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Water scarcity and the need for reusing wastewater

Reclaimed water is becoming an attractive option for ensuring water security.

Making food safer and sustainable

Greater investments in science, technology and innovative practices can transform food systems, and ensure steady supplies, nutrition, and access

Environmental carcinogens threaten our wellbeing

The increase in cancer rates globally has been linked to prolonged exposure to environmental contaminants.

A news levy on big tech could save Australian journalism

Media power in the digital economy is in even fewer hands than before the internet. It wasn’t meant to be this way.

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Greenhushing: what is it and why do companies do it?

Greenhushing is when companies keep their sustainability credentials secret. It’s becoming more widespread and this is why that matters.

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Breaking the menopause taboo

Women live an average of 30 years after menopause. Normalising menopause as a life event requires greater research, investment and cultural acceptance.

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Better menopause care can help young women too

Menopause and menstrual health are closely linked. Promoting good practices in one will benefit the other.

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Why society needs to address loneliness

Loneliness has serious impacts on physical and mental health. But there are solutions to this worldwide epidemic.

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Social media drives news audience burnout

New data shows how much Australians have turned away from news content, but the figures also offer clues as to what can get them back.

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Finding a faster, cheaper way to curb misinformation

The spread of false information is jeopardising global health and security, prompting the need to find quick, cost-effective interventions.

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Identity and disordered eating among Indian women

Treatment for disordered eating should be informed by personal identity struggles that are deeply embedded in specific social, political and economic contexts.

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Female voters are a growing force and the parties know it

India’s politicians recognise the growing influence of women at the ballot box but their schemes to win their votes come with risks.

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Student protests look familiar but march to a different beat

Student demonstrations at many universities, sparked by the Israel-Hamas conflict, revive an old legacy. But these are different times.

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How advertising, not social media, killed traditional journalism

News outlets relied for so long on advertising to sustain them, they could never recover once it went elsewhere.

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