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Cervical screening every 5 years.
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Molecular HPV testing, self-collection and when symptoms override the routine clock.
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Every issue →Headline Lens · Issue 009 · 1 October50 headlines. What did the words add?
Eight story groups. Exact wording, attribution and questions to take back to the evidence.
Read the answer →Health Lens · Issue 009Cervical screening every 5 years. What the longer interval means
Molecular HPV testing, self-collection and when symptoms override the routine clock.
Read the answer →Health · 18 SeptemberA free lung scan sounds simple. Who can actually get one?
Eligibility, pack-years and the steps after the scan.
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Global · Issue 008Who gets to draw the map?
Compare the labels, follow the decision and ask what a familiar name actually establishes.
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Media · Issue 008Who gets through the White House press door?
Different forms of access affect who can witness events and ask questions.
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Global · Issue 007 · 24 SeptemberCan you prove a picture is real?
Five practical checks for the source, context and claim behind an image or video.
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World · Issue 006 · 18 September 2026Hormuz, six months on: why is fuel rising again?
The war has become a problem of routes, repair and bargaining. A bypass can move oil around one chokepoint while exposing it to another.
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Australia · Making things · Issue 006Australia grows the cotton. Why does it leave before we can wear it?
The missing industrial step sits between a bale of fibre and the yarn a textile maker can use. Rebuilding it takes more than buying a machine.
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Science · Public records · Issue 006The UAP files are being released. What have they actually revealed?
Five releases, 375 files and a new protected disclosure channel. The useful question is what kind of evidence each contains.
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Climate · Measurement · Issue 006A record El Niño may be forming. Does that mean Australia's worst summer?
The Pacific signal is unusually strong. Its Australian consequences still depend on where you live, which season you mean and what else the climate is doing.
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Australia · Politics and media · Issue 006Pauline Hanson is active. What is the coverage choosing to show?
Policy, campaigning and controversy all appear in the record. A feeling of less attention is a question to measure, not a fact to build a story around.
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Health · 12 SeptemberBowel screening starts at 45. So why hasn't a kit arrived?
The first kit at 45–49 is by request. A screening result and a diagnosis are different things.
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Australia · Issue 005Who decides what Australians don't see?
The safety proposal, the acknowledged moderation risk and the safeguards that need to work.
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Science · Issue 005The Solar System you were shown
Compare the labelled scientific images and follow how measurements become familiar worlds.
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Cars and energy · 4 SeptemberEVs just outsold petrol cars. Did Australia actually hit the tipping point?
One month of new sales is different from the much slower change in all the cars on our roads.
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Health · 4 SeptemberCould a check reveal heart attack risk before symptoms?
A risk check can guide prevention. It cannot predict exactly what will happen to you.
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Politics · Issue 004One Nation is leading a poll. What could it actually do?
Polling support and the power to govern are different things. Follow the steps between them.
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