In Vaccine Nation, Raina MacIntyre reflects on science, misinformation and the threat to 200 years of progress

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Raina MacIntyre is one of Australias most respected epidemiologists. She was a familiar face and calm voice during the COVID-19 pandemic. So when I was asked to review her new book Vaccine Nation I was delighted to accept....

A solar panel recycling scheme would help reduce waste, but please repair and reuse first

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Australias rooftop solar industry has renewed calls for a mandatory recycling scheme to deal with the growing problem of solar panel waste. Only about 10% of panels are currently recycled. The rest are stockpiled, sent...

A 3-tonne, $1.5 billion satellite to watch Earth’s every move is set to launch this week

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In a few days, a new satellite that can detect changes on Earths surface down to the centimetre, in almost real time and no matter the time of day or weather conditions, is set to launch from Indias Satish Dhawan Space...

Need to see a specialist? You might have to choose between high costs and a long wait. Here’s what needs to change

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If you have cancer, a disease such as diabetes or dementia, or need to manage other complex health conditions, you often need expert care from a specialist doctor. But as our new Grattan Institute report shows, too many...

Small businesses are an innovation powerhouse. For many, it’s still too hard to raise the funds they need

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The federal government wants to boost Australias productivity levels as a matter of national priority. Its impossible to have that conversation without also talking about innovation. We can be proud of (and perhaps a...

Decades on from the Royal Commission, why are Indigenous people still dying in custody?

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article contains the name of an Indigenous person who has died. The recent deaths in custody of two Indigenous men in the Northern Territory have provoked...

‘No kings!’: like the LA protesters, the early Romans hated kings, too

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Protesters across the United States have brandished placards declaring no kings! in recent days, keen to send a message one-man rule is not acceptable. The defeat of the forces of King George III in the United States...