21+ min ago   (463+ words) WA has delivered a clean sweep in the battle for Australia’s stuffiest towns — taking all 10 spots in a new ranking of more than 3300 locations. From the Kimberley to the Pilbara, WA’s tropical north has dominated the list after researchers crunched…...

6+ hour, 19+ min ago   (539+ words) Isolation, self-sufficiency and political stability rank it among the countries that could best withstand a global catastrophe Staff writers 14 September 2026 12:31pm From a “nuclear winter” and an asteroid impact to a devastating cyberattack or a global biological threat, the scenario of…...

8+ hour, 32+ min ago   (616+ words) Sally, a happy golden retriever who was adored by many in Barrie and a notable downtown celebrity, and her owner, Rob McCormack, a longtime owner of the former Simcoe Print Solutions on Dunlop Street East, will both be posthumously honoured…...

15+ hour, 45+ min ago   (539+ words) Environmentalists have raised questions about Kenya’s tree-planting campaigns, arguing that the country must go beyond recording the number of trees planted and establish how many survive and continue growing. The concern has emerged amid the government’s push to increase tree…...

18+ hour, 6+ min ago   (953+ words) Australia’s population debate cannot be separated from environmental decline, inequality and economic wellbeing. With continued growth adding pressure, zero population growth deserves a serious place in the national conversation. Not one of Australia’s political parties with seats in federal parliament…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (392+ words) Although government welcomes data-centre investment, our community must know who pays for power, water, roads and risk. Australia needs data centres. Data centres support everyday services, research and economic activity. Sydney metropolitan area has 27 data centres. Regional NSW has 12 data…...

1+ day, 34+ min ago   (591+ words) Comedian Harriet Kemsley, who was born and brought up in Canterbury, has opened up about her divorce in an emotional new television series. At one point, she was breaking down in tears as she reflected on one of the most…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (363+ words) This week’s cover of the international journal 'Science' features a scene of 'rotavirus' invading a cell. Rotavirus is a virus that causes acute gastroenteritis, leading to severe vomiting, watery diarrhea, fever, and other symptoms in infants and young children. Viruses…...

23+ hour, 17+ min ago   (353+ words) How a consequence can accumulate in work that no role is responsible for defending. Some costs arrive in a meeting as an objection. Others first appear in the tools …...