Judge rules evidence from Christa Pike's botched execution be preserved
ABC News Australia1d ago
In short: A US judge has ordered the Tennessee Department of Correction to preserve all evidence related to the botched execution of Christa Pike.
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top 92%'It became a cemetery': Three years on, Gaza remains in ruins
ABC News Australiaby Middle East correspondent Caitlin Kelly; ABC staff1d ago
Dunya Al-Ghazaleh stands in front of her childhood home in northern Gaza almost three years after it was destroyed.
Former RBA board member says another rate hike this year 'plausible'
ABC News Australiaby Michael Janda1d ago
In short: The RBA board has typically had split votes on monetary policy around 30 per cent of the time over the past decade, a former board member reveals.
Modular recyclable tire hunts immortality with swappable tread
New Atlasby Ben Coxworth1d ago
Automobile tires are made to take a lot of abuse for a long time, so breaking them down for recycling has always been quite a challenge.
Aaron Sorkin takes on Facebook again, and this time he's furious
ABC News Australiaby Ying-Di Yin1d ago
Two statistics are outlined in Aaron Sorkin's The Social Reckoning, and they will follow you out of the cinema.
Will you really get 'left behind' if you don't use AI?
ABC News Australiaby Kellie Scott1d ago
Whether it was from the mouth of a tech leader or celebrity, you've probably heard that "if you don't use AI, you'll be left behind". I guess you'll find me somewhere in the dust then.
In a society desperate for distraction, a woman performing starvation overcommits
The Conversation Australiaby Julian Novitz, Senior Lecturer, Writing, Department of Media and Communication, Swinburne University of Technology1d ago
In The Starving Bride, the latest novel from internationally acclaimed New Zealand author Catherine Chidgey, the English town of Blackpool attempts to stave off the horrors of the present by...
Beige tones and knit throws? No, we’ve got Scandinavian design all wrong
The Conversation Australiaby Nina Hillenberg, Senior Lecturer, Design, Torrens University Australia1d ago
Australian furniture showrooms, newly-styled apartments and lifestyle magazines remain devoted to the Scandinavian look: pale oak, linen, white walls, soft greys and, inevitably, beige.
Our research found a new reason to keep teachers happy – it’s linked to how well students do
The Conversation Australiaby Theresa Dicke, Professor, Institute for Positive Psychology and Education, Australian Catholic University1d ago
The OECD reports schools worldwide are under growing strain from teacher shortages. “It is getting harder to recruit, retain and deploy qualified teachers where they are most needed,” it has found.
Why most health apps are biased even before their first lines of code are written
The Conversation Australiaby Noushin Nazarian, PhD Candidate, School of Computing and Information Systems, The University of Melbourne1d ago
Many of us use digital health tools every day, such as period trackers, fitness apps or online quizzes to check our mental health.
What happens to language when machines start talking back?
The Conversation Australiaby Celeste Rodriguez Louro, Associate Professor of Linguistics and Director of Language Lab, The University of Western Australia1d ago
A few months ago, a friend posted something that caught my eye on social media. She struggled listening to what she termed “(literally) breathless AI voices for audiobooks”.
The migration debate has a big blind spot: much of regional Australia is shrinking
The Conversation Australiaby Rana Dadpour, Research fellow, James Cook University1d ago
Migration policy is emerging as one of this year’s defining political battlegrounds. The Albanese government, Coalition and One Nation have all committed to reducing net overseas migration.
Colonisation, not climate change, first primed these forests to burn
The Conversation Australiaby Russell Mullett, Traditional Custodian — Kurnai, Indigenous Knowledge1d ago
Bushfire season is here. The Bureau of Meteorology expects the declared El Niño to be strong to very strong. Southeastern Australia is bracing for a long run of dangerous fire weather.
Can data centre company Firmus live up to its blockbuster $43 billion listing value? Why some investors doubt it
The Conversation Australiaby Marta Khomyn, Senior Lecturer, Finance and Data Analytics, Adelaide University1d ago
Firmus Technologies, a developer of artificial intelligence (AI) data centres, plans to raise A$7 billion from investors on the Australian Securities Exchange on October 23.
Strangulation a 'red flag' for escalating abuse but signs often hidden
ABC News Australiaby Selina Bryan1d ago
In short: Victim-survivors who have experienced strangulation have an increased risk of future harm or death by the perpetrator.
Banks could join forces to save regional branches
PerthNowby Adrian Black1d ago
Banks could join forces to save regional branches Bank branches could return to forgotten corners of regional and rural Australia under an industry plan to save face-to-face services.
Firefighter looked shark in the eye before it bit off his leg
ABC News Australiaby Brianna Melville and Chris Lewis1d ago
In short: Shark attack survivor Mel Ismail has spoken for the first time since a shark severed his leg while he was surfing off WA's Midwest coast.
How a virulent series gave rise to Sandpapergate
ABC News Australiaby Simon Smale1d ago
As Australia heads back to South Africa for the first time in eight years, there is no doubt ghosts will stir. The 2018 series was a catastrophe for Australian cricket.
What Singapore really thinks of Australian solar power export plan
ABC News Australiaby Daniel Mercer1d ago
Australia and Singapore are neighbours, but not exactly close. As the crow flies, the distance from Darwin, the capital of Australia's Northern Territory, to the South-East Asian island nation is...
The high life and low crimes of Broome's 'bastard of a bishop'
ABC News Australiaby Erin Parke1d ago
"I'm a battler," Bishop Christopher Saunders once told the ABC on live radio. "I'm somebody who has a strong sense of justice, and I feel compelled to correct what is wrong."