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Who is allowed to walk on the beach? It depends on where you live
Both legally and practically speaking, getting to the water’s edge isn’t as straightforward as it might seem – or as many people might like.
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Philadelphia’s 2026 sports calendar is packed – but fans are being priced out
In 1976, fans could score a ticket to the MLB All-Star Game for $6. In 2026, tickets start at over $200.
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A philosopher’s take on NZ’s bill to define who counts as a woman or man
The bill treats a complex cluster of biological traits as if it were one settled thing, and ties legal meaning to the pretence.
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How positive tipping points may be the key to protecting tropical rainforests
We don’t have to persuade everyone to do the right thing. We just need to persuade enough people to make the system tip in the right direction.
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Pizza lovers and savoury snackers: what secondary school pupils choose to eat
Cookies, traybakes and pizza were very popular, and daily specials and fruit were not.
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Wes Streeting’s health bill brings back ‘democratic control’ of the NHS in England – but what does it mean?
Abolishing NHS England sounds like a tidy fix. But the legal changes buried in the health bill could make the NHS more vulnerable than ever.
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Can AI help coastal cities prepare for rising seas and extreme events?
Extreme storm surges can be predicted much faster with high accuracy thanks to a new AI model that helps researchers and practitioners improve coastal flood risk assessment and adaptation planning.
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View from The Hill: Tony Abbott to tour the country, trying to energise Liberals
Tony Abbott, the Liberals’ new activist federal president, is preparing to convene meetings around the country in an effort to drum up membership and support for the struggling party. After the Newspoll…
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Paying the price for US-Israeli wars – and NZ’s shameful stance over genocide
Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa Today the US and/or Israel have been attacking Iran, Palestine, Lebanon, Yemen and Venezuela. The US is also strangling Cuba with an illegal economic blockade, threatening Greenland and preparing for war against China. History shows that US invasions kill, injure and destroy ordinary people’s lives, homes, essential infrastructure — and they
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Bangarra’s Sheltering is a powerful showcase of First Nations dance and creativity
Through Sheltering, Bangarra Dance Theatre proves one of its greatest strengths is in nurturing talented new voices.
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Iran dragged out the 1979 hostage crisis to humiliate the US. It could be doing the same to Trump now
The regime was built for resilience. The US president will struggle to get an acceptable deal unless he’s willing to compromise.
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The train the changes everything – the Silk Road railway beats blockade
COMMENTARY: By Lim Tean In 1904, a British geographer named Halford Mackinder stood before the Royal Geographical Society in London and delivered what would become the most prophetic warning in the history of geopolitics: “Who rules the Heartland commands the World Island. Who rules the World Island commands the World.” Mackinder’s insight was deceptively simple.