Nathan Hoad

• Can you tell which world leader is real, and which was made by a computer?

  Story Lab

  By Tim Leslie, Nathan Hoad and Ben Spraggon

  Posted September 27, 2018 05:01:08 | Updated September 27, 2018 13:44:36

  Take our quiz to understand what the future of fake news might mean for all of us.

  Topics: information-and-communication, internet-culture, social-media, broadcasting, ethics, science-and-technology, internet-technology, government-and-politics, australia

• This could be the year of the bin chicken

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  By Nathan Hoad

  Posted September 21, 2018 10:04:05 | Updated September 21, 2018 10:15:47

  They may not have taken out the "bird of the year" title, but internet searches show there's no sign of interest in ibises waning.

  Topics: human-interest, environment, australia

• Bear wants to tell a story. But do you want to read it?

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  By Cristen Tilley, Nathan Hoad, and Ben Spraggon

  Posted August 22, 2018 05:15:02 | Updated August 22, 2018 10:25:33

  We studied the top 100 bestselling kids' books and decided to write our own to explain what we found. Meet Bear.

  Topics: books-literature, children---preschoolers, children, children---toddlers, women, australia

• Chart of the day: What are the chances your plane will leave on time?

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  By Nathan Hoad

  Posted August 21, 2018 10:50:59 | Updated August 22, 2018 10:51:06

  Flight tracking data reveals the worst routes for delays and cancellations.

  Topics: travel-and-tourism, air-transport, australia

• Chart of the day: Star Trek fans really dislike one particular episode. Here's why

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  By Nathan Hoad

  Posted July 25, 2018 10:07:02 | Updated July 25, 2018 11:51:20

  We charted fan reviews of every episode of Star Trek and there is a clear outlier.

  Topics: television, australia, united-states

• Twelve boys and their coach walked into a cave. It took 17 days to free them — here's why

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  By Sarah Motherwell, Ben Spraggon and Nathan Hoad

  Posted July 13, 2018 05:02:25 | Updated July 14, 2018 21:44:21

  Cave diving is perilous at the best of times but finding and freeing the 12 Thai boys and their football coach from Tham Luang posed extreme challenges.

  Topics: accidents, emergency-incidents, thailand

• Chart of the day: Who is better at Wimbledon than Federer?

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  By Nathan Hoad

  Posted July 09, 2018 10:43:53 | Updated July 09, 2018 10:59:29

  We've ranked the top 50 Wimbledon players over the last 50 years. It might surprise you who's on top, and who isn't.

  Topics: tennis, sport, england

• Chart of the day: Welcome to the Hollywood sequel factory

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  By Nathan Hoad

  Posted June 21, 2018 10:29:21 | Updated June 21, 2018 10:44:18

  As yet another Hollywood sequel — Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom — opens in cinemas, it's easy to see why even disappointing sequels keep getting made.

  Topics: science-fiction-films, film, united-states

• 83,000 reasons not to answer a call from an unknown number

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  By Nathan Hoad

  Posted June 20, 2018 10:50:25 | Updated June 20, 2018 12:42:02

  Investment scams are costing older Australians more than $83,000 per scam while dating and romance scams can cost victims upwards of $30,000.

  Topics: fraud-and-corporate-crime, internet-culture, australia

• Fortnite or Netflix: which should NBN Co be more concerned about?

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  By Nathan Hoad

  Posted June 06, 2018 10:20:49 | Updated June 06, 2018 10:35:46

  The head of the NBN says gamers are "heavy users", but how much bandwidth do online games actually use?

  Topics: arts-and-entertainment, games, internet-culture, internet-technology, australia

• Chart of the day: Teenagers saying 'I don't' to getting hitched

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  By Nathan Hoad

  Posted May 24, 2018 10:10:02 | Updated May 24, 2018 10:13:11

  The number of teenagers getting married in Australia falls sharply, but girls are still getting married more than boys.

  Topics: marriage, women, children, australia

• Chart of the day: The slow decline of The Simpsons

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  By Nathan Hoad

  Posted May 09, 2018 17:02:25 | Updated May 11, 2018 15:27:26

  The Simpsons is the longest-running animated show in US history but can something go for that long and maintain its quality? The answer, in the case of The Simpsons at least, is no.

  Topics: arts-and-entertainment, popular-culture

• Chart of the day: How Last Jedi polarised critics and Star Wars fans

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  By Nathan Hoad

  Posted May 04, 2018 13:23:06

  The original Star Wars trilogy remains a favourite with fans and reviewers alike, but the latest film has caused a disruption in the force.

  Topics: film-movies, arts-and-entertainment, science-fiction-films, united-states

• You decide Australia's population, we'll show you how it looks

  By Inga Ting, Mark Doman, Ri Liu and Nathan Hoad

  Posted March 13, 2018 06:03:22 | Updated March 13, 2018 15:35:10

  We're putting you in charge of the levers of population growth to shape what Australia will look like in 2101. A word of warning before you begin: your decisions could shape the future for millions of Australians.

  Topics: population-and-demographics, community-and-society, political-parties, government-and-politics, immigration, health, australia

• You decide: Should you send your kids to public or private school?

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  By Cristen Tilley, Ben Spraggon and Nathan Hoad

  Posted January 31, 2018 06:15:17 | Updated May 11, 2018 12:15:10

  Assuming you have the means to pay for private schooling, or to move to an area with a good public school, how do you decide?

  Topics: education, primary-schools, public-schools, secondary-schools, australia

• See if you can guess which US TV network mentions Trump the least

  Story Lab

  By Cristen Tilley, Nathan Hoad and Ben Spraggon

  Posted December 13, 2017 07:12:06 | Updated December 13, 2017 11:46:05

  On many days, Donald Trump dominates half of some TV channels' airtime in the United States. But you might be surprised which network mentions him the least.

  Topics: donald-trump, world-politics, television-broadcasting, united-states

• How much more than you does a CEO earn?

  Story Lab

  By Matt Liddy, Ben Spraggon and Nathan Hoad

  Posted December 06, 2017 06:00:26 | Updated December 06, 2017 15:38:35

  Compared to average Australians, CEOs earn an astronomical amount, watch the pay gap tick over in real time.

  Topics: business-economics-and-finance, company-news, australia

• Keeping track of the ugly side of the same-sex marriage debate

  Story Lab

  By Cristen Tilley and Nathan Hoad

  Posted October 11, 2017 06:11:14 | Updated October 26, 2017 16:59:01

  The same-sex marriage debate has been marred by hate speech, vandalism and bullying. Keep track of the key incidents.

  Topics: gays-and-lesbians, marriage, federal-government, sexuality, vandalism, australia

• What do voters in your neighbourhood think about same-sex marriage?

  By Matt Liddy, Nathan Hoad and Ben Spraggon

  Posted September 13, 2017 04:46:55 | Updated September 14, 2017 15:57:39

  Polling consistently shows most voters support same-sex marriage — but how do views vary across the country?

  Topics: federal-government, marriage, community-and-society, federal-parliament, australia

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