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What 20 million bans reveal about the strain on Wikipedia’s volunteers
Wikipedia has grown steadily in size and importance, but a shrinking core of volunteer administrators is straining the organization.
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Hockey Night in Canada: It’s game over for NHL hockey on CBC, but a new era beckons
There’s a historical relationship between CBC and Canada’s game, and there are opportunities ahead despite the end of ‘Hockey Night in Canada.’
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If Europe wants to ‘go it alone’ on security, countries need to learn to sing from the same songsheet
Splits are appearing in Europe’s approach to Russia’s aggression just when it needs to present a united front.
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The international legal order is broken: 2 key shifts needed to fix it
Most states know that without widely understood and accepted international laws and principles it would be harder to resolve their disagreements peacefully.
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Cracks in the International Space Station are causing air leaks – how much longer can it remain habitable?
A worsening leak on June 5 forced five crew members to prepare for an emergency evacuation.
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Summer’s new normal is a hazard that’s testing Europe’s climate resilience
As people across Europe are having to acclimatise to an unprecedented heatwave, coordinated responses for tackling extreme heat need to come from the top, and there’s no time to lose.
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Caps are coming for domestic uni places, but the government also wants to grow student numbers. Can this work?
Federal Education Minister Jason Clare has introduced a bill under which universities face new caps on their domestic student numbers.
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Grattan on Friday: Now’s the time to renovate multiculturalism, elevating ‘interculturalism’
Amid the heated debate around multiculturalism there is a strong case for a reset of multicultural policy to make it more resilient in a changing world.
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Lim Tean: Marco Rubio embarrasses himself – and America – over Iran
COMMENTARY: By Lim Tean The US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, has told the world that Iran’s foreign policy is driven by “pure theology” and that “no one has ever been able to do a successful deal with Iran”. Both claims are demonstrably false. Both reveal a man profoundly unqualified for the White House office
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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Jenny McAllister on ‘confronting but necessary’ NDIS reforms
The NDIS minister joined the podcast to discuss the government’s reforms – and what the changes mean for 160,000 Australians .
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Bougainville sets out full three-stage proposal for independence by 2030
By Christina Persico of RNZ Pacific The Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) has formally outlined its final position on its political future, proposing a three-stage pathway towards self-government and eventual independence. President Ishmael Toroama presented its position to the independent facilitator who is overseeing the joint technical consultations between the ABG and the Papua New Guinea
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The final IS-linked woman is returning to Australia. It’s the safest outcome for everyone
The government has granted the woman and her child a permit to come home, having previously tried to block their return. It will now be easier to manage any threats.