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Toy Story 5’s ‘Lilypad’ is an indictment of the world that birthed the ‘iPad Kid’
The film zeros in on the generation of children whose formative years are unfolding in front of screens.
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Labour will get no second chances to change: Andy Burnham’s warning to his struggling party
Makerfield’s new MP said the area would give its name to a new test to ensure fairness for neglected areas.
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BBC to cut 550 jobs across news and radio – here’s what it means for audiences
With such cuts in programming and in jobs, will the BBC be able to maintain its high level of trust and attention?
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Why are we so obsessed with charismatic leaders?
Of all the characteristics we might prize in a leader – competence, integrity, careful judgment, ethical courage – why do people rate charisma so highly?
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Where do women feature in the history of diplomacy?
What grants influential women visibility and diplomatic status? Women in Diplomacy day on June 24 is an opportunity to consider how female-led efforts are recognised, valued and remembered.
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Gaza flotilla victim blaming – time to expel Israel’s ambassador
Even Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong believes the Gaza flotilla victims and the AFP (Australian Federal Police) is investigating, yet Israel’s ambassador and the Murdoch press call everyone liars. What gives? Michael West Media reports. COMMENTARY: By Andrew Brown Israel’s ambassador to Australia has looked at Australian citizens who say they were beaten, tortured and
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Campaigning in full swing as New Caledonia heads toward crucial provincial elections
By Patrick Decloitre of RNZ Pacific Political parties in New Caledonia are now in full campaigning mode for the French Pacific territory’s provincial elections. The campaign officially opened on Monday and will last until 26 June 2026 at midnight local time. The crucial poll, involving more than 190,000 voters (as part of a recently revised,
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New evidence reveals extent of anti-fascist motives behind ‘insane’ aristocrat’s plot to assassinate Mussolini
Italian and British governments conspired to brand Violet Albina Gibson ‘insane’ as it was politically expedient.
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The 11 best songs and albums about fatherhood – according to music experts
Songs about fathers and fatherhood range in tone from joy and and celebration to absence, tension and grief.
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Heatwaves: five reasons why Victorian houses are cooler than modern buildings
Victorian architects knew how to design homes to stay cooler, and their techniques could be used today.
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New Zealand First’s campaign to scrap city’s independent Māori Board just ‘dumb, racist stuff’, says mayor
By Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira of RNZ Te Ao Māori Auckland’s mayor has hit out at a New Zealand First election campaign promise to scrap the city’s Independent Māori Statutory Board (IMSB), shrugging it off as “dumb, racist stuff”. The party has penned and introduced a bill seeking to disestablish the board, stating that the unelected council
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Andy Burnham is back at Westminster: what this says about Britain’s changing political system
If Burnham becomes PM, it shows that Westminster is no longer the only route to the top job.