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‘Blood olives’: the hurdles in enforcing UK’s ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements
The ban may end up hurting Palestinian producers.
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Sweden’s prison population has doubled in a decade, and is set to spike even further – here’s why
Sweden’s prison population could increase to more than 30,000 in the coming decades.
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Strait of Hormuz crisis: how danger and uncertainty can affect the mental health of seafarers
Research links unsafe conditions, long hours and poor sleep with worse mental health at sea. Conflict can intensify each of these pressures.
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How Donald Trump’s war in Iran is failing the legitimacy test in the eyes of US voters
The US president does not have a convincing story to tell about the Iran confict.
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Pressure: Andrew Scott excels in D-day drama that gets caught between history and Hollywood
The film presents a welcome lesson in the importance of speaking truth to power, regardless of the pressure that results.
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France: the far right’s proposed headscarf ban in public places breaches religious freedom and anti-discrimination principles
The fight against Islamism is the rationale behind Marine Le Pen’s RN party, but research data suggests that head-covering in keeping with Islamic tradition is not politically motivated.
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View from The Hill: Let’s make the argument for, not against, migration: Malinauskas
As the Albanese government continues to agonise over how to rejig it’s immigration policy, Peter Malinauskas gives a rare defence of migration
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Australia snubs Torres Strait in Melanesian Spearhead Group bid
By Stefan Armbruster and Jennifer Enosa for the Torres News Australia is seeking observer status at the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) but has not committed to giving a role to Torres Strait Islanders, its own Melanesian population. Responding to questions from the Torres News at the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting (PIFLM) in Palau last
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Grattan on Friday: it’s taken Hanson’s overreach on Hastie to put some spine into Liberals
Pauline Hanson is a woman who says she ‘doesn’t back down’. This week brought two high-risk demonstrations of heels firmly dug in to prove it.
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‘Easy decision’ – Naoero becomes third Pacific Islands Forum member with Jerusalem embassy
By RNZ Pacific reporters Naoero, formerly known as Nauru, has opened its embassy in Jerusalem, becoming the third Pacific Island nation to do so. Naoero’s Vice-President Lionel Aingimea said it sent a message to the world about where the island nation stood. Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar said Israel had committed to sending Naoero medical
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Did the government back down on its gas reservation policy? No – most changes make sense
Are the federal government’s draft gas reservation laws really a backdown? No – today’s changes are sensible.
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Australia’s reading and maths results are at an ‘all-time low’ – but there’s more to the story
Results from the latest international test of 15-year-olds has prompted headlines suggesting serious problems with Australia’s academic results.