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Australia’s digital duty of care bill needs these three changes to tackle online child sexual exploitation
Tech platforms need to be responsible for reporting online child sexual exploitation rather than relying on victims to do so.
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Make ‘em laugh: how One Nation uses comedy to normalise harmful ideas
The party’s Please Explain cartoon series has ignited a political firestorm, but behind the punchlines and backlash is an insidious way to spread propaganda.
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Skipping showers is the latest trend. But is there any science to ‘pheromone’ maxxing?
Animals use pheromones as chemical messengers to attract a mate or mark territory. But human sweat is very different.
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Banking scandal rocks Brazil’s politics and the country’s presidential election in October
After ten months of investigation, the Banco Master case points to banker Daniel Vorcaro managing to take the country’s political system hostage.
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Why does your brain mix up memories? A new study examines how memories are misplaced in your brain’s filing cabinets
Rather than simply forgetting a memory, your brain has likely misplaced it. Aging can make memory confusion worse.
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Canada’s fast delivery comes at a cost for migrant truck drivers
Low freight rates, unpaid working time and immigration rules can leave some drivers with little room to push back against difficult working conditions.
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Planting trees in the wrong places is not a climate solution
Global tree-planting campaigns can harm natural drylands. Effective climate restoration must work within dryland ecosystems, not seek to replace them.
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Daydreams, mind-wandering and rumination: What you think about can affect your feelings and mood
Different types of thoughts are meaningfully tied to our emotional well-being. By understanding these connections, we can identify new ways to support and improve our mental health.
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Antisemitism in Canada, 3 years after Oct. 7: What the alarming numbers show, and what Ottawa hasn’t done
To combat the rise in antisemitism, we need to accurately name what it is and continually confront it as a country.
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Democracy needs its champions. Here’s a proposal on how to fund them
By setting up a fund supported by those who violate Canadian laws to assist groups that protect civil rights, Canada can invest in democracy’s strongest defence: robust, free and open speech.
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AI has arrived in South Africa’s boardrooms – but company law hasn’t caught up
Clear rules are urgently needed to prevent a legal vacuum in South African boardrooms.
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North Sea drilling is a distraction: low-carbon transition hinges on prioritising people and jobs
Industrial renewal coupled with social reforms could support a green transition away from carbon-intensive industries while narrowing social inequalities.