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In an election that played out on social media as much as TV, do leaders’ debates still matter?
Four televised showdowns between the two leaders this election set a new record, but their impact on voters is hard to pin ...
Labor has promised fast action to cut student debt, but arts students will have to wait for lower fees
Employers will deduct lower HELP repayments from their payroll, delivering extra cash to student debtor employees. Given the ...
Greens leader Adam Bandt and Teal Zoe Daniel likely to lose their seats
As vote counting continues, one Teal independent has lost their seat, with other races still too close to call.
The Premier League champions have already been crowned but there’s still a lot on the line – mainly money
Liverpool has already won the English Premier League, but some smaller clubs are still fighting to capitalise on a ...
For 100 years, we have marvelled at planetariums. Here’s a brief history of how humans brought the stars indoors
As the night sky became polluted with light from electrified cities, people built planetariums. Today, they’re more ...
More than 50 years after trying to reach Venus, a failed Soviet spacecraft is about to return to Earth
Venera 1 was launched in 1961, only four years after Sputnik 1, the first satellite. Venera 7, in 1970, was the first spacecraft to successfully soft-land instead of crashing on a planet. Vega 2 was ...
Apagones prehistóricos: cuando se extinguía la fogata y no había cerillas
En Europa, el fuego se usaba de forma habitual hace ya 400 000 años, lo que sugiere que los neandertales ya conocían la forma ...
El legado jurídico de Francisco: reformas audaces con futuro incierto
Francisco ha impulsado una reforma audaz, proyectando una Iglesia más cercana y transparente. Pero la legislación al servicio ...
Por qué la radio a veces puede ser la conexión esencial con el mundo
Una de las lecciones del gran apagón en España es que la radio siempre está ahí para acompañar, conectar y transmitir ...
Cachorros e gatos estão evoluindo para ficarem parecidos entre si, e isso está sendo feito pelos humanos
A moda entre os humanas pode ser tão poderosa quanto milhões de anos de evolução - e ela está prejudicando nossos animais de ...
Buddha’s foster mother played a key role in the orphaned prince’s life – and is a model for Buddhists on Mother’s Day
The historical Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, taught that family ties were obstacles to enlightenment. However, his relationship ...