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John Pesutto owes Moira Deeming $2.3m, but he doesn’t have it. Can former premiers be forced to pick up the tab?
Pesutto is on the hook for legal costs after being found to have defamed Deeming. Now she’s intending to sue Pesutto’s ...
Can a book help the left rebuild the good life? Ezra Klein’s Abundance is the talk of Washington – and Canberra
Jim Chalmers, Andrew Leigh and Gavin Newsom are among the high-ranking politicians reading and sharing Abundance – a book ...
‘No one knew what was happening’: new research shows how domestic violence harms young people’s schooling
One young woman told the study she could not do any homework at home because ‘it’s not a safe environment for me’.
‘There are too many unpleasant things in life without creating more’: why Impressionism is the world’s favourite art movement
French Impressionism from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, at the National Gallery of Victoria, features over a 100 of these ...
The kimono is more than an artefact and more than clothing. It is a concept artists will make their own
A new exhibition from the National Gallery of Victoria brings together over 70 fabulous garments of exquisite craftsmanship.
Spit or swallow? What’s the best way to deal with phlegm?
Whether you spit or swallow phlegm, both are safe. Spitting can help some people feel better, especially if their cough is ...
Is black mould really as bad for us as we think? A toxicologist explains
We still hear black mould in our homes described as toxic. But it’s the allergies and asthma they trigger we should be more ...