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Israel's AI can produce 100 bombing targets a day in Gaza. Is this the future of war?
AI systems will accelerate the pace of war.
Netballers may have a new pay deal, but the sport remains in a precarious position
After a rocky few years, there’s a huge trust deficit between players and Netball Australia. This must be overcome to secure the sport’s future.
We thought we’d find 200 species living in our house and yard. We were very wrong
An ecologist, a mathematician and a taxonomist were locked down together in a suburban house. So they counted all the species of plants and animals they could find.
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Bill Shorten on making the NDIS fit for purpose
Bill Shorten joins us on the podcast today to discuss the recent NDIS report and how he sees its path forward in modern Australia.
Grattan on Friday: winners and losers in end-of-year report card on Albanese ministers
Michelle Grattan reports on some Albanese ministers halfway through it’s term in government. Highlighting where some shine and others don’t.
If humans disappeared, what would happen to our dogs?
If we weren’t here to shape, feed and care for our dogs – how might they change?
Nobody reads T&C's – but the High Court’s Ruby Princess decision shows consumer law may protect us anyway
The High Court has found that consumers can be protected even if they haven’t fully read their terms and even if they were outside of Australia when they accepted them.
Creative bureacracy is possible. Here are 3 things cities do to foster innovative local government
A study of cities around the world that are developing innovative solutions to their problems has identified three key elements of success.
Noam Chomsky turns 95: the social justice advocate paved the way for AI. Does it keep him up at night?
Could Chomsky have foreseen where his contributions would lead us?
What is the government's preventative detention bill? Here's how the laws will work and what they mean for Australia's detention system
The release of more than 140 ex-detainees from immigration detention has prompted a panicked government response. So, what does the legislation say, and what happens now?
States agree to do more heavy lifting on disability, in exchange for extra health and GST funding
Ahead of Thursday’s release of the review into NDIS, the states have agreed to provide more and expanded services for people with disability in exchange for an extension of the GST top-up.
The government hopes private investors will fund social services – the evidence isn't so optimistic
The local and international track record of social investment funds and social impact bonds is far from convincing. A better-resourced public sector would be a simpler solution.
Astronomers finally caught radio waves from 40 large galaxies in the nearby universe
Do all big black holes in very massive galaxies emit radio waves? We used the latest radio telescopes to find out.
Labor down but still has large lead in federal Resolve poll; it's close in Queensland
While the latest poll gives the Labor government a comfortable lead, this is not supported by other polls.
Wikipedia's volunteer editors are fleeing online abuse. Here's what that could mean for the internet (and you)
It’s the fourth most popular website in the world, but our new study shows toxic commentary can still thrive on Wikipedia. There’s a lot at stake if too many editors are driven away.
An inside look at the dangerous, painstaking work of collecting evidence of suspected war crimes in Ukraine
Nearly 3,800 educational facilities have been damaged from bombing and shelling thus far in the war. Documenting these attacks requires extensive interviewing with reluctant, traumatised witnesses.
