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Anthony Albanese will announce new plans to target shrinkflation and its impact on shoppers.

Shrinkflation equation needs explanation

Great planning means looking at infrastructure needs well into the future and that’s what the supermarkets are doing by buying up future sites, something governments are not good at doing – future hospitals, schools, and transport corridors left out of the equation.

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Chandeliers, ‘qubits’ and Schrödinger’s cat: Inside the bizarre world of quantum computing

In the quantum realm, the laws of physics are different. Now its mind-bending tech could soon transform our lives. How does it work?

  • Angus Holland, Jackson Graham and Angus Dalton

What’s the fastest way to board passengers on a plane?

And what about getting off at the other end? Astrophysicists and mathematicians have turned their minds to the question.

  • Angus Holland
Former ALP president and Federal Minister Barry Jones peruses his collection at the State Library of Victoria.

State Library acquires Barry Jones’ massive autograph collection

Since he was a schoolboy, the statesman has approached the great and the good to contribute to his collection.

  • Stephen Brook
Professor Martin Green, at home in Sydney, has been again recognised for his world-leading working solar cells.

Australians win top award for taking Einstein’s theory to renewable reality

The four Australians have won an award for their work developing highly efficient solar cells that have become central to reducing emissions.

  • Nick O'Malley
Albert Einstein published the theory of special relativity in 1905, when he was 26 years old.

‘Extraordinary’ Albert Einstein notes on relativity theory sell for $18 million

Auction house Christie’s had estimated the value of the manuscript at between €2 million and €3 million. 

  • Ardee Napolitano
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Two years ago, the Prime Minister announced a royal commission into aged care.

Royal commission proves we need a new Aged Care Act

The royal commission into aged care will hand down its final report this week. The government needs to act on its findings.

  • Sarah Russell
Nervousness about public transport has helped fuel a spike in the popularity of cycling in our cities.

Is the boom in bike lanes riding on the pandemic?

Pop-up paths are being fast-tracked to cope with cycling's new popularity. But will the trend stay on track?

  • Amanda Hooton
Illustration by Simon Letch.

Home school of hard knocks: the diary of a WFH mother

The laborious lockdown means children are being taught by their parents – who appear to be learning just as much as their young charges.

  • Amanda Hooton
His year of self-isolation - and invention. A painting of Sir Isaac Newton, c1703.

How to make a virtue of self-isolation: the plague and Isaac Newton's year of invention

Do not despair at the prospect of social distance or even quarantine. Great things can come from isolation.

  • David Dale

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