Going the full shepherd
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Going the full shepherd

And is Albo at breaking point?

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Ruminating on the rhythms of summer
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Ruminating on the rhythms of summer

Or should we be preparing for Cicadageddon?

The fluorescent red mozzies that could protect us from other blood-hungry biters
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The fluorescent red mozzies that could protect us from other blood-hungry biters

Floods and heatwaves are fanning a spike in mosquito-borne disease with one aggressive species threatening to invade Australia.

  • byAngus Dalton
The single most annoying sound of summer

The single most annoying sound of summer

The arrival of pleasant weather brings with it a far more sinister reality:the annual war against mosquitoes.

  • byThomas Mitchell
The colours you should avoid wearing if you’re a mosquito magnet

The colours you should avoid wearing if you’re a mosquito magnet

As mosquito season begins,we ask:why do the little blighters terrorise some and spare others? It could be down to your outfit.

  • byAngus Dalton
A female mosquito feeding
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A female mosquito feeding

A cocktail of skin odours and carbon dioxide attract mosquitoes to their feasting grounds.

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Feed your karma in the dairy section
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Feed your karma in the dairy section

While the Baa-Baas get vulgar.

Gerbils in the ranks
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Gerbils in the ranks

Is the MAGA cap the new mortarboard?

Ringing the road crew
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Ringing the road crew

Even though the reception was poor.

Why one area of Sydney has been swarming with mosquitoes

Why one area of Sydney has been swarming with mosquitoes

The mosquito numbers in south-west Sydney are two to three times higher than usual,while the rest of the city is just dealing with a regular spring surge.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
Some New Yorkers are rank
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Some New Yorkers are rank

Give the Doc a fare go.