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An AI job boom? Here’s what the tedious, temporary work in data labelling is actually like
Interviews with data workers in China and Australia reveal the precarious, exploitative conditions of this new branch of the gig economy.
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West Bank: RSF condemns Israeli army over escalating violence against Palestinian journalists
Pacific Media Watch Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has condemned and highlighted recent attacks and obstructions committed by the Israeli military against Palestinian journalists reporting from the occupied West Bank. In a statement, RSF says this targeted violence is aimed at preventing media professionals from doing their jobs. It also condemned the documented violence by extremist
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One Nation is after a state seat on the outskirts of Perth. What happens next may re-shape Australian politics
The Secret Harbour byelection will take place on August 29. Traditionally a Labor seat, One Nation is posing a serious threat.
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American revolution 2.0: how Trump has changed the US, and why it was powerless to stop him
Trump defies all we thought we knew about the US political system and the way electoral democracies work around the world.
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Australia’s bird flu response: too little, but it’s not too late
Australia’s response to this deadly bird flu outbreak has been insufficient and too reactive.
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How well do COVID antivirals actually work? Not as well as we thought
New research suggests that with high levels of vaccination and immunity from previous infections, COVID antivirals are no longer working as well.
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Why your child’s Year 9 teacher matters for completing Year 12: new research
A new study suggests ‘effective teaching’ in Year 9 may play an important role in supporting students to stay on and finish Year 12.
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More phones may soon let us prove photos are real – but will it solve the AI fake image crisis?
‘Pics or it didn’t happen’ is no longer a reliable test for what’s real.
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Tasmanian film and TV have had a stellar decade. So why is the state gutting its local screen body?
With huge successes such as The Nightingale and Deadloch, Tasmania’s creatives have built a screen industry worth protecting.
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Is Gad Saad is building a culture-war hero persona by distorting Canadian reality?
Some Canadians may agree with Gad Saad’s portrayal of Canada a leftist, woke hellscape. But many don’t, making him a highly unreliable narrator on Canada as he moves to the U.S.
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Data centres and democratic decline could lead to more water conflict in the future
To protect our planet’s waters, we need to better understand these new economic and technological factors that underlie disputes over water.
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Alberta wants neutrality in classrooms, but what if ‘viewpoints’ are lived experience?
Difficult stories are not obstacles to democratic education. Learning how to communicate about them are conditions for it.