As post-election talks drag on, what will Hobart’s proposed stadium actually cost Tasmanians?

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In the wake of last weeks Tasmanian election that delivered another hung parliament, the new government will need to shore up crossbench support. One of the issues to be negotiated will be support for the new stadium due...

Critics claim gender clinics are seeing an excess of trans boys. But new data suggest otherwise

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Gender clinics provide multidisciplinary care that helps trans people to explore and affirm their gender identity. The number of adolescents referred to gender clinics has increased worldwide in recent years, especially...

The celebrity halo effect: why abuse allegations against powerful men like Brad Pitt are so easily forgotten

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Last month, actor Brad Pitt stepped onto the Formula One circuit as the leading man of the high-octane film F1, backed by Apple Studios, Jerry Bruckheimer Films and Pitts own Plan B Entertainment. During the publicity...

AI agents are here. Here’s what to know about what they can do – and how they can go wrong

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George Peters / Getty Images We are entering the third phase of generative AI. First came the chatbots, followed by the assistants. Now we are beginning to see agents: systems that aspire to greater autonomy and can work...

Does yellow mucus mean you need antibiotics? What phlegm can – and can’t – say about your health

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Violeta Stoimenova/Getty When youre sick youll often produce more phlegm, and might notice its thicker or a different colour: white, green, yellow or maybe even brown. What can this phlegm also called mucus, snot, sputum,...

UN climate chief tells Australia to ‘go big’ with its 2035 emissions reduction target

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The United Nations Climate Change Executive Secretary, Simon Stiell, has urged the Australian government to set an ambitious 2035 emissions reduction target, declaring bog standard is beneath you. In a Monday speech,...

Poor mental health often plays a role in adults killing children. But it is primarily about violence

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Recently, two babies died on opposite sides of the country. The first was a seven-month-old boy, found dead after being retrieved from a lake in rural Queensland. A second baby, a six-month-old girl was found dead in...