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- 2025
TikTok birth control misinformation causing unplanned pregnancies
Misleading birth control advice on TikTok is putting young people at increased risk of unplanned pregnancies. A new study from...
Tue 12 Aug 2025
Food co-ops are gaining popularity
As soaring grocery prices inundate supermarkets, many Australians are struggling to put food on the table as well as healthy...
Tue 12 Aug 2025
Cancer detection without a biopsy
New research has found a specific protein linked to cancer progression that could be detected through a simple blood test....
Tue 12 Aug 2025
The Great Fashion Stitch-Up
Almost 230 tonnes of clothing and textiles are thrown out in Australia each year, mainly going to landfill. Zenzi Grace...
Tue 12 Aug 2025
Australia can do more to help with the world food supply
Food security is something we take for granted – supermarkets are open every day and we can get whatever we...
Mon 11 Aug 2025
The Wire Weekly Saturday 9 August 2025
All the best from the Wire this week, in one compact episode!
Mon 11 Aug 2025
Giant Australian Cuttle Fish at risk from the Algal Bloom
Off the coast of South Australia in the upper Spencer Gulf, near Whyalla, groups of Giant Australian Cuttlefish come together...
Fri 08 Aug 2025
National Science Week launches in Canberra
National Science Week has been officially launched at Questacon in Canberra. A record number of events have been registered across...
Fri 08 Aug 2025
Virgin Australia will allow small pets on cabin
Last week, Virgin Australia has announced plans to allow small pets in the cabin on selected domestic flights, becoming the...
Fri 08 Aug 2025
35% pay gap for First Nations women according to new data
First Nations women are facing the largest gender pay gap in Australia, earning on average 35% less than male Australian...
Fri 08 Aug 2025
Palantire and the Finding of Hidden Things
We tend to think of the US as the bastion of private enterprise, but many successful businesses owe their success...
Thu 07 Aug 2025
Local and State Government block Tiny Homes during housing crisis
Bega Valley residents facing fines of $10 000 daily, are one in a string of tiny homeowners across the country...
Thu 07 Aug 2025
Local and State Government block Tiny Homes during housing crisis
Bega Valley residents facing fines of $10 000 daily, are one in a string of tiny homeowners across the country...
Thu 07 Aug 2025
Antisemitism in Australia
The launch of the special envoy report into antisemitism paints a disturbing picture of intolerance that has arisen in Australia...
Thu 07 Aug 2025
Trump aims the Tariff howitzer at Russia
Having tried negotiating with Vladimir Putin, Trump now appears to be using his favourite weapon of Tariffs on buyers of...
Thu 07 Aug 2025
The Last Paradise on Earth
A new film set in the Faroe Islands, explores the struggle to maintain a traditional connection with land and culture...
Wed 06 Aug 2025
Japan to supply Australia’s new warships
Japanese company Mitsubishi Heavy Industries have secured the $10 billion contract from Australia to build their navy’s new fleet of...
Wed 06 Aug 2025
Great Barrier Reef Coral Cover major decline
A study carried out by the Australian Institute of Marine Science has revealed that the coral coverage in the Great...
Wed 06 Aug 2025
ADF records biggest recruitment surge in over 15 years
The Australian Defense Force has seen the biggest increase in recruitment in 15 years following a sustained pattern of decline....
Wed 06 Aug 2025
New app helping families with end-of-life care
La Trobe’s free HELP app is changing end-of-life care, helping over 1,100 users build support networks for loved ones with...
Tue 05 Aug 2025
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