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Climate change will raise the risk of severe heatwaves. NZ homes aren’t ready
New modelling suggests hotter summers could place new demands on NZ’s electricity system, increase heat-related deaths and hit vulnerable people hardest.
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B.C. and Alberta fall behind on fracking safety distances for residents
Setback regulations remain the only lever that affords some protection to those bearing the greatest health risks of shale gas development in their neighbourhoods.
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Who has access to my bank details? What protections are in place to prevent misuse?
While alarming, incidents involving alleged unauthorised or inappropriate access can actually be a sign that safeguards to protect our data are working.
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Canada’s little-known role in helping to spur American independence in 1776
Britain controlled vast tracts in North America beyond the original 13 Colonies. And the American invasion of Canada played a role in the final political settlement.
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NZ wants to end climate lawsuits. How does that sit with its international commitments?
A proposed law change would end an activist’s landmark climate case. It also raises questions about whether NZ’s domestic laws match its global commitments.
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Smartphones are helping filmmakers tell the stories the movie industry overlooks
I wanted to make a film about solo parenting in all its messiness, the highs, but also the lows. I shot with my smartphone, almost daily, for nearly two decades.
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Confessions II: why Madonna still matters
There are many more female artists in the 2020s than the early 1980s, but none is as iconoclastic as Madonna, more than 40 years on from her debut.
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Schools should teach children more about how money works
Money matters are a vital part of education.
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Trump has made more than $1 billion from crypto in a year. How?
Turns out it can be quite easy – if you are the US president.
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Australia shouldn’t try to build its own frontier AI. Here’s why
The costs of building advanced, cutting-edge AI are prohibitive and Australia has few natural advantages.
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Workplace depression is common. Managers can make it worse, or better
Mental health problems keep people off work around five times longer than other types of injuries.
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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Julian Leeser on fighting an ‘explosion’ of hate in Australia
The Liberal frontbencher is the opposition’s leading Jewish voice and will soon appear at the royal commission on antisemitism.