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‘She looked as though she was dying’: The Australian show that saw the unravelling of a diva
When Judy Garland arrived at Mascot Airport, customs officials made a decision that would likely prove fateful.
- by Patrick Gallagher
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Quantum Computing
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?
- by Angus Holland, Jackson Graham and Angus Dalton
Investigation
Scams
Fast cars, forgery and a bogus Banksy deal: Australians caught in collapse lose millions
A suspected international scam has dissolved into acrimony and recriminations - all played out on social media.
- by Charlotte Grieve
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US Votes 2024
‘The Kennedy dream’: Inside Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s run for the presidency
Vaccine critic RFK Jr has gone from ‘troubled life’ to candidate for the top job. Here’s why his rivals are paying attention.
- by Angus Holland and Jackson Graham
‘None of us had a choice in this’: How these man-made chemicals will affect us for generations
A new Stan documentary explores the impact toxic man-made chemicals are having on all of us.
- by Michael Idato
Huge cruise ships are a symptom of economic and cultural decline
It looks like the monstrous love child of Le Corbusier and H.G. Wells.
- by Jemima Lewis
Zhou Guanyu: A star even if he doesn’t win today’s Chinese Grand Prix
With Formula 1 returning to China after a five-year absence, the undoubted star locally will be a young Chinese-born driver.
- by Stephen Wade
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Oral health
‘A prevailing fixation’: Why do we love straight, white teeth?
Teeth are essential to everyday life – and they carry our secrets long after we’re gone. What do they know? (And what makes a “perfect” smile?)
- by Angus Holland
What is rape ‘in contemporary Australia’? A judge’s words may change the conversation
What constitutes consent, and what can be used as evidence about whether it was given, has been contested fiercely in Australia since 2015. Justice Michael Lee’s nuanced comments on rape myths could prove a turning point.
- by Wendy Tuohy
Schools have been ordered to use this teaching method. Will staff comply?
After decades of the reading wars, another ideological culture battle is set to ignite when teachers return from their school holidays.
- by Christopher Harris
The four-word slogan that Biden hopes will see him defeat Trump
Largely abandoning an effort to brand economic progress under the banner of Bidenomics, the president’s team has found a simpler slogan.
- by Lisa Lerer, Reid J. Epstein and Nicholas Nehamas