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Working from home should be a right, not a reward
An Australian state is set to introduce a law supporting the right to work from home, and it’s already in place for some parents in Portugal. Should it happen elsewhere?
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Millions of Africans are displaced without crossing a border – and their needs are often overlooked
The issue of internal displacement remains poorly understood despite the very large number of people involved.
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The global race to make a practical quantum computer just took a big leap forward
The new machine works in a different way to many other quantum devices.
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Florida lost 450,000 ACA enrollees in 2026 as premiums rose an average of 37% nationally, new data shows
ACA enrollments in Florida dropped in 2026, but the decrease was smaller than anticipated.
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What happens when your hospital is also your insurance company? We’re starting to see the effects
Hospitals are tasked with making patients better, but when the hospital that provides care also owns the insurance company that pays for that care, the incentives get more complicated.
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Politics with Michelle Grattan: One Nation’s David Farley on the migrants his party wants
Farley described One Nation’s immigration target as more complex than its official 130,000 figure, estimating about 40,000 more ‘rotating’ migrants were also needed.
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Jeremy Rose: Why AI is good ‘news’ for modern man
COMMENTARY: By Jeremy Rose A few months back, the story of the Victoria University of Wellington economist Dr Eleanor Vance and her 1978 paper “The Market Autocrat: Anticipating the Neoliberal Siege on Welfare States” was shared numerous times on my Facebook feed. Soon after, the heartwarming story of former prime minister Jacinda Ardern donating hundreds
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Bipartisan deal on gambling includes a review after three years
After striking an agreement with the opposition, the government agreed to somewhat toughen its original plan on the legislation.
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Australia must move up the AI ‘value chain’ to capture maximum value from the technology: Andrew Charlton
The assistant minister argues Australia needs to leverage its data centre advantage and translate that into benefits and growth for the broader economy.
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In Madagascar, Gen-Z overthrew a corrupt regime but the battle against state capture has barely begun
The youth-led protests of 2025 were not the first time the Malagasy people created a window of opportunity for change.
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The Medicines Patent Pool is improving access to essential medication where it’s most needed, but does it make economic sense?
Three economists explore the viability of a UN-backed one-stop licensing ‘hub’ for making essential, often life-saving biotherapeutics and vaccines both affordable and more widely available.
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Why gatherings and celebrations are such an important part of summer
Research shows that festivals and gatherings can change the way people choose to live.