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From vinyl to viral: how streaming rewrote Aussie music charts
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World-first artefact dating method shows humans have lived in the shadow of the Himalayas for more than 5,000 years
A new technique suitable for dating ancient stone tools has revealed the presence of early humans on the Tibetan Plateau
How Sydney's Barangaroo tower paved the way for a culture of closed-door deals
An obscure government policy, the 鈥渦nsolicited proposals鈥� process, has become a well-used tool to circumvent the standard approval processes for urban planning in Australia
From body snatchers to dodgy marketers: the dirty history of funeral schemes
Funeral schemes come in various forms but work on the same basic idea. They promise a guaranteed payout upon death to cover funeral expenses.
Native forest logging makes bushfires worse – and to say otherwise ignores the facts
The Black Summer bushfires burned far more temperate forest than any other fire season recorded in Australia.
We may never achieve long-term global herd immunity for COVID
But if we're all vaccinated, we'll be safe from the worst
The First Australians grew to a population of millions, much more than previous estimates
More than 3 million people may have lived in the area that is now modern-day Australia, far more than any previous estimate