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Grattan on Friday: Mike Burgess, the spycatcher who gives ASIO a very public face

Why the magic mushroom anti-ageing claims are overblown

‘Fraud, waste and abuse’: US healthcare caught in the crossfire of a political narrative

Bus seatbelts can save lives. How do we get more people to wear them?

Treacherous terrain: the search for alleged police killer Dezi Freeman

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Health Minister Mark Butler on kids on the NDIS through to aged care funding

Mitch Brown’s bravery can change the score for LGBTIQA+ people – and the AFL’s fight against homophobia

FDA approves updated COVID-19 vaccines with new restrictions, potentially limiting access for healthy children

Australia’s small business shipments are caught in the US

I’m autistic and don’t speak. Here’s what I want you to know

In a lonely world, widespread AI chatbots and ‘companions’ pose unique psychological risks

Tourist trap: why charging entry fees at iconic NZ natural attractions could have hidden costs

Polls suggest this man could become Turkey’s next president. Erdoğan is doing everything to stop him

Why TikTok is the perfect home for absurdist comedy

Clones and superfans: 28 years on, our feelings about Diana reflect who we are

Why scammers fake illness for cash, according to a psychologist

See Earth’s seasons in all their complexity in a new animated map

Getting rid of fossil fuels is really hard – and we’re not making much progress

The European Union excluded Greenland from public consultations on the EU seal product ban. Why?

From sulphur to selenium, calcium to copper, here’s what your body’s made of

Young people in coastal towns are getting left behind

Workplace injuries: Why immigrants take longer to recover

Was the ‘double tap’ attack on Gaza’s Nasser hospital a war crime? Here’s what the laws of war say

Himalayan flash floods: climate change worsens them, but poor planning makes them deadly

Supporting religious diversity on campus is a surprising consensus among faculty across the red

How to harness the ocean for prosperity: funding African innovations can unlock the blue economy

South Africa’s service delivery crisis: why protesters are using more militant tactics

Canada is leading the U.K. and France in boycotting American goods due to Trump’s tariffs

Mother Vera: beautiful documentary film about a nun’s dilemma

Gaza: civilian death toll outpaces other modern wars