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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

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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
A sunny day at Danny’s Seafood Restaurant at La Perouse.

Crown Lagers, Ivana Trump and prawn cocktails: Remembering the iconic Danny’s Seafood

A son reflects on growing up at a Sydney dining institution and the man, his dad, behind it. Pollies and celebrities went for the food and what Danny created. But mostly for Danny.

  • Joel Meares

Inside Shein, the fast-fashion giant extolling ‘the future of retail’

Behind the scenes of its first attempt to build an in-house Australian brand, with a highly competitive label where appearances are everything.

  • Jessica Yun and Lauren Ironmonger
Salmon farming in Tasmania has become central to the federal election campaign.

Troubled waters: Tasmania goes to the polls for the ‘salmon election’

Tasmania has just five federal seats. But many locals think the smallest state could be crucial to deciding who forms government in May.

  • Bianca Hall
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It takes an incredible range of skills to make it politics if you’re new to it.

When brilliance is not enough: What it takes for an outsider to become one of the political greats

Mark Carney is leaning heavily on his outsider status in his appeal to Canadian voters, but it may not be an advantage in the long run.

  • Samantha Selinger-Morris
The stakes are high, and the swing is on in safe seats held by Labor ministers.

Hostile and deeply divided: In south-west Sydney, it’s an election campaign like never before

Harnessing anger over Gaza, independents are posing an unprecedented threat to Labor in heartland seats.

  • Eryk Bagshaw and Kayla Olaya
Pope Francis has an outstanding wish to visit China. How far will the Vatican go to deliver it?

Pope Francis has an outstanding wish. How far will the Vatican go to deliver it?

No Pope has set foot in China, but Francis wants that to change. Critics say the cost of doing deals with Beijing has already been too high.

  • Lisa Visentin

What is an ‘advance care’ plan – and do you need one?

It can happen in an instant. When you can’t make decisions about your own medical treatment, who steps into your shoes? And how do doctors know what you want (and don’t want)?

  • Nick Newling and Felicity Lewis

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