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Live blog: New Horizons flyby of Pluto

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imageThe last photo sent to Earth by New Horizons before its flyby, and arguably the 'textbook' photo of the planet for the next few decades.NASA

From 9.30pm AEST (12.30pm BST, 1.30pm ASAT, 7.30am EST), I’ll be blogging live as we follow NASA’s coverage of the New Horizons mission. Refresh this page every few minutes for the latest updates.

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Queensland's budget puts it back on track to be a smart state

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imageQueensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk (left) and Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt (centre) prior to the Queensland Budget being delivered in State Parliament in Brisbane.AAP Image/Dave Hunt

As part of its state budget package presented today, the Palaszczuk government in Queensland is investing A$180 million in a push to get industry,...

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Meet the English professor who taught fanfic at an Ivy League university

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imageComing to a lecture theatre near you.EPA/Andy Rain

Fifty Shades of Grey is only the most notorious of many recent novels that have their origins in online fan fiction, or fic. Although fic has been around for a long time, it has only recently become so visible in mainstream culture – and so more commercial.

It might then surprise you,...

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  4. Do the mainstream media have a moral obligation towards citizen journalists?
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  18. The Banality of Ethics in the Anthropocene, Part 2
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  25. Science can drive the sustainability of our precious soils, water and oceans
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  28. New Horizons is an old spacecraft – but it will transform our knowledge of Pluto
  29. With hopes low, Tsipras may have just done the best deal possible for Greece
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  32. NHS spending is less transparent and accountable in more deprived areas
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  36. Elon Musk's high-speed Hyperloop train makes more sense for Mars than California
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  38. Why do flags matter? The case of Japan
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