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Even if it doesn’t form government, the far-right AfD has shaken Germany’s political establishment to the core
Voters in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt punished the major parties for their handling of the cost-of-living crisis.
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Australia’s social media ban has an enforcement problem. These new laws aim to fix it
The government is returning to some unfinished business: strengthening its social media age restrictions.
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Are jumping castles safe? An amusement ride safety expert explains
Here’s what inflatable operators are supposed to do – and where the risks arise.
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Social media misinformation ‘biggest hurdle’ for journalists, says MCPNG’s Belinda Kora
By Lomanai Kenny in Port Moresby Misinformation on social media is the biggest challenge for journalists, says Belinda Kora, secretary of the Media Council of Papua New Guinea (MCPNG) and founder of Women in Media (WIM). She gave her address at the closing ceremony of an Election Integrity Workshop for media last week. The week-long
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Australia has a housing shortage. So why are Bathla and other home builders collapsing?
Until we do more to tackle the causes of high construction company insolvencies, we’ll keep seeing more headlines about builders going bust.
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Student newspaper wins lawsuit against Trump’s crackdown on pro-Palestine speech
Democracy Now! AMY GOODMAN: A federal judge has ruled the Trump administration has violated the constitutional rights of international students in seeking to deport them for their pro-Palestinian activism and criticism of Israel. In her ruling, US District Judge Noël Wise wrote, “In the United States, free speech, including the freedom to criticise the government
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Gas from the Beetaloo Basin will only pour fuel on the climate change fire
Gas is now flowing from the vast – and controversial – fossil fuel project.
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Investments promising social or environmental benefits need tougher anti-greenwashing rules
Australia and New Zealand should introduce a mandatory impact-risk statement for funds making explicit claims about their environmental or social impacts.
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West Papua: The Pacific’s new test of Indonesia’s sovereignty narrative
ANALYSIS: By Ali Mirin The 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders’ Meeting in Koror, Palau, last week has pushed West Papua back to the centre of Pacific diplomacy. At an Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) caucus held on the margins of the Forum, leaders reaffirmed their longstanding call for the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner
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One quarter of Australian kids are ‘developmentally vulnerable’ when they start school. Quality childcare can catch them up
Children who are developmentally behind do not have the thinking, social and emotional skills needed for learning and getting along with their peers.
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How ‘hyperselection’ is making modern life efficient, pleasant – and boring
Are we optimising too much?
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The failure to stop 9/11 was a catastrophe. But even bigger mistakes were made in its aftermath
The great mistake was not the failure to stop the attacks, but the failure to understand how terrorism can amplify its impact through our response to outrage.