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Your plastic pal who’s fun to be with
Oluwaseun D. Sanwoolu | June 12, 2026When the movie “Her” debuted in 2013, its plot felt like science fiction but today people actually report being in relationships with AI companions who give constant validation and support – and entirely distort their ideas about what a relationship really is.
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What gets you down?
Eveline Mu | June 12, 2026Depression arises from a mix of biological, psychological and social factors and while science has made some progress in understanding and treating it, the factors driving each person’s experience remain unique.
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Into the sausage machine
Carolyn Heward | June 12, 2026Academia is being swamped by auto-generated AI slop shamelessly stealing the research of real academics and even the memories and experiences of themselves and their subjects.
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The plagiarism generation?
Guy Curtis | June 11, 2026It’s easy to find media articles claiming plagiarism is increasing among university students but while AI certainly poses a range of challenges for academic integrity, is plagiarism increasing as much as we think it is?
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Mixing up the medicine
Open Forum | June 11, 2026New research suggests Australians are skipping doses, taking expired medication and going without groceries to afford medicines prescribed by their doctors because they aren’t covered by Labor’s landmark Cheaper Medicines policy.
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Women in AI
Leong Shu Min | June 11, 2026Empowering girls and young women to pursue information and communication technologies and digital innovation is no longer just a matter of social justice or ethical “policing” but a functional necessity for the survival and progress of our global civilisation.
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How’s your kid doing?
Shane Rogers | June 10, 2026Research suggests brief, repeated check-ins can provide a more accurate basis for decision-making around students’ mental health and potentially reduce the number of students flagged for further support.
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Handle with care
Open Forum | June 10, 2026Flinders University experts are warning that artificial intelligence must be carefully evaluated and governed before it is adopted widely in healthcare, saying rapid advances do not automatically translate into safe use for patients.
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Fish and computer chips
Open Forum | June 10, 2026Flinders University researchers have taken a revealing look inside the head of one of the first animals to crawl from the water to live on land more than 380 million years ago.
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Can social media be “safe by design”?
Madhuka Thisuri De Silva | June 9, 2026The proposed digital duty of care to reduce the social and psychological harms wrought by social media is a significant step in the right direction but “safe by design” will only deliver if it works for everyone.
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How the working class turned right
David Peetz | June 9, 2026Working class voters have stopped voting for the traditional socialist and social democratic parties that ignored their interests to embrace middle class concerns and are flocking to the far-right in the USA, Europe and now Australia in the shape of One Nation.
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Stay frosty
Aung Zaw Zaw Phyo | June 9, 2026A new study followed more than 12,000 older Australians and found that staying socially and mentally active also helps people stay physically fit in older age.
