The Best of Guardian Australia
9 most popular Guardian Australia articles, as voted by our community.
Guardian Australia on Disability
Vast majority of disability pension applicants say Centrelink treated them unfairly
Two-thirds of recipients and 80% of applicants said it was difficult to respond to Centrelink’s requests
Guardian Australia on Education
‘Full-on robot writing’: the artificial intelligence challenge facing universities
AI is becoming more sophisticated, and some say capable of writing academic essays. But at what point does the intrusion of AI constitute cheating?
Australian universities to return to ‘pen and paper’ exams after students caught using AI to write essays
Australia’s leading universities say redesign of how students are assessed is ‘critical’ in the face of a revolution in computer-generated text
Guardian Australia on Environment
Fears for environment after 50,000 fish escape salmon farm in Tasmania
The company involved says it does not expect the fish to damage the environment, but others disagree
Guardian Australia on Innovation
Homes on steroids: how Australia came to build some of the biggest houses on Earth
My family of four lives in a home that 90 years ago housed a family of 11. How have our ideas of enough changed over the years?
Guardian Australia on Walking
Step on it! Walking is good for health but walking faster is even better, study finds
Walking briskly is beneficial for all health outcomes including dementia, heart disease, cancer and death
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De-extinction: scientists are planning the multimillion-dollar resurrection of the Tasmanian tiger
University of Melbourne partners with US biotech company to plan genetic restoration of the thylacine
‘Wobbly’ moon probable cause of mass tree deaths in Australia, scientists say
Analysis of satellite imaging shows correlation between fluctuation in mangrove canopy cover and lunar nodal cycle
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