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With pope’s visit, Timor-Leste must shine a light on its democratic ideals – not intolerance for dissent
Timor-Leste is proud of being rated as the strongest democracy in Southeast Asia, but as it prepares to receive Pope Francis, tensions between activists and the authorities are rising.
If robots could lie, would we be okay with it? A new study throws up intriguing results
Sometimes, we lie to others to protect their feelings. Maybe robots should be allowed to do the same.
Are the far-left and far-right merging together? That’s what the ‘horseshoe theory’ of politics says, but it’s wrong
Some global issues have prompted partnerships between seemingly strange bedfellows at opposite ends of the political spectrum. The ‘horseshoe theory’ tries to make sense of this, but what’s it about?
Meta has a new plan to keep kids safe online, but it’s a missed opportunity for tech giants to work together
Meta wants Apple and Google to force parents to approve apps on their child’s phone. A better solution would be for the tech giants to cooperate.
Gambling is causing great harm. Here’s how to tip the odds back in the community’s favour
Current regulations are not enough – we need an advertising ban and loss limits to reduce Australians’ huge gambling losses and the harm it causes.
Paris is adding another page to Paralympic history but what will its legacy be?
The Paralympics have evolved from an archery competition between hospital wards to a global mega-event, but what will the Paris legacy be?
New laws to tackle technology-based abuse in NSW are welcome. But police and courts also need to step up
The problem of tech-facilitated abuse will remain if the police and courts don’t start taking it seriously.
City light pollution is shrinking spiders’ brains
Bright lights at night may alter the brains of nocturnal arachnids, our new study shows. And we’re only just learning what this means for our ecosystems.
We asked Melburnians about shared e-scooters. Their responses point to alternatives to the city council’s ban
The parking of e-scooters is a source of fierce debate, but technology offers a solution to control the problem.
Kamala Harris’ campaign has taken off, but Donald Trump still has one advantage – if he can rein himself in
Despite Harris’ rise in the national and battleground state polls, Trump still leads her on several critical issues – immigration, the economy and inflation.
Spinning its wheels: the new national transport plan steers NZ back to a car-dependent past
The billions allocated for roads in the National Land Transport Programme will not see any actually built in the next three years.
Explainer: the governor-general is also commander-in-chief of the defence forces. What does this mean in practice?
One of the governor-general’s roles is as commander-in-chief of the defence forces. While it’s a largely ceremonial role, she could exercise defence powers, on ministerial advice.
Heartbreak has turned to rage in Israel. Can Benjamin Netanyahu survive the biggest challenge to his rule?
The mass protests are evidence that many in Israel feel abandoned by their government. Yet, Netanyahu is unlikely to shift course.
Locking up young people might make you feel safer but it doesn’t work, now or in the long term
In attempts to curb youth crime, the NT government wants to lower the age of criminal responsibility, while the Coalition in Queensland wants to try children as adults for some crimes.
How do you make a giant gold nugget? Take a vein of quartz, add a few thousand earthquakes
Gold nuggets grow much bigger than they should – and electricity produced by earthquakes may be the reason why.
View from The Hill: Australians don’t need to be told high interest rates are ‘smashing’ the economy, but is there an alternative?
Jim Chalmers mightn’t have expected his weekend comment that interest rate rises were “smashing” the Australian economy to set off the reaction it has. it’s been something of a Chalmers mantra.