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Can human moderators ever really rein in harmful online content? New research says yes
New EU rules require social media platforms to take down flagged posts within 24 hours – and modelling shows that’s fast enough to have a dramatic effect on the spread of harmful content.
Qantas throws weight behind Voice with travel for 'yes' campaigners
Outgoing Qantas chief Alan Joyce appeared on Monday with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to unveil the livery
Urban sprawl is 'not a dirty word'? If the priority is to meet all kids' needs, it should be
Having a small backyard in outer suburban developments doesn’t make up for everything else that’s missing in these new neighbourhoods.
Do we need a new law for AI? Sure – but first we could try enforcing the laws we already have
Reform for artificial intelligence is urgent. If we cut through the hype and self-interest, Australian law can promote responsible and safe AI.
Accentuate the negative: why the Liberal Party's fondness for 'no' might ultimately backfire
In light of the 2022 election results, offering voters more of what they just rejected is unlikely to be a winning strategy.
Rising seas and a great southern star: Aboriginal oral traditions stretch back more than 12,000 years
Ancient stories of the sea and the sky date back to the end of the last ice age.
From handing out their own flyers, to sell-out games: how the Matildas won over a nation
Whatever happens in the quarter final against France, in many ways the Matildas have already won before they even set foot on the pitch.
Out of the shadows: why making NZ’s security threat assessment public for the first time is the right move
The Security Intelligence Service needs public support and trust to do its work well. Adding a degree of transparency to it’s annual threat assessment should help.
Grattan on Friday: The Coalition's likely embrace of nuclear energy is high-risk politics
Peter Dutton has been open since the election about nuclear energy being on the Coalition’s agenda - but that has allowed the government, especially Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen, to attack the idea
Why a Queensland court overturned a ban on religious knives in schools
Not only did the Queensland law prohibit the freedom of religion of a small vulnerable minority, it did so deliberately.
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Labor president Wayne Swan on the party's coming national conference
In this podcast we talk with Wayne Swan, the Labor Party National President. Swan was treasurer and deputy prime minister in the Rudd and Gillard governments.
New evidence suggests the world's largest known asteroid impact structure is buried deep in southeast Australia
Research on the Deniliquin structure points to an asteroid impact that would have been more than double the scale of the one that killed the dinosaurs.
Ageing in a housing crisis: growing numbers of older Australians are facing a bleak future
An ageing population is caught in a perfect storm of rising house prices and rents, falling home ownership rates, mortgage debt carried into retirement, insecure rentals and a lack of social housing.
Word from The Hill: Voice proponents and opponents draw succour from heritage backdown; ALP toughens Palestine policy to placate party; more questions follow Lehrmann inquiry
In this podcast Michelle and politics + society editor Amanda Dunn discuss the WA government scrapping a controversial law, the government's policy on Palestine, and the fallout from the Lehrmann case inquiry.
Australia's decision to again use the term 'occupied Palestinian territories' brings it into line with international law
Since 2014, Australian officials have generally avoided using the terms “occupied” or “occupation” in relation to Palestine. That has now changed.
Efforts to find safe housing for homeless youth have gone backwards. Here's what the new national plan must do differently
The last time an Australian government made housing the homeless a priority was 15 years ago. The Albanese government’s promised plan is a second chance to get it right by drawing on models that work.