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On sunny days, there’s some hopscotch or soccer outside. But everyone remains on alert.

On the edge of danger, children laugh in quiet defiance of Putin and his missiles

This city is under near-constant bombardment. Every night, sirens wail and explosions shake buildings. Yet life persists. And nowhere is that tenacity more visible than in a group of children gathered in a bunker classroom.

  • Rob Harris

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Series producer Andrew Thompson, left, and showrunner Jason Herbison in the Neighbours studio in Melbourne as the final episodes were being shot this week.

Why the end of Neighbours is bad news for Australian TV – and viewers

You may not have watched it for years – or ever – but there’s every chance you’ve enjoyed the fruits of the long-running soap all the same.

  • Karl Quinn
Mogami frigates off the coast of Japan and at sea.

Inside the futuristic Japanese warship that could change the face of the Australian navy

Australia is about to spend $10 billion on a new fleet of frigates, with German and Japanese ship makers battling for the contract.

  • David King

‘A question of when’: Why Russia’s next move could be on the Baltics

Since Russia invaded Ukraine, fears have been revived that it will move on other neighbours. Here’s how they’re preparing for the worst.

  • Angus Holland
Academic life is becoming increasingly unsatisfying and insecure.

Netflix has romanticised academia. This is what it’s really like

There’s a widespread misconception about working life in an Australian university.

  • Graeme Turner
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‘The war is over and who paid the price?’ The families who lost everything in Netanyahu’s 12-day war

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is a divisive figure among Israelis. Although people have strong feelings about the country’s leader, many have been galvanised by his decision to take action against Iran.

  • Matthew Knott
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AI sites are being used to make child abuse material.

Police searched a man’s laptop for malware. What they found is becoming all too common

Law enforcement is facing a difficult challenge as AI opens up a new front in the battle to protect children.

  • Josefine Ganko
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‘Grave robber’ posed for cameras as he pillaged human remains

The bi-nation expedition in 1948 was launched amid great fanfare but quickly turned toxic with secrets, scandals and the pillaging of Aboriginal burial sites, as revealed in this edited extract.

  • Martin Thomas

Would Trump’s Golden Dome keep the US safe – and do space lasers work?

Forty years after Ronald Reagan launched Star Wars, the US president wants a modern missile defence shield. What would it target – and would it be effective?

  • Angus Holland

‘It triggers an explosion’: What causes allergies and can they be prevented?

Five million Australians have allergies. How can parents know if their child has one? And how is an intolerance different?

  • Jackson Graham

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