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Have you seen the terrible new Australian Christmas film?

You can tell from the character names how hard Christmas Ransom strains to seem Australian.

Are there any ethical problems with sunscreen testing methods?

By Sarah Loughran and Sylvia Urban As summer approaches, we need to start remembering to slip on sun-protective clothing, slop on sunscreen, slap on a...

‘Earth’s empty quarter’: many Pacific nations now have falling populations

Just in the past six months, populations have declined in two US territories, American Samoa and the Marshall Islands as well as the French overseas collectivity of New Caledonia.

Little improvement in minimising sexual harassment in Australian workplaces

A new survey shows 33% of workers were sexually harassed at work in the previous five years – 41% of women and 26% of men.

A push to raise the school starting age to 6 sounds like good news for parents, but there’s a catch

Currently, children in NSW can start school the year they turn five if their birthday is before July 31, and must be enrolled before they turn six.

Here’s how new industrial relations laws could finally end your wage pain

Allowing employers with genuine ongoing enterprise agreements to escape multi-employer bargaining will encourage more genuine agreements.

India puts emphasis on education by doubling scholarships for Fiji

With such a young population, capturing the hearts and minds of Fiji's future leaders could pay dividends well into the future.

Can we expect anyone to be able to go to space one day?

Applicants must have 20/20 vision with blood pressure under 140/90 when seated and a height between 1.49 and 1.93m.

How to salvage the true significance of our ancient Swastika

Diwali 2022 came against the backdrop of the banning of Hakenkreuz in Victoria and New South Wales through their respective Nazi Symbol Prohibition Bills.

Do you know monkeys’ brains are wired to read body language?

Body language is also a very powerful form of social communication used to express how we feel to the people around us.

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Point Cook crash victims identified as young mother Neha Bommali and visiting mother-in-law Rama Devi

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Australia adds nearly 393,000 people as population closes in on 28 million as migration drives growth

Nationally, the March quarter alone added 130,887 people, representing quarterly growth of 0.5 per cent.

Tony Burke says India Free Trade Agreement will be honoured as Australia targets temporary, international student and dependent visas

Burke said lower migration would “trash Australian services and trash the Australian economy”.
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