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Farmers can now produce more of their own energy than ever – but will they?
Self-reliance is important for many Australian farmers. But could farms ever become self-reliant in energy?
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AI is helping businesses learn what customers will pay – and workers will accept
Businesses are increasingly turning to AI and personalised data to become more efficient. Will that leave workers earning less and customers paying more?
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Fire and floods are usually treated as separate hazards. Portugal’s Pinhal Interior shows why they are part of the same cycle
As storms, wildfires, and floods strike in ever-closer succession, an architect with disaster risk science expertise explains why resilience is built between hazards, not during them.
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OnlyFans in South Africa: what creators say about sex work, personal safety and the gig economy
While some creators proudly embrace the label of sex worker, many others reject it outright.
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When does hardship become poverty? The left and right draw the line differently
Britons divide sharply over whether exclusion from ordinary living standards counts as poverty.
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View from The Hill: Pauline Hanson sets new hares running on super
Pauline Hanson’s attention-grabbing policy to give mortgage holders and renters is high populism while being – according to its many critics – low economics.
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Australia’s social media ban has an enforcement problem. These new laws aim to fix it
The government is returning to some unfinished business: strengthening its social media age restrictions.
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Australia has a housing shortage. So why are Bathla and other home builders collapsing?
Until we do more to tackle the causes of high construction company insolvencies, we’ll keep seeing more headlines about builders going bust.
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Investments promising social or environmental benefits need tougher anti-greenwashing rules
Australia and New Zealand should introduce a mandatory impact-risk statement for funds making explicit claims about their environmental or social impacts.
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The Twin Towers shaped the Manhattan skyline for decades. Now, it’s shaped by their absence
On September 11 2001 New York City’s skyline was suddenly and dramatically altered.
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How ‘hyperselection’ is making modern life efficient, pleasant – and boring
Are we optimising too much?
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Galileo, Copernicus, Cleansky, IRIS² must work together to secure Europe’s place in the space race
Europe’s leading aerospace industry players have no choice but to work hand in hand to further its space missions and develop critical infrastructure for security and climate protection.