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A team of scientists uploaded videos of the squirrel-like rodents in the wild on the adult-content site OnlyFans to raise money amid government budget cuts.

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The spectacle of the One Nation leader having a blue with journalists — or indeed anyone even vaguely associated with Canberra incumbency — is catnip for the Hanson algorithm. And the lady is not stupid.

A woman who says she suffered life-changing stress and anxiety – and later, the death of one of her babies – after a Victoria Police officer unlawfully disclosed that she was pregnant wants her story known.

Risk of CTE in men’s sports has been widely studied, but female brains are softer and more vulnerable

Victoria gun owners will remain without limits on the number of firearms they can own following a key review of gun laws sparked by the Bondi attack.

A world-first research project is aiming to prevent family and intimate partner homicides with similar strategies to those being used to tackle terrorism and lone-actor attacks.

Climate change, the cost-of-living crisis and healthy lifestyle goals should make active transport like cycling a no brainer. So why does Australia struggle to build a bike culture? 

A scientist aboard the M.V. Hondius describes how the hantavirus outbreak unfolded. It was “shock after shock,” he said. “You just kind of get numb to it, I guess.”

‘Unprecedented operation’ under way to receive MV Hondius off Tenerife to assess and repatriate those onboard

When Tasmania Police misidentified Laura as a family violence perpetrator, she had no idea she'd have to fight for them to hold her abuser — a serving officer — to account. Now, she's fighting for change.

Eight more footballers have joined a multimillion-dollar concussion class action against the AFL, tipping the total to over 100 former players who all claim they have been left brain-damaged by the game.

BACA members accompany kids to court, stand guard outside their homes, and provide a sense of safety with burly presences and deeply rumbling motorbikes.

“Slip, slop, slap” wasn’t just a slogan. It showed how to transform our entire approach to saving lives.

Life became very dark for the former foreign minister after the sudden death of his beloved wife Helena.

With immunisation rates declining and outbreaks of infectious diseases like measles increasing, the consequences of vaccine hesitancy in Australia are becoming clearer.

The rise of AI and synthetic biology has made deadly diseases look like a ‘low-risk, high-reward’ option for would-be terrorists.

Staff members have been instructed to scrub this topic and ‘biodefense’ from the agency’s website.

Mothers were reported after they were given medications used routinely for pain or in epidurals, to reduce anxiety or to manage blood pressure during cesarean sections.

Survivors of sexual abuse welcome the ‘monumental shift’ in how courts approach sentencing, while others say it could limit defendants’ rights * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Offenders convicted of any crime will no longer be able to rely on glowing character references during sentencing under changes being introduced in New South Wales, in a move supported by survivors of sexual abuse but which others say could limit defendants’ rights. On Wednesday, the state government will become the first nationwide to introduce legislation to remove “good character” from being considered at sentencing hearings, when judges hear about someone’s prior record, general reputation and any positive contributions to society as mitigating factors. Continue reading...

Emma Johnston took charge of Australia’s top-ranked university in 2025 after a lauded career as a research scientist. She was 52.

We won’t make Australia safer with rapidly conceived solutions for the massacre. They could make us less safe.

If we are to inch towards unity, the more we pause to listen, the more sure-footed our path forward will be.

Is the latest iPhone operating system aesthetically appealing? No. But is it useful? Also no. At least I have company among the disgruntled.

On investigative journalism and its consolations

Victims must always be believed. The uncomfortable truth, however, is that statistically, it is almost impossible to predict lethal family violence because it is so rare.

The Department of Health and Human Services maintains that it is hewing to “gold standard, evidence-based science”—doublespeak that might unsettle Orwell.

The agency’s top vaccine regulator proposed broad changes, claiming that a new review linked 10 children’s deaths to the Covid vaccine. But public health experts questioned the findings, wanting to examine the data.

The findings are significant not just because of how much the trial reduced domestic violence, but because only a few years ago it drew fierce criticism from women's advocates and politicians.

When I was diagnosed with leukemia, my first thought was that this couldn’t be happening to me, to my family.