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The Fifa men’s World Cup 2026 could be too big for its own good
How recent expansion could dilute football’s most powerful brand.
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How businesses with ties to Jeffrey Epstein saw norms – and even share prices – suffer
The more Epstein-connected directors a company had, no matter its size, the more likely it was to have governance problems.
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When global trade becomes a weapon, how can African economies protect themselves?
Africa needs to navigate the tension between interdependence, economic security, and economic diversification.
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Friday essay: love, sex and intimacy in the time of AI
We are designed to smell each other – but the custom-made soulmates of AI are frictionless, and always available. What if we fall out of love with our own kind?
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Australia now has access to Anthropic’s Claude Mythos. It may improve cyber safety – but not for everyone
The AI era has fundamentally changed the risks associated with poor cybersecurity practices.
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NZ’s new forestry rules promise consistency. Will they also increase environmental risk?
As an overhauled rulebook for commercial forestry comes into force, there are concerns it could weaken safeguards as climate risks intensify.
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Australian unis have dropped again in global rankings. Here’s why we can’t just shrug it off
According to international assessments, Australian unis are ‘struggling’. Closer to home, some academics are questioning whether a uni degree is even worth it.
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Kerbside parking is great for drivers – but terrible for everyone else. Could we get rid of it?
Australia largely has enough off-street parking to do away with unsightly kerbside parking – and free up space for bikes, pedestrians and scooters.
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Politicians have long misunderstood the ‘working class’. The rise of the far right shows how mistaken they have been
Class has always mattered, and now labour parties around the world are finding out why.
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Wildfires are reversing America’s progress on ozone pollution
The US had been reducing surface-level ozone, a harmful pollutant and the main component of smog, but that changed as wildfire activity picked up around 2015.
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US mortgage rates are staying high – and the Fed can do very little about it
Investors’ inflation expectations, much more than the central bank, are among the factors that affect the cost of home loans.
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Why the electric SUV boom is a problem for climate, health and equity
If SUVs were a country, they would be one of the world’s five biggest CO₂ emitters.