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After much time and consideration, it is with more than a tinge of sadness that due to personal and health reasons, I announce the closure of CareerSpot.
Published on: GreenCareer

Hello! Tim Hall here, the person behind all of the news across the 17 CareerSpot sites and newsletters for the last decade.
Published on: GreenCareer

The Commonwealth Ombudsman is launching an investigation into welfare payment cancellations.
Published on: ExecutiveCareer

Scientists analysing samples from asteroid Bennu have identified organic molecules, DNA and RNA bases ...
Published on: GreenCareer

Research suggests real-world maths skills do not always transfer to the classroom.
Published on: EducationCareer

Poverty makes people both terrified of risk and desperate enough to take it.
Published on: EducationCareer

A whole-of-government agreement with AWS extends a massive cloud services partnership for another three years.
Published on: ExecutiveCareer

A recent legal case could reshape how government-backed financiers report environmental impacts.
Published on: GreenCareer

The Albanese Government has announced an additional $1.7 billion in funding for public hospitals in the 2025–26 financial year.
Published on: ExecutiveCareer

A new study finds several AI chatbots show signs of cognitive decline.
Published on: EngineeringCareer

More strikes are set to affect Sydney transport, with the Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) announcing plans for two weeks of industrial action starting from 12 February.
Published on: GovernmentCareer - State

The government has banned all DeepSeek products, applications, and web services from government systems ...
Published on: EducationCareer

Australian scientists have sharpened a valuable tool in cancer research.
Published on: EngineeringCareer

The Tasmanian town of Tullah’s tap water is safe again, despite a nearby oil spill.
Published on: WaterCareer

A new project has been launched to combat illegal fishing in the Northern Territory.
Published on: WaterCareer

The Albanese government looks like it will not proceed with its proposed “nature positive” environmental laws.
Published on: GreenCareer

Human-caused lead pollution began over 5,000 years ago - much earlier than thought.
Published on: GreenCareer

NSW’s Chief Justice Andrew Bell has issued a sharp warning about the risks of AI in the state’s legal system.
Published on: ICTCareer

The internet is full of bargains and, as the ACCC found, dodgy return policies.
Published on: FinanceCareer

The Federal Government has pledged an additional $87.5 million to secure the future of Cairns’ drinking water supply.
Published on: WaterCareer

Floods brought new threats to Wingillie Wetlands, but nature is fighting back.
Published on: GreenCareer

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For the last few weeks we have been bogged down in the very Earthly matters of royalty, budgets, politics, humanity and celebrity - all good prompts to look away, up into the infinite. 

Health authorities, politicians and scientists have been slowly introducing the world to the concept of ‘One Health’ - an all-inclusive approach to health that extends from the human body right through the global environment. 

This year’s Nobel Prizes honour discoveries that unwind our notion of truth, our understanding of ourselves and the human story, the complexities of cells and the very basics of the universe. 

XENOTRANSPLANTATION - sounds like something that would happen to an ill-fated crew member in Star Trek, but it is also a technical term for using non-human parts to treat or enhance our own bodies. 

I am Tim Hall; a red-blooded, beer-drinking, car-driving Australian male who has no interest in watching sports – at least, not the sports played by humans.

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