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Detroit is spending millions on gunshot detection tech – is it an effective tool in the fight against violent crime?
New research on ShotSpotter’s deployment in Detroit suggests the technology did not reduce officer response times.
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Ebola: vaccines alone won’t stop an outbreak – here’s what else is needed
Events in eastern DRC are a reminder that Ebola outbreaks are rarely controlled by vaccines alone.
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Is Victoria really the ‘car theft capital’ of Australia? And if so, why?
At a time when vehicle theft claims are falling across most of Australia, Victoria is heading in the opposite direction.
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Reaction to Henry Nowak murder shows why the government needs to channel a real ‘common sense’
Trying to outflank Reform UK won’t work – and could just make tensions worse.
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For Black women in abusive relationships, gun-control loopholes can engender deadly disparities
Guns are what make violent partners so dangerous. And in the US, Black women get less protection from laws meant to keep firearms out of abusers’ hands.
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Australia is facing a new 12.5% US tariff over anti-slavery claims. Are they actually right?
Using tariffs to make nations act on forced labour is questionable. Yet there is substance behind the US allegations – including that Australia hasn’t done enough.
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Police to review anti-racism guidance after Henry Nowak murder – why they’re right to do so
Police Minister Sarah Jones said the current guidance gives the ‘wrong impression’.
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The Regency period was queer and trans. ‘Bridgerton’ barely scratches the surface
The Netflix show is missing a richer and more accurate history of queer and trans life during that period in history.
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An unfinished reckoning with police violence: Community data shows ongoing systemic racism
Racialized communities are systematically over-represented in police use-of-force data across 17 cities and regions. And this is rooted in ongoing racism in policing.
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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Graeme Samuel on ‘doomsday’ attacks on the federal budget
The businessman and former competition chief says the fierce criticism of what he calls ‘mild’ budget changes shows why politicians have avoided reform for decades.
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Indonesia has ‘kidnapped’ Pesta Babi star to cover up ecocide, claims ULMWP
Asia Pacific Report Indonesia has kidnapped and threatened Mama Yasinta Moiwend (Mama Sinta), one of the Marind tribe women featured in the controversial documentary Pesta Babi (Pig Feast), into denying the film and its message, claims a West Papuan advocacy group. Pesta Babi, which focuses on the Merauke sugarcane megaproject and was premiered in New
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Cultural bias in west Africa’s school-leaver exam questions puts many students at a disadvantage
Assessments are often treated as culturally neutral when they are not.