AI is on the agenda in Canberra. In August, the Productivity Commission will release an interim report on harnessing …
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Technology
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Science Unmasked
The Southern Hemisphere Is Full of Birds Found Nowhere Else on Earth. Their Importance Has Been Overlooked
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesThe snow petrel, a strikingly white bird with black eyes and a black bill, is one of only …
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Science Unmasked
2 Lizard-Like Creatures Crossed Tracks 355 Million Years Ago. Today, Their Footprints Yield a Major Discovery
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesThe emergence of four-legged animals known as tetrapods was a key step in the evolution of many species …
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Space
From GPS to Weather Forecasts: The Hidden Ways Australia Relies on Foreign Satellites
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesYou have probably used space at least 20 times today. Satellites let you buy a coffee with your …
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Science Unmasked
Newly Discovered Tree Frog Species From 55 Million Years Ago Challenges Evolutionary Tree
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesAustralian tree frogs today make up over one-third of all known frog species on the continent. Among this …
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Science Unmasked
Most Bees Nest in the Ground. Offering Rocks and Gravel Is a Simple Way to Help Them Thrive
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesOf the more than 20,000 bee species in the world, 70 percent nest in the ground. And like …
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Animals
Kultarrs Are Tiny, Cryptic Creatures That Only Come Out at Night. Scientists Are Finally Learning How They Live
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesIn Australia’s arid and semi-arid zones live highly elusive predators known as kultarrs. They are small but fierce …
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Science
Earth’s Oldest Impact Crater Was Just Found in Australia — Exactly Where Geologists Hoped It Would Be
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesWe have discovered the oldest meteorite impact crater on Earth, in the very heart of the Pilbara region …
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Peace and Conflict
China Didn’t Violate Any Rules With Its Live-Fire Naval Exercises. So Why Are Australia and NZ So Worried?
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesIn recent days, the Chinese Navy conducted two live-fire military exercises in waters near Australia and New Zealand, …
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Space
The Nullarbor is Riddled With Wombat and Rabbit Warrens. Scientists Are Watching Them From Space
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesOn the vast expanse of the Nullarbor Plain in South Australia, two very different creatures, wombats and rabbits, …