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COP29 and a climate of uncertainty

COP29 faces some big hurdles to get to the agreements it needs.

Energy storage systems key to powering the future

They will play a critical role in storing and delivering power from renewable energy consistently and according to demand.

Critical warnings in new State of the Climate report

The world is on track to hurtle past the Paris Agreement’s global warming limits. Australia’s average warming has already increased 1.5C.

How Vance’s bestseller became part of his job application

With book sales surging, Hillbillly Elegy’s portrayal of the American Dream could prove a potent tool in JD Vance’s political arsenal.

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Imane Khelif and the making of Olympic icons

The iconic images captured of female athletes during the 2024 Paris Olympics illustrate how far we’ve come but also how far we still have to go.

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Everything I know about nuclear power I learnt from The Simpsons

Pop culture is likely to be the main way most Australians have learnt about nuclear power. What impact will this have on shaping their views of the technology?

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Why organised crime puts its money on online gambling

Illegal online casinos are used by criminal gangs to launder billions in profit garnered from transnational crime.

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Why some problem gamblers can’t cut their losses

Understanding why chronic gamblers chase wins could help develop strategies to better control their behaviour.

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Indonesia has to hold or fold on online gambling ban

Indonesia’s online gambling problem is huge. Four million people lost more than $US20 billion in 2023 and 80,000 of them were under 10.

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Women skateboarders flip Olympic stereotypes

Australia’s stable of teenage skateboarding stars are set to light up Paris, but their impact on the sport goes beyond medals.

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Can the Olympic Games still bring communities together?

Despite a political climate hellbent on tearing communities apart, the Olympics still holds the potential to bring disparate nations together.

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Is it too late to save France from the far-right?

An air of inevitability grips France after the first round of parliamentary elections, with the National Rally edging closer to controlling parliament.

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Cultural resistance rises from the ruins of the Islamic State

A decade after Islamic State militants tried to destroy the rich history of Iraq and Syria, the hard work to rebuild the nations’ cultural heritage continues.

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Returning Home: Women’s life after ISIS

As governments ignore pleas from former female ISIS members to return home it undermines human rights and weakens international security.

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COP29 and a climate of uncertainty

Energy storage systems key to powering the future

Critical warnings in new State of the Climate report

How Vance’s bestseller became part of his job application

Imane Khelif and the making of Olympic icons

Everything I know about nuclear power I learnt from The Simpsons

Why organised crime puts its money on online gambling

Indonesia has to hold or fold on online gambling ban

Women skateboarders flip Olympic stereotypes

Can the Olympic Games still bring communities together?

Is it too late to save France from the far-right?

Cultural resistance rises from the ruins of the Islamic State

Returning Home: Women’s life after ISIS

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