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Do you know about ‘Mandela Effect’ – bizarre phenomenon of shared false memories?

The Mandela Effect became fodder for conspiracists – the false memories so strong and so specific that some people see them as evidence of an alternate dimension.

Is selective school right for your child? Here are 7 questions to help you decide

Selective school places are highly sought-after – these schools feature prominently in the top schools for year 12 results. But they don’t have the fees of elite private schools.

What does the Optus data breach mean and how can you protect yourself? A step-by-step guide

Optus' stolen data constitutes an almost complete suite of identity information about a significant number of Australians.

Low-effort, low-accuracy India coverage of ‘New York Times,’ benchmark for Western media

Activist narratives are often expanded and amplified as they are passed up the journalistic food chain from initial reports to the New York Times.

Are women as successful as men in securing a patent for their invention?

A study of 309,544 patent applications found inventing is still a man’s world.

Reserve Bank of Australia records loss of $37 billion but what it means for us

The important question is: how can the Reserve Bank of Australia make a loss when it is printing money?

Are you feeling the pinch of rent crisis in Australia?

Nationwide, advertised rents climbed 8.2% in the year to June, and by almost 18% over the five years to June on CoreLogic’s data.

Indian Foundations of Modern Science and its global significance

There is more agreement about the many achievements of Indian medical sciences. For example, The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in Melbourne, Australia has a prominent display of a statue of Suśruta (600 BCE) with the caption “Father of Surgery”

Remote control: why Auckland’s local election is neither local nor democratic

The 21 subordinate local boards have no rating or regulatory powers.

Power of Voting: Who will win the forthcoming 2022 Fiji elections?

Fiji has witnessed four constitutions (1970, 1990, 1997 and 2013) and four political upheavals, two in 1987, one each in 2000 and 2006.

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“Failed to act lawfully, honestly and made false – misleading statements”: OMARA cancels Jujhar Bajwa’s registration for five years

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Albanese seals $25B Microsoft AI deal, supercharging Australia’s global tech footprint

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has signed a new Memorandum of Understanding with Microsoft, marking a major step in Australia’s push to build a stronger,...

‘I won’t be bullied into resigning’: Wyndham Mayor Preet Singh slams online abuse, stands ground and prepares to return

“The events of recent weeks… have caused profound harm not only to me personally, but to my family — and most painfully, to my daughters,”
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