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Environment | 3rd December
Why Are Albatrosses Splitting Up?
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Environment | 3rd December
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Entertainment | 25th November
Who Is Sesame Street’s Newest Muppet, Ji-Young?
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Health | 25th November
How One Woman’s Body Cured Itself Of HIV
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Culture, Environment | 23rd November
Could NFTs Be Costing The Planet?
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Health, News | 29th November
Australia Has Recorded Its First Cases Of The Omicron Variant, Here’s What We Know So Far
"It's early days and we need to be careful."
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Politics | 29th November
Gay Teachers Are Already Being Sacked – And The Religious Discrimination Bill Will Make It Worse
"I really enjoyed the colleagues and the relationships with students, but in January this year, the school fired me. And they fired me because I'm gay."
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Entertainment, Music | 22nd November
Sunrise Blew A $1 Million Adele Interview Because The Host Didn’t Listen To The Album
Adele reportedly walked out on the interview, with Sony later revoking Seven's rights to broadcast any of it.
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Politics | 19th November
How A Broken Promise In Sudan Has Ended In Protest
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Health | 17th November
The World Could Soon Be Cervical Cancer-Free
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Culture | 15th November
Would You Buy A Beer With Afterpay?
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Environment, Politics | 12th November
All The Times Australia Was The Laughing Stock Of The World At COP26
Going to a climate conference and spruiking the benefits of fossil fuels was a slick move.
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News, Politics | 4th November
Seasonal Fruit Pickers Are Finally Covered Under Minimum Wage Requirements
"Too many farmers have been able to manipulate the piece rate system to establish pay and conditions far beneath Australian standards."
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Politics | 1st November
Why Elon Musk Is Pissed At Biden’s New Billionaire Tax
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Celebrity, Culture | 19th March
Why Tell-All Interviews Make TV History
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Celebrity, Culture | 25th February
What Does Meghan Markle’s Win Against The Tabloids Mean?
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Celebrity, Culture | 19th February
Why Have People Turned On Justin Timberlake?
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Culture, News | 8th November
The US Navy Just Launched A New Ship Named After Gay Rights Activist Harvey Milk
Milk was assassinated in 1978, after being forced to resign from the navy.
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Culture, Entertainment | 27th October
Dave Chappelle Tried To Deflect Anti-Trans Criticism By Saying Hannah Gadsby Isn’t Funny
Dave Chappelle told the trans community that he would only meet if they first "admit that Hannah Gadsby is not funny".
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Culture | 21st October
Are Teen Girls Really Developing Tics From TikTok?
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Coronavirus, Tech | 30th April
What We Know About The AstraZeneca Blood Clots
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Politics, Tech | 9th April
Why Psychedelics Research Is Still An Uphill Battle
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Culture, Tech | 7th April
Why Is Bitcoin’s Value Still So Hard To Explain?
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Coronavirus, Culture, Politics | 4th May
Why Australia’s House Prices Are The Highest They’ve Ever Been
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Coronavirus, Culture | 27th April
Why Amazon Workers Are Still Pushing For Improved Rights
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Coronavirus, Culture, Politics | 16th March
How Racism Against Asians Exploded In The Pandemic