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South Africa’s fuel supply and the Iran war: data black holes and low strategic stock put the country at risk
Not really knowing how much fuel your country needs is a problem.
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Taylor Swift trademarking her voice and likeness points to a new legal frontier in combating AI deepfakes
When AI is used to manufacture fake endorsements, copyright law doesn’t do enough to protect celebrities, influencers and other public figures.
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Education Department is investigating whether Smith College’s admissions violate Title IX – but this law doesn’t actually apply to the case
Title IX’s language is clear that the 1972 law does not cover the admissions decisions private colleges and universities make.
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Greater Israel: the origins of the settler movement now threatening to annexe the West Bank
The shift from secular to religious Zionism inspired a movement that plans to restore the dream of a ‘Greater Israel’.
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Magistrates courts are already under huge amounts of pressure – cutting jury trials will make things worse
In 2025, English and Welsh magistrates courts received almost 1.5 million cases.
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To ‘86’ occasionally means to kill but usually doesn’t: A linguistic investigation into the Instagram threat charge against James Comey
Does a seashell arrangement in the form of the numerals ‘86 47’ amount to a criminal threat to assassinate President Donald Trump, as prosecutors suggest?
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Murals, myths and belonging: how art is reshaping South Greenland
The street art giving Greenland’s villages a sense of hope.
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Grattan on Friday: An effective ‘reset’ of the NACC should revisit the issue of public hearings
At the 2022 election “integrity” was a big-deal issue. Now almost three years after it was set up, the NACC continues to be rocked by internal scandals and complaints.
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NZ Budget 2026 boosts Pacific aid, defence spending amid security concerns
By Kaya Selby, RNZ Pacific journalist New Zealand’s Budget 2026 will see more foreign aid to the Pacific region, while defence and customs spending rises with an eye towards crime and security. But Pacific-focused policy work will be cut as the government seeks to reduce the size of the public sector, as the Ministry for
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Labor’s JobSeeker reforms are a welcome step – but so far, fall short of a radical rebuild
Yes, these may be ‘once-in-a-generation’ reforms. But for those ‘languishing’ in the system without the help they need, there’s much more still to be done.
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Australian scam victims could get rapid $3,000 refunds. Yet in the UK, it’s more like $160,000
The median scam in Australia last year cost $400 – so a rapid refund of up to $3,000 sounds generous. But take a closer look and it starts to look oddly low.
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NZ Budget 2026 at a glance: follow the money here
Finance Minister Nicola Willis forecasts an earlier-than-expected return to surplus in an unsurprisingly no-frills budget.