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Tuesday 15 September 2026
$30 million UOW Futures Fund to create opportunity for generations
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Education
Telling a young child they are ‘smart’ seems like a good idea. New research shows how it could encourage them to cheat
Children told they were smart before a test were nearly twice as likely to cheat afterwards as those praised for effort, luck, or told nothing at all.
Law, Politics and Society
Feminist icon Gloria Steinem lifted up women everywhere, leaving behind a more gender‑equal world
From an undercover assignment as a Playboy Bunny to a Presidential Medal of Freedom, Gloria Steinem's life helped shape modern feminism
Health and Medicine
Could a ‘cortisol cocktail’ really reduce stress and boost energy?
Cortisol is the latest wellness buzzword but claims you can reduce its levels by drinking a “cocktail” are more complicated than social media suggests
Education
Some parents want to see primary schools go ‘device free’. There could be unintended consequences
The evidence against screens in schools is far less settled than the backlash suggests
Environment and Energy, Science and Technology
The first wave of bird flu is the worst: what Australia can learn from overseas
Whether a bird species collapses or merely stumbles under H5N1 depends less on the virus itself than on habitat, nutrition and the other pressures already stacked against it
Arts and Culture
How do you satirise a self‑satirising society? Jordan Prosser gives it a go
In Blue Giant, a reality TV trip-to-Mars novel, Jordan Prosser proves he's a dazzlingly brilliant wordsmith – but is he too clever by half?