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‘Not fair and honest’: KPMG and other audit firms finally face a reckoning – and a potential break-up
Even if tougher rules are brought in, Australia’s corporate watchdog will need far more resources to properly audit the auditors.
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Australian musicians hate AI using their songs, but have little legal protection
Many of Australia’s favourite artists – from AC/DC to Kylie – have been found in massive AI datasets.
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Labor gains in three further polls; Trump’s ratings recover slightly
Three new federal polls since Monday produce a mixed bag of results for One Nation, but all good news for the government.
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Australia wants a ‘digital duty of care’. But how will we check what big tech is doing?
Just as important as creating a duty of care is knowing if it’s working.
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Bougainville volcano ups gears, as Titan Ridge submarine volcano cools off
By Johnny Blades of RNZ Pacific Explosive activity has picked up in recent days at Bougainville’s Mt Bagana volcano. Papua New Guinea’s Rabaul Volcanological Observatory declared a Stage 1 Alert for Bagana amid its most notable upsurge in activity for two years. The observatory’s principal geodetic surveyor, Steve Saunders, said activity at the volcano had
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Lived experience is often dismissed – but we should recognise it as a form of expertise
People living with disabilities or through poverty and racism develop deep practical knowledge of how institutions function. They should be seen as experts.
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ACT candidate resigns in NZ after Chinese political group link revealed
By Justin Wong, Local Democracy Reporter An ACT candidate has withdrawn from a new Wellington electorate race at November’s election, after failing to declare her previous membership of a Chinese political group linked to the country’s ruling communist party. After Local Democracy Reporting sent questions about Lyra Yan Zhang’s background on Monday, the party confirmed
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In a rebuke to Trump, the Supreme Court rules that birthright citizenship is the law of the land
Pointing to the citizenship clause of the 14th Amendment, the high court ruled that all babies born in the United States ‘are citizens by birth.’
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Supreme Court rules against trans girls participating in single-sex sports, but leaves open larger questions of trans rights
The Supreme Court’s rulings on Little v. Hecox and West Virginia v. B.P.J. focused on transgender students participating on sports teams, but likely has broader implications.
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How does Australia’s migration system actually work? 5 common myths busted
Think it’s easy to get a visa to Australia? Or that migrants get government benefits? Think again.
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Unruly seniors, Dallas cheerleaders and Russell Crowe as an MMA trainer: what we’re streaming this July
Winter evenings are the perfect time to escape into another world, with teachers in Korea, a fortune teller in Japan, or in a retirement village in New Mexico.
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Prickly starfish and urchins are decimating Australia’s reefs. But we could find ways to protect them
Crown-of-thorns starfish and long-spined sea urchins can rapidly devour healthy reefs.