Good journalism reveals problems and just asks more questions

Due to a negative focus and social media, audiences are divided into warring camps. But there’s a solution.

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Cancer research misconduct sparks calls for reform

The architect of Australia’s current research integrity system says it isn’t working.

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The cancer drug, the faked data and the superstar scientist

An investigation can reveal the secret history of one of Australia’s top scientists, whose faked data underpins a drug now being given to patients.

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The cancer drug, the faked data and the superstar scientist

An investigation can reveal the secret history of one of Australia’s top scientists, whose faked data underpins a drug now being given to patients.

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Out of the ashes, a new treatment for a hidden cancer

It’s the insult Stephen Bailey can’t wait to hear. “You’re boring”, the nurse says, matter-of-factly.

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What the evidence says about sending your kids to single-sex v co-ed schools

This debate is as old as schooling itself: should boys and girls really be going to different schools?

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Are groundbreaking science discoveries becoming harder to find?

Researchers are arguing over whether ‘disruptive’ or ‘novel’ science is waning – and how to remedy the problem.

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An Evidence-Based Approach to Covid-19 Vaccination | NEJM

This article from the FDA compares broad U.S. recommendations on Covid vaccination with those from other countries and announces the adoption of an evidence-based approach to such recommendations.

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$10m was spent on these melanoma scanners. Doctors were better at detecting cancer

Is this new scanner a medical miracle, or a cautionary tale about the perils of shiny new tech?

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The staggering cost of loving a pet: Vet bills soar amid overdiagnosis concerns

Vet costs are pushing pet owners to the brink, with treatment fees rising by 34 per cent over the past four years, which eclipses the rate of inflation.

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Albanese's new ministry recalibrates machinery of innovation

The Second Albanese Ministry and its 2025 Administrative Arrangements Order show a government shifting decisively from reform design to delivery architecture. With stable super-departments and a growi...

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A new future for Cosmos Magazine

​After a review of its magazine business, CSIRO Publishing, the national science agency’s editorially independent publishing arm, has made the difficult

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U.S. Charges Russian Scientist With Smuggling

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A stubby goanna-like creature walked across a muddy creek, rewriting the timeline of life 350 million years later

A fossil found in Victoria’s High Country has given scientists an astonishing new insight into life’s evolution from water onto land.

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When ChatGPT Broke an Entire Field: An Oral History | Quanta Magazine

Researchers in “natural language processing” tried to tame human language. Then came the transformer.

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The science that could explain the federal election result

While commentary tends to focus on the day-to-day campaign, researchers say there’s long-term forces at play in how we vote.

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Global soul drives Dandenong through highs and lows

A visit to a suburb so diverse that researchers call it superdiverse reveals a thriving community bonded by shared hurt – and shared hope.

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Shingles-dementia link gives weight to a ‘heretical’ theory

The shingles vaccine seems to give some protection against dementia. But why?

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Do smartphones and social media really harm teens’ mental health?

Researchers are debating the strength of evidence connecting technology to surging rates of adolescent mental illness. But they have some clear advice for parents.

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How the pandemic prompted a surge in adult ADHD diagnoses

Everything changed in 2020. Millions of Australians found themselves stuck inside – just as an ecosystem of ADHD content creators was flourishing on social media.

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ChatGPT will see you: How AI is revolutionising healthcare

AI models can pass medical exams, read MRIs and blood tests, and provide diagnoses. But patients are urged to be cautious.

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A small team of Australian scientists won a rare drug approval – and upended the pharma system

Hundreds of thousands of doses of moxidectin – which treats a disease caused by a parasitic worm – are being given to patients, the result of an audacious strategy offering a new way to develop medici...

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A new study claims fish oil pills slow biological ageing. Should we be taking them?

Over three years, daily omega-3 supplementation slowed ageing by three months. Liam Mannix pulls the evidence apart.

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A small team of Australian scientists won a rare drug approval – and upended the pharma system

Hundreds of thousands of doses of moxidectin – which treats a disease caused by a parasitic worm – are being given to patients, the result of an audacious strategy offering a new way to develop medici...

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Colic treatment containing deadly nightshade under investigation

Parents can access the formula over the internet without a doctor’s visit or prescription.

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Their arms, legs and throats start randomly swelling. Then scientists ‘engineered’ a precision treatment

The swelling started with almost no warning, then seven-year-old Fiona Wardman’s hand ballooned like a rubber glove hooked to a tap.

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Why your body evolved to penalise you for not exercising – even if you hate it

Why would evolution produce an organism that must spend 150 minutes a week doing things like running on a treadmill to maintain health?

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