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The 5 best films from this year’s (outstanding) Sydney Film Festival
Our expert watched some 40 films from this year’s line-up, and nearly all of them – apart from one dud – were excellent.
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How younger Australians are reshaping the future of news
They are more engaged in news and more willing to pay for it – and they do so primarily through social media.
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Cheaper fares won’t fix NZ’s public transport woes – and neither will a few extra buses
One party wants to lower fares. The other wants more services. Neither proposal represents a serious plan to address decades of public transport underfunding.
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Tucker Carlson: Facing up to the Iran war irony – who decapitated who?
COMMENTARY: By Tucker Carlson So, the whole Iran war, like so much of life, has turned out to be exactly the opposite of what you thought: You initiate a regime change war against Iran. You kill its elderly cleric head of state. You blow up a girls’ school. You sink its ships. You decapitate its
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The world agreed to protect 30% of the ocean by 2030 – but marine protection can’t be judged by area alone
So far, about 10% of the ocean has formal protection as countries work toward the 30x30 goal, but many areas are still protected on paper only.
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Trump’s US-Iran ceasefire deal is a costly return to prewar conditions – and resolving nuclear questions will run into the ‘indivisibility problem’
Iran has emerged with its uranium enrichment knowledge intact, its stockpile buried and fresh reason to believe that only a nuclear weapon would have deterred the US-Israel attack.
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How simple changes to Australia’s skilled migration program could add billions a year to the economy
Australia’s migration debate is typically framed in terms of how much to cut. But there is a smarter way to screen migrants than our current outdated system.
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Pianist Abdullah Ibrahim crafted a magnificent new culture for South Africa
He embodied a special brand of multiple identities and belief systems, and took them to the world.
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The UK has the means to avoid climate policy being driven by culture wars
The US shows how climate change can become a partisan battleground. Britain still has the institutions and public support to avoid the same fate.
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Kenya wants to close refugee camps: the promise and risks of its ambitious new plan
Kenya’s new refugee policy seeks to shift away from a camp-based system to one centred on inclusion into the local economy.
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South Africa is short of 2.6 million homes: Vienna’s approach to social housing offers useful lessons
Vienna’s experience provides a useful point of reference for reflecting on how social housing delivery might be accelerated in South Africa.
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How Iran gained the strategic upper hand in the war with the US and Israel
Tehran has exploited its asymmetric warfare capabilities to strengthen its position.