The government’s $3 billion in student debt relief has kicked in.

Katy Gallagher says cutting APS jobs is easy politics, but disastrous for public service delivery.

Cost-of-living pressures have seen more Australians prioritise health insurance.

Millions of Australians will gain expanded access to retirement advice under a new federal government initiative.

Economists have analysed the broader effects of new weight loss wonder drugs.

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is undergoing its most significant restructuring in decades.

The Albanese government is targeting tech giants like Google and Apple with a proposed digital competition regime.

Parliament has approved legislation to safeguard consumers from Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) risks.

Telcos will soon be required to block texts from scammers posing as trusted brands.

Australia’s R&D system is getting a long-overdue check-up.

Wayne Swan has faced senators, apologies ready, over Cbus's prolonged claims debacle.

The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) says electrification will drive down energy costs.

Money and democracy have a significant influence over global health disparities, research suggests.

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For the last few weeks we have been bogged down in the very Earthly matters of royalty, budgets, politics, humanity and celebrity - all good prompts to look away, up into the infinite. 

Health authorities, politicians and scientists have been slowly introducing the world to the concept of ‘One Health’ - an all-inclusive approach to health that extends from the human body right through the global environment. 

This year’s Nobel Prizes honour discoveries that unwind our notion of truth, our understanding of ourselves and the human story, the complexities of cells and the very basics of the universe. 

XENOTRANSPLANTATION - sounds like something that would happen to an ill-fated crew member in Star Trek, but it is also a technical term for using non-human parts to treat or enhance our own bodies. 

I am Tim Hall; a red-blooded, beer-drinking, car-driving Australian male who has no interest in watching sports – at least, not the sports played by humans.

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