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Free TAFE has opened the door to thousands more Australians. But getting people through the door is only half the job.

New data show just four of the 19 targets are being met or are on track to be so. With such a poor track record, it’s time for a different approach.

Canada has a promising gender-based violence legal and policy framework, but none of it accounts for the people actually delivering frontline services.

Biodiversity policies fail because governments lack the safeguards, accountability mechanisms and political commitment needed to implement them consistently.

The game belongs to the fans. Fifa would do well to remember that.

Andy Burnham says his government is going to fix it for good. What would that take?

Despite successful Ukrainian drone strikes, it’s unlikely either Vladimir Putin’s regime or the Russia-Ukraine war will end any time soon.

The US president has maed several statements suggesting that he is not happy with the Israeli prime minister.

And why you should let them share your picnic ham and jam.

Adolescent girls carry the blame for early pregnancy, yet the boys and men who got them pregnant remain invisible.

From the BBC’s implementation of AI guardrails to Reuters’ embrace of AI tools to disseminate breaking financial news, newsrooms’ missions and values are shaping their technological futures.

These expert recommendations are short enough to tear through over a weekend