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People are more likely to ditch the car and use an e-bike if they feel confident and safe
An e-bike is a good start. But training, guided rides and social connection give people the confidence to keep using them.
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Australia’s EV sales are skyrocketing. Our charging infrastructure may soon struggle to keep up
Tighter regulation and careful planning will ensure our public chargers actually work.
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Australia’s arts workers are finally being recognised by the Fair Work Commission. What changes now?
Adding the word ‘arts’ to the Amusement, Recreation, Events and Arts Award will give the arts sector a safety net – but the details will determine its robustness.
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NZ is eyeing reform of its strained aged-care system. How might a reset deliver for Māori?
As the government considers major aged-care reform, research points to how a new system could better support kaumātua and whānau.
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Darline Graham’s inherited Senate seat revives the ‘widow’s mandate’ with a sibling twist
Though Graham’s appointment may seem unusual, political inheritance has never been fully absent from American democracy.
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France’s nuclear reactors are running hot and still keeping the lights on
As Canada develops new nuclear projects, some might worry that hotter weather could undermine nuclear reliability. However, France’s experience this summer suggests otherwise.
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What dandelions and bees can teach us about our responsibilities to the natural world
In an early childhood program, everyday encounters remind participants that acknowledging land is something we live through relationships and responsibilities.
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Your high school friends may shape whether you become an entrepreneur decades later
Entrepreneurship is usually treated as an adult pursuit, but new research suggests the social influences that help shape who becomes an entrepreneur can begin much earlier.
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Book Talk: Q&A with a scholar on how everyday objects help fight gender-based violence
In her new book, media and technology academic Nicolette Little examines the impact of five Canadian grassroots multi-media projects.
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What if we stopped treating social care like a service? A small village community in Yorkshire showed me another way
A visit to my friend in a remote Yorkshire village led me into a three-month immersion in one of Britain’s most remarkable forms of social care.
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Does timing matter when you take supplements? Here’s what the evidence says
Taking a supplement at the right time may improve absorption, although need, dose and possible medicine interactions come first.
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Aliens at 40: from wearable cameras to exoskeletons, here are the technologies the film predicted
The 1986 science fiction thriller features everything from robotic exoskeletons to terraforming.