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An AI researcher quit his job last week to warn the world that the people building AI believe it could kill us all by the end of the decade.
Once again, a handful of men – none of them elected to anything – are making decisions about our collective future and everything we have ever created.
And the one elected man who does hold regulatory power? Well, Trump claims the risk talk is all a hoax and that there’s nothing to worry about because he’s “a high-IQ President” and can handle it. What a relief!
And we can’t help but notice the Australian woman actually suggesting a mechanism for dealing with it.
Now, deep breath to a very different story: the HYROX poo incident that’s all over social media and how it reflects our obsession with pushing through. Should organisers have intervened, or did the intense culture around the sport make stopping feel unacceptable?
There’s been a sharp rise in gonorrhoea and syphilis among women in Australia, according to a new report noting the “urgent priority” of addressing the issue.
Nepal has contributed around 0.01 per cent of the world's historical carbon emissions, but it’s now bearing the heaviest brunt of a crisis it did not create. Srijana Gurung shares what she saw travelling with an emergency response team to communities impacted by the climate-related glacier flood last month.
Finally, Mollie Smith writes about pushing through and avoiding the doctor, largely due to fear and anxiety.
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If those words cost me the stage, while turning the conversation back to Palestine, then it was the most successful tour I’ve ever been on. |
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Speaking out over Instagram, Macklemore reiterates his support for Palestine despite it being the reason for his removal from Ed Sheeran’s America tour. Macklemore has been previously vocal about the situation in Palestine, and assures his Jewish audience that his “criticism of apartheid, being against genocide in no way is a criticism of you. My message is for peace, love; for all human beings to be treated with dignity, respect and equality.”
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Women are gambling to escape pain. Australia’s gambling reforms need to understand why
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Gambling harm can be linked to trauma and family violence, yet the experiences of women are often missing from the conversation.
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The invisible mental load is making mums feel unseen and alone. Here’s how to fix it. |
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The demands of motherhood can leave women feeling unseen and disconnected from the parts of life that used to make them feel like themselves. Read more +
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We may be able to turn off the algorithm, but we can’t escape the misogyny of the manosphere |
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Turning off algorithms won’t stop misogyny, we also need to address the harmful content and attitudes fuelling the manosphere. Read more +
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Mary Gaudron, the first woman to sit on Australia’s High Court, dies aged 83
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On the High Court, Gaudron participated in some of the country’s most significant constitutional and public law decisions. Read more +
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New rule to limit screen time for children in public schools across NSW amid poor test results
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Students in public schools across New South Wales will soon be limited to as little as 15 minutes of screen time per day. Read more +
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The amount that Kindergarten students will be able to use screens per day in New South Wales schools from 2028. Older children will be allowed additional time: up to 30 minutes a day for students in Years 3 and 4; and 45 minutes for Years 5 and 6. State education minister Prue Car said “We have a responsibility to ensure their health and education isn’t impacted by excessive screen use.”
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Dusty Langby, aged 14, has walked 540km from his hometown Warren, north-west of Dubbo, to Capital Hill in Canberra, raising money for children’s medicine charity Little Wings
Little Wings provides free flights and transportation for children with serious illnesses and their families in regional and remote areas across Australia. After walking with his mum and two of her co-workers, Dusty met with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese this morning, who committed his government to donate $1 million to Dusty’s cause.
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This week at Women's Agenda: the women quietly holding the system together, and the men billing it. We start with two wins: the boys' school principal with a strong message on violence against women, and the federal government finally taking aim at social media algorithms — a decent step forward, if not yet done and dusted.
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