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NZ’s tourism sector is striving to be greener. What does that mean for businesses?
Interviews with NZ tourism operators finds sustainability is rarely straightforward, requiring continual learning, investment and collaboration.
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Australia’s housing market is cooling. Perhaps our expectations should too
We are judging the success of Australia’s housing system using the wrong measures.
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A brief history of popcorn – and its cinema snack sidekicks
Throughout the history of cinema, popcorn has been both scorned as a messy lowbrow distraction and hailed as a profit-making saviour.
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The ‘navalization’ of economic warfare sees trade routes become zones of force rather than rules
With the declining power of financial sanctions, many countries are now physically boarding ships to enforce scattershot rules of trade, conflict and commerce.
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Community refugee sponsorship: how the Home Office can get its new safe-and-legal route right
Britain has some limited experience with community sponsorship.
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The public isn’t bored with economists, management scholars and sociologists but engaging people has conditions
A group of researchers examine the communication barriers impacting social science professionals’ credibility and how people make sense of their expertise.
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Nato summit will reveal how alliance plans to manage European security as US cuts back its support
As ever, a lot will depend on the mood of the US president, Donald Trump.
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Exposure to everyday chemicals can add up – a toxicologist offers simple steps to reduce your dose
There’s no such thing as a ‘chemical-free’ life, but some simple steps can help you minimize exposures to daily chemicals.
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It may be almost impossible to make data centers pay their ‘fair share’ of electricity costs
Setting a price for power might seem straightforward, but in reality it’s extremely complicated – and residential customers have very little influence in the decision.
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For the 1 in 4 teens with ‘problematic smartphone use,’ Pennsylvania’s proposed bell-to-bell cellphone ban might not be a simple solution
Supporters of the ban argue that kids need a break from constant phone notifications so they can focus on learning and social skills instead.
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Why only 13% of surplus food gets donated by US supermarkets and other retailers to help hungry people – and how food pantries are trying to gather more
Picking up food more frequently from supermarkets doesn’t close the gap between what’s donated and could be donated, a supply chain scholar explains.
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ABC will trial using AI for journalism. What are the risks and benefits?
The decision tracks with a long history of editors and journalists being early adopters of tech innovations.