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Philly voters care about local issues, but election integrity fears make them wonder if their vote matters
A political communications expert explains how myths about election fraud can leave voters asking: What’s the point?
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French school protests: a rite of passage – and the result of genuine concerns
Problems – and protests – regarding conditions in French schools go back decades.
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Early flu season: why you should get your jab sooner this year
September flu activity was higher than in the past four winters, and the main H1N1 strain has drifted from the one in this year’s vaccine.
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Can memoirs ever tell the whole truth?
The complex relationship between truth and fiction is present in all memoir writing.
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Why are there so many plants? New research reveals two key phases in Earth’s past
Extreme greenhouse events in the past killed many plants – but also gave rise to new ones.
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Māngere voters left ‘wanting more’ as local candidates pitch for support
By Coco Lance of RNZ Pacific Attendees at a Māngere candidates forum say they want clearer answers from those seeking to represent the electorate, particularly on issues affecting local communities. With New Zealand heading to the polls for its general election in less than a month, the panel on Monday brought together candidates vying for
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Senate throws out budget plan to remove health insurance top up for older people
The Senate has rejected the government’s controversial budget measure to cut the private health insurance rebate for people 65 and older.
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Iran never made the West abandon its own principles. Israel did.
COMMENTARY: By Reza Nasri Western civilisation has never had a clean record. Its history is soaked in conquest, enslavement, and slaughter. Yet it always took solace in one redeeming quality: it carried within itself the seeds of its own correction. Its unwavering support for Israel has betrayed the values and squandered the achievements cultivated over
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View from The Hill: everyone is on the lookout for Albanese-Chalmers tension
The ins and outs of the Albanese-Chalmers relationship is in the wider context of the positioning for the succession.
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DemosAU MRP poll has Labor winning clear majority of House seats on just 27% of primary vote
A new batch of polls bring better news for the Albanese Labor government, with support for One Nation seeming to have eased off.
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How the ‘digital duty of care’ bill could undermine vital sex and drug education online
Safety messages about drugs and sex are already routinely misidentified and removed from social media platforms. The proposed bill would take this further.
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Domestic violence is a national crisis in PNG. The Chiefs NRL team must do more to support women
PNG is grappling with despicable rates of gender-based violence. Why isn’t a women’s team part of the Australian government’s $600m NRL deal?