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Two new polls show drop in support for One Nation and the Coalition
Support for Labor and the Greens combined is up five points to 46% in Newspoll and four points to 44% in Redbridge.
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Pro-French, pro-independence blocs remain in New Caledonia election
By Patrick Decloitre of RNZ Pacific The one-round provincial election held in New Caledonia yesterday has produced a few surprises, but essentially maintained the existing blocs between pro-independence and pro-France parties. In the Southern Province (New Caledonia’s most affluent and populated, including the capital Nouméa), provisional results show half the votes went to the “Strong
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Heat is destroying Australia’s underwater forests. Seaweed biobanks could help save them
Many of Australia’s shimmering seaweed forests are disappearing as the oceans get hotter. It’s time for an insurance policy.
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What is migration for? How national needs wrestle with a basic human desire
Amid the fierce political debate about figures and systems, it’s easy to lose sight of the purpose of migration, to governments, individuals and society as a whole.
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‘I struggled a lot with ATAR’: there’s another way high school students can qualify for a uni degree
High school students can skip exams and do an ‘enabling program’ in years 11 and 12. This can qualify them for certain undergraduate degrees.
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As communities face more frequent hazard warnings, we need better systems to avoid ‘emergency fatigue’
When trust in institutions is weak, emergency warnings can become entangled with narratives about government competency and bureaucratic overreach.
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The right to strike is constitutionally protected — a new Senate report is looking for a workaround
A Senate committee is recommending a permanent tribunal that could ban strikes in federally regulated industries. The proposal would gut constitutional protections workers won in court.
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Literary life after death: How authors are remembered across Canada
By celebrating our authors — especially on Canada Day — we honour their role in shaping, illuminating, and preserving our unique Canadian culture.
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Oil price shocks have exposed car-dependent cities. Here’s what governments can do
Resilient urban mobility can be created by giving people options that ensure they can still move around when a shock affects one form of transportation.
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Counting underway at polling stations in New Caledonia provincial elections
By Patrick Decloitre of RNZ, RNZ Pacific reporters Polling stations have now closed in New Caledonia, as electoral officials begin tallying votes in today’s provincial elections. The Sunday elections are the first to be held in the French territory for 7 years after the 2024 elections were abandoned following riots that left 14 dead, and
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Blaming migrants ignores the real causes of South Africa’s economic crisis
The economic and social conditions in which anti-migrant sentiment has exploded in South Africa include high joblessness and a collapse of government services.
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Without Nine’s shackles, Karl Stefanovic is free to become a culture warrior hero
The former TV host can now follow a well-worn right-wing path in the US and UK. Getting fired was likely the best thing he could have done for his brand.