertising slipped, with after-tax profit nearly 20 times smaller than it recorded in 2021....
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:The Reserve Bankβs encouraged by the sharp fall in inflation and worried about the global outlook. Hereβs why it looks likely weβll see one more rate cut this year.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Luck seems to have run out for many Western Australian coral reefs, as an off-the-charts marine heatwave leaves a trail of bleaching and coral death.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:A new population of the plains-wanderer has been tracked into unexpected habitat. This surprising discovery offers fresh hope for the critically endangered species.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Terrorists often copy military innovations, meaning policymakers need to act quickly to reduce the threat of drones.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:A new road charge mooted for electric vehicle drivers is based on a fundamental misconception.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Our Productivity Commission is considering to include an exemption for text and data mining into our Copyright Act. This extractive industry may well put us out of businessThe year was 1987. The location: a busy Brisbane newsroom. I was tapping away on a Remington typewriter to tell the story of a corrupt state government with an autocratic leader, Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen.Technology quickly evolved. A few years later...
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Breasts are βsisters, not twinsβ. So while your bra is symmetrical, itβs normal your breasts arenβt.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:As cities and districts prepare for referendums on retaining MΔori wards, a contentious claim resurfaces about the meaning and intent of the Treaty of Waitangi.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Researchers say joyful interactions between whales and dolphins, including one case where a whale slowly lifted a dolphin out of the water, could be key to their survival.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:The race for the location of the AFLβs 20th team is heating up. As powerbrokers across the nation are starting to stake their claims, Sean Lawson and Cody Atkinson look at the options.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:People's Alcohol Action Coalition are calling on the two major liquor outlets to sign up to the Alice Springs Liquor Accord's voluntary $1.30 per standard drink alcohol measure six months after the Northern Territory government scrapped the controversial legislation.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:DNA testing confirms human remains recovered from an Antarctic glacier are those of a British meteorologist who fell down a crevasse during an expedition in 1959.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:The findings reshape our understanding of how social marine mammals interact across species.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:Critics and opposition leaders say the exercise will impact minorities the most, including Muslims, and disallow them from voting.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:A cattle farmer says he's been unable to stock one of his paddocks for three years because hunters keep cutting fences which let his livestock out.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:Grace Harris is fast emerging as the dominant player in England's Hundred competition, again leading table-toppers London Spirit to victory.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:The Nakamal Agreement will cover infrastructure, climate change resilience and economic development, but details on travel and visa arrangements between the two countries remain under wraps.
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