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From aristocracy to ‘assetocracy’ – how wealth has transformed the House of Lords
Hundreds of peers enjoy extraordinary wealth, new research has found.
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Four ways to help your body adjust to the autumn time change
Changing the time on a clock does not instantly reset our body’s internal system. But these strategies can help.
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For Andy Burnham, getting closer to the EU could prove as tricky as exiting it – an expert explains
A short history of Brexit struggles over the years.
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How autumn changes animal sexual behaviour – including that of humans
Some animals change sex altogether in the autumn.
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Why Snowy Hydro’s $25 billion cost blowout is a warning sign for other megaprojects
From the $93 billion High Speed Rail project to Melbourne’s Suburban Rail Loop, Australia needs a better approach on megaprojects – or history will keep repeating,
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Michelle Landry announces retirement, opening path for Matt Canavan to switch to lower house
Canavan did not announce his bid, but has made clear he would be open to a move from the Senate if there was a lower house vacancy.
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Brazil’s election puts at risk country’s role as a bulwark against Trump interventionism in the Americas
A victory for Flávio Bolsonaro could keep Brazil trapped in a model of extractivism that has been part of the country’s history since the arrival of the Portuguese settlers in the 16th century.
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How Lula turned four lessons from the presidential elections in Colombia into a comeback in Brazil’s Sunday runoff
Iván Cepeda’s defeat in Colombia served as a wake-up call for the left in Brazil. The campaign shifted its focus from rhetoric about sovereignty to issues that directly affect people’s daily lives, pushing foreign policy into the background
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Snowy 2.0 was never going to be cheap. But it will be much cheaper than relying on batteries for storage
The original costings for Snowy 2.0 were wildly optimistic. But the troubled scheme is close to completion – and will help power the grid as coal exits.
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In an age of AI, Wildwood is a film that reminds us human creativity is irreplaceable
The latest stop-motion offering from Laika Studios was a 16-year-long labour of love.
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Ruling out Opportunity only harms Luxon’s election chances, right? It’s not that simple
National’s repeated refusal to work with potential king-making party Opportunity might appear self-sabotaging – but there’s a hidden logic at play.
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Friday essay: AI is devastating higher education, but the system was already broken
AI is a project of the powerful, implemented in the name of an efficiency that has nothing to do with the good, writes Jeff Sparrow.