Cheaper, more reliable satellite internet is transforming internet access in remote communities – for those who can afford it.

https://theconversation.com/how-starlink-is-connecting-remote-first-nation...

The industry minister denied Australia’s adopting a ‘light-touch’ approach on AI – and says he’s working to make sure data centres are ‘not a drain ...

https://theconversation.com/politics-with-michell...

Pauline Hanson’s party continues gaining popularity in the polls - most at the Liberals’ expense.

https://theconversation.com/one-nations-surge-continues-in-redbridge-poll-but-labor-dominant-269593

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Humans are surprisingly bad at being unpredictable.

https://theconversation.com/even-in-a-simple-game-our-brains-keep-score-and-those-scores-shape-every-choice-we-make-267117

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Government procurement has social, economic and environmental impacts. AI could help produce more sustainable outcomes, but only with strong rules and oversight...

https://theconversation.com/ai-can-he...

President George Washington warned in his 1796 Farewell Address about dangers that lay ahead for the US – warnings that seem startlingly contemporary and rele...

https://theconversation.com/george-wash...

The self-proclaimed populist has won a leadership contest a year after the party’s best election result ever. These are the challenges that lie ahead.

https://theconversation.com/zack-polanski-becomes-...

If parks become music venues then locals deserve more input, and a fairer share of the rewards.

https://theconversation.com/parks-are-public-spaces-but-private-event-organisers-are-muscling-in-262063

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Most exercise lowers cancer risk, but a study raises questions about heavy endurance training and precancerous colon lesions.

https://theconversation.com/are-ultramarathon-runners-really-at-increased-r...

The National Party has always relied on electoral support from women. But that has eroded over time, and pay equity and KiwiSaver changes could hasten the decli...

https://theconversation.com/nz-budget...

The legendary composer behind hits like Bye Bye Birdie, Applause and Annie has died at 96.

https://theconversation.com/the-sun-will-come-out-tomorrow-remembering-the-life-and-music-of-charles-strouse-2...

At the moment, young Britons are treated no differently from any other potential immigrants to Europe.

https://theconversation.com/even-a-capped-time-limited-youth-visa-scheme-would-be-of-value-to-youn...

Why is it that, after all these years, we continue to meet We’ll Meet Again again, and again and again?

https://theconversation.com/the-timeless-appeal-of-well-meet-again-underscores-peoples-need-for-s...

While the agreement might signal that Donald Trump is running out of patience with Russia, it does little to change the underlying realities of the conflict.

https://theconversation.com/us-ukraine-mine...

In 2015, 77% of respondents thought that ‘being a detached observer’ was ‘extremely’ or ‘very important’. In 2023, it was 69%.

https://theconversation.com/young-uk-journalists-lean-towards-activist-rol...

Neck strengthening doesn’t require expensive equipment or extensive time commitments, but it can help reduce concussion risks.

https://theconversation.com/a-stronger-neck-can-help-young-athletes-reduce...

One episode brought up three troubling facets of violence: physical violence, coercive control, and expectations of male dominance.

https://theconversation.com/married-at-first-sight-should-be-a-platfo...

The Conversation Weekly podcast speaks to Robert Gehl, an expert on alternative social media platforms, about decentralised social media.

https://theconversation.com/decentralised-social-media-offers-a...

A worldwide survey asked readers why they’re attracted to crime-romance novels. Crime explores safety and justice. Romance offers escape. Crime-romance offers...

https://theconversation.com/my-bloody-v...

A larger body doesn’t necessarily mean you have ‘clinical obesity’, according to a proposed new definition of the disease.

https://theconversation.com/how-we-diagnose-and-define-obesity-is-set-to-chang...

An experiment in the Daintree rainforest found the rate of photosynthesis in leaves warmed by 4°C dropped by an average of 35% compared to non-warmed controls.

https://theconversation.com/study-shows-h...

A summary of what the Conversation is publishing on the US election, as it goes live.

https://theconversation.com/donald-trump-wins-us-election-what-the-experts-said-241711

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What the US election result means for the British prime minister and foreign secretary.

https://theconversation.com/us-election-what-would-a-harris-or-trump-win-mean-for-keir-starmer-241994

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A Hollywood star whose career goes into free fall as she turns 50 makes a Faustian pact with explosive consequences.

https://theconversation.com/the-substance-demi-moore-is-ferocious-in-gloriously-gory...

The new prime minister will be aiming to sell his message of fiscal restraint.

https://theconversation.com/labour-is-meeting-for-its-first-conference-in-government-for-over-a-decade-but-will-the-faithf...

Astronomers have found a true colossus of a jet in the night sky, over 100 times larger than our galaxy. It’s almost perfectly straight, which presents a puzz...

https://theconversation.com/astronomers...

New Zealand has been quick to voluntarily report on its compliance with international humanitarian law. Turning those words into deeds remains the challenge in ...

https://theconversation.com/a-new-rep...

Both parties will try to use the shooting for campaign advantage by tapping into voters’ emotions. How they do so could be pivotal.

https://theconversation.com/the-trump-assassination-attempt-has-upend...

ASIC is stultifying under ineffective governance and a mandate so broad that it can point to almost any action as being relevant to its duties.

https://theconversation.com/asic-has-comprehensively-fail...

Ferocity of Moscow’s offensive against Ukraine’s second city appears to be prompting a rethink among Ukraine’s western allies.

https://theconversation.com/should-ukraine-attack-russian-territory-with-w...