3 h. ago ‘A place to balance’: Princess of Wales shares ‘spiritual’ connection to nature

In a video released in her role as joint president of the Scouts, the Princess of Wales says the natural environment provided an opportunity to “deepen connections with ourselves” in a busy world.

Politics

6 h. ago Watching The Matrix lit up this mouse’s brain. That’s good news for our health

The massive dataset from a new study is a step towards unravelling the mystery of how our brains work and could lead to treatment of human brain diseases.

Politics

23 h. ago Royal Children’s Hospital backs down on staffing cuts to kids cancer centre

Three days after The Age revealed the plan to cut 13 positions, the hospital confirmed the positions had now been saved.

Science

26 h. ago Watching the Matrix lit up this mouse’s brain so much it looked like a galaxy

The massive dataset from a new study is a step towards unravelling the mystery of how our brains work and could lead to treatment of human brain diseases.

Politics

48 h. ago The good, the weird, and the unmissable from this festival’s final week

From a show that digs into the dark recesses of the internet, to a return to the hellmouth, here are our latest reviews.

Events

65 h. ago AFL Gather Round Super Saturday LIVE: Lions roar back to life to set up final term thriller; Yze speaks on Balta selection call

Carlton and the Gold Coast have already recorded thumping wins on Super Saturday. Is an upset brewing at Norwood Oval?

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3 d. ago Hot streak: Connected Pies outmuscle Swans for 10th straight win at Adelaide Oval

Collingwood have bounced back from their opening round thrashing and head to Brisbane to take on the Lions full of confidence.

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3 d. ago Connected Collingwood outmuscle depleted Sydney to keep Adelaide winning streak

Collingwood have bounced back from their opening round thrashing and head to Brisbane to take on the Lions full of confidence.

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3 d. ago They were looted from graves, traded by sailors and collectors. Now they’re heading home

The Natural History Museum in London – which holds about 20,000 human remains from across the world – wants to address the historic wrongs of the past.

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4 d. ago ‘Not science specimens’: Remains of dozens of Aboriginal ancestors begin journey home

The Natural History Museum in London – which holds about 20,000 human remains from across the world – wants to address the historic wrongs of the past.

Politics

4 d. ago Woman gives birth to stranger’s baby after ‘distressing’ IVF bungle

Monash IVF has confirmed a woman has given birth to a stranger’s baby following a mix-up it has blamed on “human error” at one of its fertility clinics in Brisbane in February.

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4 d. ago Sydney’s top trainer looks to his homeland to provide Australian Oaks upset

Chris Waller is glad to have New Zealand connections in his camp this time around when he tries to win the Australian Oaks on Saturday.

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5 d. ago From Snowtown to Narrow Road, Justin Kurzel has found his way home

A personal connection spurred the Australian director to tackle Richard Flanagan’s Booker Prize-winning novel The Narrow Road to the Deep North.

Politics

5 d. ago ‘Risk to human health’: EPA knocks back giant waste transfer station

Communities in Melbourne’s southeast are celebrating the refusal to allow Veolia to build a waste transfer station, in a blow to council waste disposal plans.

Politics

6 d. ago A poetic thriller about humanity and connection in the internet age

Colum McCann’s new novel is, as its title suggests, a twisty literary thriller that breaks the rules.

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6 d. ago ‘Streaming as surveillance’: How Spotify is poisoning music in the digital age

In Mood Machine, American music journalist Liz Pelly outlines the story of the music streaming giant’s conquest of streaming.

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7 d. ago Have we reached the point of ‘peak connectivity’? We’re just getting started

It’s easy to think we’ve reached the ceiling when it comes to connectivity and its potential, but we couldn’t be further from the truth.

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7 d. ago ‘Listen to us’: Parents want more power for schools to deal with bullies after son, 8, attacked

Mason Farmer was hospitalised after he was attacked on the playground at a primary school in Perth’s eastern suburbs by a child the same age as him. 

Events

8 d. ago Thailand gave Myanmar what it craved, and it wasn’t humanitarian aid

As junta boss Min Aung Hlaing rubbed shoulders with regional leaders in Bangkok, his military pounded the resistance movement and restricted humanitarian aid.

Politics

8 d. ago Thailand just gave Myanmar what it craved, and it wasn’t humanitarian aid

The junta was so happy with the news that it dominated the first five pages of the Myanmar newspaper, even as thousands lay dead or dying in rubble.

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