Are public schools really ‘free’? Families can pay hundreds of dollars in voluntary fees, says EMMA ROWE.
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Support for changing date of Australia Day softens, but remains strong among young people, says new research.
Mind-bending, body-snatching, blood-sucking: parasites are bizarre yet vital for life on Earth, says EUAN RITCHIE.
People on Ozempic may have fewer heart attacks, strokes and addictions – but more nausea, vomiting and stomach pain, write LAUREN BALL & EMILY BURCH.
Many people don’t measure their blood pressure properly at home – here’s how three experts say to get accurate readings.
Can listening to music make you more productive at work? ANNA FIVEASH says there’s no one-size-fits-all answer to this question.
Recent international research shows Australians are buying and reading fewer books than people in many other countries. But why?
You’re hot? I’m cold! CHRISTIAN MORO & CHARLOTTE PHELPS explain why our office temperature preferences can be vastly different to our colleagues’.
Electric car sales have slumped. Misinformation is one of the reasons, say MILAD HAGHANI & HADI GHADERI.
The science of happier dogs: MIA COBB has five tips to help your canine friends live their best life.
Los Angeles is on fire. How will Australia cope when bushfires hit Sydney, Melbourne or another major city, asks pyrogeography professor DAVID BOWMAN?
Pompeii comes to Australia, and ancient and contemporary stories of disaster and loss converge, writes KYLIE MESSAGE.
