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Australia may spend hundreds of millions of dollars on quantum computing research. Are we chasing a mirage?
Quantum computers are proving extremely difficult to build, and there is no guarantee they will live up to their designers’ hopes.
Using photos to create 3D models is helping us understand – and protect – complex marine environments
Photogrammetry, a technique where 3D information is extracted from photographs, is reducing the guesswork in counting – and understanding – the world below the ocean surface.
Australia risks falling behind allies on research security. Will it take a spy scandal in our universities to catch up?
Australia’s allies are serious about the risk of research espionage - and one way or another, we need to catch up.
From the Middle East to the South China Sea: NZ's new government inherits a defence dilemma
With geopolitical tension and uncertainty rising, New Zealand’s ruling coalition faces urgent questions about defence spending, alliances and its independent foreign policy.
How both health and safety are compromised for people living with long COVID and intimate partner violence
New research shows that for people living with long COVID and intimate partner violence, each was exacerbated by the other and services were inadequate.
Why US strikes will only embolden the Houthis, not stop their attacks on ships in the Red Sea
The Houthis have found legitimacy through their actions, which will make them even harder to dislodge from power.
You can pay to have your ashes buried on the moon. Just because you can doesn't mean you should
Sending human ashes and personal mementoes to the Moon is now possible, but it opens up a maze of legal and ethical conundrums.
What is credential stuffing and how can I protect myself? A cybersecurity researcher explains
In what is colourfully termed a ‘brute force’ attack, hackers use bots to test millions of username and password combinations on different websites – until they find a match.
Australia plans to regulate 'high-risk' AI. Here's how to do that successfully
While regulating some AI applications is a step in the right direction, Australians would be better off with more ongoing expert advice and more regulation.
We can't rely on the 'dogs breakfast' of disaster warnings to do the hard work of building community resilience
Whether it’s pamphlets aimed at prevention or text alerts, mass communication is often relied on during disasters. This flawed approach can be improved by engaging meaningfully with communities.
Australians are concerned about AI. Is the federal government doing enough to mitigate risks?
The Australian government has finally released a response to last year’s public consultation on the safe and responsible use of AI. Here’s what it entails.
More than a pay dispute: what's really behind the Papua New Guinea riots
The deadly violence in Port Moresby has several triggers – but deeper answers can be found in the city’s history.
Why two largely white and tiny states still matter so much to the US presidential election
Iowa and New Hampshire have long cemented their status as the first-in-the-nation deciders in presidential nominating contests. This outsized influence has increasingly come under scrutiny.
Donald Trump's stroll to victory in Iowa was a foregone conclusion. This doesn't make it less shocking
The result confirms the vast majority of Republican voters are still infatuated with the former president, despite his legal troubles and how little campaigning he’s done thus far.
South Africa has made its genocide case against Israel in court. Here's what both sides said and what happens next
The International Court of Justice has heard arguments from each side of an extraordinary genocide case. What was said, and what happens now?
565-million-years-old, some of the oldest UK fossils are eerily similar to famous Australian ones
Fossil traces of the oldest complex ecosystems are found in precious few locations worldwide, including Australia. Newly dated fossils from Wales now join the ranks.