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‘Buy now, pay later’ doesn’t feel like debt. For young people, that can be a big problem
A survey of young New Zealanders finds four in ten didn’t view buy now, pay later as debt. That perception can influence how they use it.
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Five years into AUKUS, what do we have to show for it? We’ve measured progress on three key metrics
Though reliably measuring progress is difficult, it would be disingenuous to say Australia has nothing to show for its investments to date.
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Australia’s digital duty of care bill needs these three changes to tackle online child sexual exploitation
Tech platforms need to be responsible for reporting online child sexual exploitation rather than relying on victims to do so.
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Make ‘em laugh: how One Nation uses comedy to normalise harmful ideas
The party’s Please Explain cartoon series has ignited a political firestorm, but behind the punchlines and backlash is an insidious way to spread propaganda.
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Skipping showers is the latest trend. But is there any science to ‘pheromone’ maxxing?
Animals use pheromones as chemical messengers to attract a mate or mark territory. But human sweat is very different.
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Banking scandal rocks Brazil’s politics and the country’s presidential election in October
After ten months of investigation, the Banco Master case points to banker Daniel Vorcaro managing to take the country’s political system hostage.
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Why does your brain mix up memories? A new study examines how memories are misplaced in your brain’s filing cabinets
Rather than simply forgetting a memory, your brain has likely misplaced it. Aging can make memory confusion worse.
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Canada’s fast delivery comes at a cost for migrant truck drivers
Low freight rates, unpaid working time and immigration rules can leave some drivers with little room to push back against difficult working conditions.
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Planting trees in the wrong places is not a climate solution
Global tree-planting campaigns can harm natural drylands. Effective climate restoration must work within dryland ecosystems, not seek to replace them.
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Daydreams, mind-wandering and rumination: What you think about can affect your feelings and mood
Different types of thoughts are meaningfully tied to our emotional well-being. By understanding these connections, we can identify new ways to support and improve our mental health.
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Antisemitism in Canada, 3 years after Oct. 7: What the alarming numbers show, and what Ottawa hasn’t done
To combat the rise in antisemitism, we need to accurately name what it is and continually confront it as a country.
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Democracy needs its champions. Here’s a proposal on how to fund them
By setting up a fund supported by those who violate Canadian laws to assist groups that protect civil rights, Canada can invest in democracy’s strongest defence: robust, free and open speech.