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Three hours of free power a day sounds good – but is Australia’s scheme fair?
Three hours of free power isn’t a giveaway – it’s meant to help the grid use floods of cheap solar. To succeed, the new scheme has to be fair.
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Payday super is coming on July 1. Workers will be thousands of dollars better off long term
Unpaid super costs Australians around $6 billion. So how much is ‘payday super’ likely to boost your balance? And where can employees or employers get more help?
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Quantum computers could expose our digital secrets – but there are much better reasons to build them
More profitable applications for quantum computers are eclipsing the drive to break encryption.
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Why the world’s most ambitious coal phase-out deal has failed – and what it means for climate finance
The $20 billion climate flop: a flagship plan to phase out coal in Indonesia hasn’t shut a single power plant.
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Women’s prize in non-fiction: powerful biographies, moving histories and creative approaches to health – six experts review the shortlist
New perspectives on history, complicated family relationships and a creative approach to health.
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Getting disability benefits got harder after the Social Security Administration’s staff was slashed and program rules were changed by Trump
Researchers learned from dozens of interviews that the usual ways of resolving complex cases, escalating issues and holding the authorities accountable no longer work.
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What happens to debt when someone dies?
Whether or not there’s a will, the results are the same.
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View from The Hill: Could One Nation be the unofficial opposition at the 2028 poll?
On the back of her party’s recent success, Pauline Hanson’s confidence is soaring - and she’s backing herself for the top job.
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French Constitutional Council approves changes to New Caledonia’s electoral roll
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk The French Constitutional Council has validated an adjustment to New Caledonia’s restrictions for their forthcoming provincial elections due to be held on 28 June 2026. The adjustment will now allow more than 10,000 people to cast their votes in the French territory’s local elections. The ruling
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Australia’s banking system locks many Muslims out of first home buyer schemes. Here’s how to fix it
Many Muslim Australians who observe the Islamic prohibition on interest cannot get government help to buy their first home unless they compromise on their faith.
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Why Melbourne’s obsession with black clothing actually makes sense
In the words of fashion designer Yohji Yamamoto: ‘Above all black says this: I don’t bother you – don’t bother me!’
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Canada should invest in nature as critical infrastructure
We are all familiar with the built infrastructure we rely on every day. However, we don’t think as much about the critical value of nature.