Vital Signs: the RBA’s still longing for Goldilocks growth
This week's strong growth in full-time employment shows a robust labour market. This only deepens the puzzle of why inflation is so low at the same time.
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Global series: Humans in our Habitat
Mostly, humans have been devastating to the planet but, on rare occasions, we get it right. Here are stories of people who live in harmony with their surroundings, from Tibet to Morocco and beyond.
Is America’s digital leadership on the wane?
The digital economy in the US is already on the verge of stalling; failing to protect an open internet would further erode the United States’ digital competitiveness.
What the All Blacks can teach athletes about accepting mental vulnerability
Sport has a mental health problem, but rugby might have the answer.
Lions tour reminds us that national identities can be pretty flexible
The birth certificates of the 41 players in the squad touring New Zealand are an eclectic mix.
It’s easy to do business in New Zealand but it needs to be easier
While New Zealand leads the world in how easy it is to register a business, government regulation makes it expensive and time consuming to trade internationally.
What Australia can learn from the New Zealand retirement system
While you can't say one retirement system is better than the other, Australia can learn a lot from New Zealand's simpler and more flexible system.
New Zealand joins a growing global Conversation
We're delighted to announce the appointment of The Conversation's first New Zealand Editor, who will share NZ's best academic research and analysis with millions of readers worldwide each month.
When a river is a person: from Ecuador to New Zealand, nature gets its day in court
New Zealand just conferred personhood upon the Whanganui River, giving it standing to legally defend its rights. Can this novel strategy save the environment?
Why the British and Irish Lions tour of New Zealand could be a roaring success
Taking on the All Blacks is a daunting task – but there is hope for the visitors.
New Zealand’s Alpine Fault reveals extreme underground heat and fluid pressure
An international team discovers extreme underground conditions at New Zealand's Alpine Fault, which is due to rupture in a major earthquake in the next few decades.
Why China’s $1 trillion new Silk Road plan is being greeted coolly by the West
China's One Belt, One Road initiative is holding international summit in Beijing, but no Western leaders have said they are coming yet.
New Zealand quake study reveals ruptures can be much bigger than we thought possible
Research into the 2016 Kaikoura quake revealed a domino effect that could change our understanding of seismic events worldwide.
Three rivers are now legally people – but that’s just the start of looking after them
New Zealand's Whanganui River and the Ganga and Yamuna Rivers in India have been given the right to 'sue' over issues like pollution. The challenge now is to ensure these legal rights are enforced.
Why guaranteed Indigenous seats in parliament could ease inequality
Guaranteed representation reduces the distance between policymakers and the people for whom policy is made.
Can New Zealand’s new prime minister Bill English get used to playing the lead?
Having won three straight elections, John Key is a hard act for anyone to follow as leader. That is now Bill English's task.
John Key quits while he’s ahead – so what’s next for New Zealand politics?
New Zealand Prime Minister John Key is leaving as a leader, and not in defeat.
What happened in New Zealand’s magnitude 7.5 earthquake
Early analysis of the New Zealand earthquake shows it may be a complex event, involving several faults on the South Island.
Scotland’s not even close to getting on top of fuel poverty – here’s why
Scotland's failure to meet target illustrate a worldwide problem - the right to adequate heating and energy is not being properly recognised.
Same old rhetoric cannot justify banning refugees from Australia
The government's message to asylum seekers is already clear: you are not welcome, and you will not be resettled in Australia. Surely that message does not need to be any harsher.
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