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The warning signs are over: Australia now faces a devastating bird flu outbreak in wildlife

Samples are still being tested, but if confirmed, this would represent the first mass mortality of Australian animals associated with the virus.

Trump is hailing it as a ‘breakthrough’, but will Hamas actually disarm in Gaza?

Trump said Hamas’ disarmament would allow for a Palestinian committee to take over governing in Gaza and Israel’s military withdrawal from the enclave, as mandated under his 20-point peace plan, to which Hamas and Israel agreed last October.

Australian inflation has eased a little, An August interest rate rise now looks unlikely

Financial markets cut the chances of a rate rise next month to close to zero after the softer-than-expected inflation report.

When every protest becomes a proxy war in Modi’s India

Nandini Every generation inherits institutions that need repair and India has no shortage of them. Education, the police and the judiciary all need reform, each having...

Gen Z is the first generation in history in which men are more religious than women. Why?

While Australia is continuing to secularise overall, beneath that trend, Gen Z appears to be the first generation where men are more likely than women to identify with a religion.

Australians are more concerned about terrorism and cyberattacks than war: new research

42% of respondents felt the army was the most important service in providing defence for Australia. Around one quarter favoured the air force (24%) or the navy (23%).

Terror beyond borders: Iran’s maritime war on the global economy

Omer Ghazi Globalisation is often imagined as the triumph of economics over geography. Capital moves instantly, information ignores borders and markets connect societies separated by...

More than 50% of Australian university assignments used AI. How should unis respond?

Our 2026 analysis found while most Australian universities have introduced generative AI policies, significant gaps remain in translating these into practice.

Fiji’s HIV crisis is a syringe crisis and the fix is sitting on a pharmacy shelf

Every person interviewed had shared a needle or syringe at least once.

Another poll shows One Nation’s surge has turned around. Has the party peaked?

In the latest Resolve poll, for example, One Nation’s primary vote dropped three percentage points to 26%.

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