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The Taliban has brought Afghanistan close to collapse, but resistance is growing
Armed groups are challenging the group’s hold on power. Can they present a united front?
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Democratic Party pledges ‘honest review’ after preliminary election wipeout in Cook Islands
By Rashneel Kumar, editor of the Cook Islands News Cook Islands’ Democratic Party leader Tina Pupuke-Browne has pledged an “honest campaign review” after preliminary results showed the party losing all its seats. Pupuke-Browne said the party will learn from its dismal 2026 general election performance, but added that it is “premature” to declare their final
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The use of AI in biotechnology is changing faster than the rules governing either technology
The convergence of AI and biotechnology blurs boundaries and challenges existing regulations designed to consider technologies separately.
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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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With religious hostility surging in Australia, we need to rethink our approach to religious education
My research has found religious education can encourage critical thinking in children, instil kindness and tolerance, and help expand students’ worldviews.
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Why a vote on taxing California’s billionaires is being watched around the world
A push in California to tax billionaires will be an important test of the political power of the rich – and the health of US democracy.
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For Indigenous people, connection to Country can be a preventive health measure
When Indigenous people are displaced from or denied access to Country, measurable declines in mental health, physical health and emotional wellbeing follow.
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What India’s ‘cockroach’ protests reveal about youth, solidarity and hope
The Cockroach Janta Party protests are significant not just as a reaction to one judge’s insult, but because the way the movement has organized offers a hopeful model of democratic solidarity.
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Why Canada is effectively shutting down its 70-year peacekeeping legacy
The Canadian Defence Department’s recent announcement that it’s scaling back peacekeeping missions marks the final step in the triumph of one national peacekeeping mythology over another.
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Some of the most trusted political voices in 18th-century Britain were fictional – why this tradition lives on
A fictional astrologist, parrot, Chinese philosopher and midwife wrote biting and sought after political satire in the 18th-century.
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North Korea grows stronger as South Korea reckons with fading US support
South Korea continues push for peace with the north, as Pyongyang’s military strength grows.
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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.