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‘A giant blanket’: how better insulation lowers energy costs for you and the grid
An expert explains how insulation works and why it matters.
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Should Australia pause building new data centres? We asked 5 experts
As data centres have grown in size and number in Australia, they have also become the subject of fierce public debate. So what’s the best way forward?
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CBC’s NHL hockey loss points to the need to rethink public media for the digital age
Canadians fund our public media at a far lower level than many countries, but this could change if CBC articulated a strong vision for the digital and AI age.
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Indonesia defends high number of military deployed in Papua
By Johnny Blades of RNZ Pacific Indonesia has defended the high number of military personnel it has deployed to West Papua, which dwarfs the size of deployments to other parts of the republic. But under Indonesian president Subianto Prabowo, a former military strongman, militarisation of Papua is changing gears and being shaped by a type
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John Minto: The shame of NZ’s betrayal of Gaza’s children
OPEN LETTER: By John Minto It is hard not to feel the deepest sense of shame as a New Zealander following the United Nations Independent Commission report released last week. (UN report details the “overwhelming” scale of children killed in Gaza). This report details Israel’s direct targeting of Palestinian children in Gaza and the Occupied
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How do governance frameworks operate and what can major public projects gain from them?
A group of researchers explored governance models in ten countries to see whether they help plan and deliver large-scale infrastructure works more responsibly and efficiently.
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Tanzania has banned political rallies again: what the government fears
Rallies hold great significance in Tanzania and are central to everyday political communication.
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Horse-trading in New Caledonia over provincial presidency elections
By Patrick Decloitre of RNZ Pacific New Caledonia’s newly-elected three provincial assemblies — Northern, Southern and the Loyalty Islands — have elected their respective presidents following the elections held on June 28 in the French Pacific territory. The make-up of the three provinces and their respective majorities were already known since the poll on Sunday.
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Gaza genocide – how many UN findings will the West ignore?
“No one living today ever imagined they would witness a genocide that would continue for 1000 days. Yet here we are. One thousand days of unbearable loss. One thousand days of children buried before their dreams could begin,” writes the Palestine Forum of New Zealand. ANALYSIS: By Hossam Shaker Once again, the United Nations reminds
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The Pharaohs rule in Dallas as the Socceroos are knocked out
The Socceroos World Cup campaign is over. But there’s plenty to be optimistic about for the next one in four years’ time.
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The new technologies in the UK defence investment plan
The Defence Investment Plan provides £5 billion for drone warfare.
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Defence investment plan should make the UK more secure – but it will need to find the money from somewhere
Efficiency savings can be easier to find on paper than to achieve in real life.