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Data centres have existed for decades. So why are they so controversial now?
Data centres were once treated as invisible pieces of digital infrastructure. Now, they’re the focus of intense political debate.
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Data centres in Australia: your questions answered
From almost 350 questions, nine experts answer the most common ones you asked.
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Pioneer of Palestine protest in NZ warns against the IDF ‘obscenity’ becoming normalised
Asia Pacific Report A pioneer of Palestine protest in Aotearoa New Zealand today warned against the IDF slaughter “obscenity” becoming accepted as normal in the world. “It’s a particular obscenity watching a catastrophe unfold in Gaza, in the West Bank, and in Lebanon and for the world to get used to it — as our
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Canada’s new strategy won’t solve food insecurity or the health issues it creates
While the National Food Security Strategy does include important food systems initiatives, it fails to address the root causes of food insecurity or its health consequences.
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Pharmacogenomics: how your genes could help doctors choose the right medicine and dose
Your genes can affect how some medicines work. A reusable result could help doctors prescribe more safely, alongside other clinical evidence.
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Why making friends at university feels harder than it really is
We overestimate how much other people notice our own behaviour and any social missteps.
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Security clearances don’t determine whom a president can trust – they reveal risks the president may not know
A report that one of Trump’s aides went a year without routine vetting raises a question a former CIA executive knows well: What is that process for?
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‘Treasury can write what it likes’, says Peters defending Pacific Islands Forum hosting decision
By Kaya Selby of RNZ Pacific Foreign Minister Winston Peters says he was under no obligation to consult with Cabinet before making an offer to Pacific Island Forum (PIF) member nations to host the annual leaders meeting in 2027. It comes after Treasury released documents showing, in March, they advised Finance Minister Nicola Willis to
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UK changes its tune on Israeli policies in the West Bank
The Burnham government has announced it will sanction all trade in goods and services from illegal settlements in the West Bank.
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Yes, it’s the economy, stupid. But One Nation is outflanking the government on messaging, too
Voters’ economic pain is real. But perceptions matter too, and the government must get better at selling its message on its key policies.
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Islamic economics has questioned endless growth for centuries. What can it teach us today?
Long before the modern degrowth movement, Islamic economic thought placed limits on consumption, challenged wealth concentration and treated economic activity as a moral question.
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Pennsylvania’s aging levees are under pressure from scarce funding and severe weather
Many levees built in the mid-1900s do not offer enough protection for today’s storms, and small rural communities in particular struggle to afford needed upgrades.