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Mentoring based on young peoples’ strengths can alleviate the crisis in education, training and employment
Mentors are trained adults who can offer emotional, practical and developmental support to young people.
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Month: September 2026
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Compulsory grammar tests in England’s schools aren’t improving children’s writing
Teachers have gained some skills, but the GPS test is not an effective means of helping pupils become better writers.
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How ‘egalitarian’ Sweden became more comfortable with wealth
After the end of its wealth tax came a newfound ‘wealth porn’.
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Why does Southeast Asia keep breathing the same haze — and can ASEAN do more to stop it?
Southeast Asia’s recurring haze is rooted in Indonesia’s fires, but its regional impact calls for stronger ASEAN cooperation, accountability and prevention.
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Denmark is a cycling nation, but our research shows rates are declining – here’s why
Denmark built the bike lanes – but people are still getting in cars.
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Has hay fever season started early? And what’s the most common culprit?
Eastern states have experienced more vegetation growth during late winter and early spring, while WA has had lower plant growth. Here’s what this means for symptoms.
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Top bureaucrats don’t want to be criticised on social media, but their fix may be unconstitutional
Some of the country’s highest-paid public servants would like politicians to stop posting videos of them online. It would be an antidemocratic, even unlawful, move.
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What anglers have taught me about saving England’s sharks
Scientists are working closely with anglers to track the lives of sharks in English waters.
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Keith Rankin Analysis – Christopher Luxon’s Uneasy Relationship with Known Knowns
Keith Rankin writes; Our present generation of political leaders seem to find the known truth – the known knowns – a source of political tension and defensiveness. The reason that they don't have the skills to negotiate facts when challenged is probably because the corporate media has hitherto done a particularly inadequate job of challenging them.
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The Margaret Preston retrospective at the National Gallery of Victoria is a revelation
This is not just another Margaret Preston show. It is the Margaret Preston show for our generation.
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Like a Goya of Google, artist Jon Rafman fixates on the internet’s perverse pleasures
Memento Hikikomori is an intoxicating mini-retrospective of Canadian artist Jon Rafman, now on at Brisbane’s Institute of Modern Art.
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‘Digital duty of care’ laws will force tech platforms to look after users
The new bill puts the onus on tech platforms to protect Australians from harmful content and design features.