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Research has shown that vaccines have reduced infections, disease and hospitalisations – but will they continue to do so in the face of new variants?

As sneakers have gone from sportswear to fashion item, the market for the shoe has exploded.

Reports of fully vaccinated people getting infected with coronavirus shouldn’t cause alarm.

Glaciers aren’t sterile wastelands – they’re chock-full of microscopic life.

Preventing drink spiking is a collective responsibility, not something to be shouldered by potential victims.

Tesla’s stance has also shone the spotlight further onto the carbon footprint of cryptocurrency – an issue that will not go away soon.

Leaving our earthly bodies and living forever as a machine isn’t just a thing of modern science fiction. These transhumanist ideas date back to the 18th century.

Governments rarely experience a big bounce after budgets – and this year’s seems to be no exception.

With a recent election declared void and another snap election called, the Pacific nation seems to be spiralling away from democracy once again.

Lowering the tax rates on profits from patents registered in Australia is unlikely to increase local research and development. But it will be a gift for multinationals.

Biak inhabitants fear a new space project of Elon Musk, if it goes ahead, will damage their environment, cultures and livelihoods, and potentially displace local communities.

A colony-building fern that grows in treetops on Lord Howe Island has adopted a lifestyle similar to social insects, turning our understanding of the evolution of biological complexity on its head.

Where it goes from here will depend how much violence Israel is willing to inflict on Hamas, and Hamas’s continued tolerance of Israeli air strikes and artillery fire.

We can’t retreat to the comforts of ‘Fortress Australia’ if we want to remain a country that is engaged with the world.

Australians over 50 can get their AstraZeneca vaccine from a GP clinic from today. Here’s what you need to know when you book yourself in.

AirTags promise to help find your lost wallet or bag. But at worst, they could be used for stalking, and at best they involve signing up to a global tracking network most users aren’t truly aware of.

Timber company VicForests won its appeal last week and logging is set to resume. Let’s take a look at the dramatic implications for wildlife and the law.

Three big firms win almost all the $1 billion-plus contracts. And they often team up in joint ventures, further reducing the competition that would keep the price tags of road and rail projects down.

ACMI’s first feature exhibition since its redevelopment shows fans the complex artistry behind their childhood favourites.