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Driving home after party and avoiding arrest: “Do driving apps help people break road rules?

Some drivers who use these apps are looking at and touching their screens more than they otherwise would. This can distract drivers and increase their risk of crashing.

Elon Musk’s posts see ‘sudden boost’—is he tweaking X’s algorithm ahead of the US election?

Research shows tech billionaire Elon Musk's posts were getting much higher views, retweets and likes in comparison to other prominent political accounts on the platform.

Inflation is sinking ever lower. Now that it’s official what’s the RBA going to do?

The rate in the September quarter dropped to 2.8%, putting it for the first time within the Reserve Bank’s target range of two-point-something since the March quarter of 2020.

Can Hindus celebrate Halloween without dimming Diwali’s light?

Celebrated in different corners of the world, each festival holds deep significance, yet the convergence of these two on the same night invites communities to navigate how to respectfully balance both.

Can’t buy me love? China’s aid and the question of influence

China understands national interest as being advanced by favourable outcomes, by reducing the possibility of unfavourable outcomes — and by reducing the space for disagreement or dissent.

Pokies? Lotto? Sports betting? Which forms of problem gambling affect Australians the most?

Sports betting, in particular, is getting faster with in-play betting and microbetting.

If a Year 12 student gets an early offer for uni, does it mean they stop trying?

The main round of university offers is in December-January, after students have done their final exams in the previous October and November and have their final results or ATAR.

Stalking rates in Australia are still shockingly high – one simple strategy might help

The ABS has conducted similar surveys roughly every five years since 2005, which reveal basically the same results each time.

New research shows problematic community attitudes allow child sexual abuse to continue

The data reveal some troubling findings, with pervasive and harmful community norms and attitudes that act to enable child sexual abuse to continue.

What makes Chinese students so successful by international standards?

Chinese learners achieve remarkable success levels compared to their Western – or non-Confucian-heritage – counterparts.

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Moira Deeming quits Victorian Liberal parliamentary party, will sit as independent

Her departure means she will no longer attend Liberal party-room meetings or be bound by its collective decisions.

Ben Carroll elected Victorian Labor leader, set to become the state’s 50th premier

Carroll's political career began behind the scenes as an adviser to former Victorian premiers Steve Bracks and John Brumby

Jacinta Allan resigns as Victorian premier, ending 27-year rise from Bendigo’s youngest woman MP to the state’s top job

The resignation ended a premiership of less than three years and prevented Ms Allan from leading Labor into an election in her own right.
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