Opinion

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An updated Cochrane Review suggests face masks don’t reduce the spread of COVID in the community. But there are several reasons why this conclusion is misleading.

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Google is one of a number of companies getting involved in AI music-generation.

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This constitutional reform process may be ‘unorthodox’, but it’s entirely appropriate.

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Your super is likely exposed to major nature-based risks. How big a risk? We don’t know - because to date, banks and super funds haven’t looked into it. But that’s likely to change.

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Activist short selling is certainly controversial. But it’s not necessarily illegal nor unethical.

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The cause of every death in Australia must be certified by a medical practitioner. If the cause of death is not clear, the death is reported to the state or territory coroner for investigation.

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The tiny radioactive source lost in Western Australia may never be found.

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Half-wild Lyra from Northern Lights was the first female character who felt real to Jane Gleeson-White. Then she met Elena Ferrante’s ‘ferocious, filthy, quicksilver’ Lila, a more complex version.

curl grubs

Many gardeners worry these large larvae might damage plants. But before you squish them, read this.

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The traditional approach of changing your program every 12 weeks might actually make sense in order to prevent plateaus. However, there is no hard and fast rule.

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