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Why most homeowners don’t need to lose sleep over negative equity
Owing more to the bank than your home is worth is a daunting prospect. But if you’ve bought a place to live in, not as an investment, there’s little reason to panic.
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Is bird flu infecting humans? How would we know?
Even with bird flu circulating in Australia, the risk to humans is low. But some groups are still at increased risk.
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New EU laws make AI content labels compulsory – but might just make it harder to spot deepfakes
Labels alone won’t be enough to tackle the rise of deepfakes.
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Fiji’s Palestine solidarity group queries ‘unprecedented’ security for Israeli embassy
By Jake Wise in Suva The Palestinian solidarity movement in Fiji is calling for greater transparency over the security arrangements surrounding the Israeli Embassy. Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre (FWCC) coordinator Shamima Ali, representing the movement, questioned what specific threat had prompted the heightened police presence around the embassy after police confirmed the additional security was
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Anthropic’s fight with the Pentagon shows how AI could threaten a crucial safeguard of democracy
What happens to democracy when the independent people capable of resisting abuses of power are replaced by systems designed to make those abuses easier?
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When can your child stay home alone? Neuroscience suggests we’re asking the wrong question
Caregivers often seek a specific age that their child can be left home alone. However, the neuroscience of brain development suggests that readiness depends on much more than a birthday.
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A new ‘NATO of the East?’ Why the Mecca pact isn’t quite what it seems
The Mecca agreeement is best understood as a form of strategic insurance for three governments seeking greater protection and political influence beyond traditional American guarantees.
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Indonesia at 81 – who owns the land of Papua’s future?
ANALYSIS: By Laurens Ikinia in Jakarta As Indonesia marks the 81st anniversary of its independence on Monday — August 17 — the republic has much to celebrate. Over eight decades, Indonesia has transformed itself from a newly independent archipelago into one of the world’s largest democracies and economies, holding together an extraordinarily diverse nation across
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South Africa’s small sugar farms are producing less than they could: study finds ways to boost them
Isolated interventions are unlikely to help small sugarcane growers. Improving productivity requires integrated support systems.
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Lithium in the Sahel: how armed groups are exploiting the global scramble for the critical mineral
Armed groups in the Sahel are finding new ways to profit from the rapidly expanding lithium trade.
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Foreign espionage increasing in Pacific, says NZ’s spy agency
RNZ News New Zealand’s spy agency says it is increasingly coming across espionage activity in the Pacific — and has identified individuals connected to an unnamed foreign intelligence service. The NZSIS reports that individually, Pacific states remain vulnerable to attempts at subversion, both in politically, and in the community. Security expert Al Gillespie told RNZ’s
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Tracy-Moana Campbell: Genocide training for NZ teachers by Israel a ludicrous idea
COMMENTARY: By Tracy-Moana Campbell A country currently indicted for genocide has no business training our teachers in Aotearoa New Zealand on the topic of genocide. The notion is ludicrous. Under this National policy Kiwi teachers are going to be trained about genocide by Israelis. It is intended that some Kiwi teachers will be sent to