New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced a ban on certain military-style weapons.
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Evidence from Australia shows the Ardern government’s moves to eliminate certain firearms from New Zealand will improve community safety.
Labor wants housing to be a federal election issue, but to solve the problems of recent decades Australian governments need to comprehensively rethink their approach.
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The problems with housing systems in Australia and similar countries run deep. Solutions depend on a fundamental rethink of our approach to housing and its central place in our lives and the economy.
No laughing matter.
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No longer do the world economic figures contradict the former US Treasury Secretary’s theory.
Though #MeToo has changed some aspects of media reporting, there is still much to be done.
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The #MeToo movement brought to light the extent of sexual violence in the community, largely through the media. But there is still a long way to go to overturn stereotypes and shut down online abuse.
The amount of funding countries allocate for research is important. Equally important is spending those funds in ways that promote research excellence and innovation.
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To move towards a knowledge-based economy, Indonesia needs to invest its research funds strategically.
‘American Progress’ by John Gast.
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Progress, in historical terms, has so often meant clearing places of their native inhabitants – both human and non-human.
Australia’s Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Act obliges individuals to register if they act on behalf of “foreign principals”.
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Australia’s Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Act is at least a step in the right direction.
States that come under cyber attack from state actors have few good legal remedies available to them.
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Cyber attacks are a real and increasing threat to Australia, and the law lags a long way behind in both protection and recourse.
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Polar bears ‘invading’ a Russian village have renewed concern over climate change in the Arctic, but human-wildlife conflicts are flaring up everywhere.
Media reports tend to focus on people who drown at the beach. But almost as many people drown in rivers and lakes. Where are the safety messages for them?
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Migrants are no more at risk of drowning than Australian-born swimmers but you’d never know from media reports.
Less recreational screen time is better for children.
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Global experts warn that excessive screen time increases the risk of obesity, low physical fitness, anxiety and depression.
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Data from hydrophones in the Indian ocean has raised new questions about what happened to MH370.
The irukandji jellyfish, up close.
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The irukandji jellyfish can be deadly and particularly hard to trace. However, emerging technology offers a solution.
Your dog can help your garden grow.
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Don’t let your dog’s poo go to landfill and contribute to our waste problem - compost it instead.
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Native cherries are everywhere, but we know surprisingly little about them.
Meng Wanzhou, CFO of the Chinese tech giant Huawei, is shown arriving at a parole office in Vancouver on Dec. 12. Her arrest at the request of the U.S. officials has strained Canada-Chinese relations.
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China is influential, but would not have succeeded in changing the UN human rights system without quiet consent from countries who wished to trade with it, including Canada.
Asset recycling is a shell game, a way to get around government accounting rules.
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The so-called ‘Australian model’ of ‘asset recycling’ is no miracle cure for US infrastructure problems.
A young girl protesting at a rally to bring refugees on Nauru and Manus Island to Australia.
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The refugee and migration compacts are not perfect, but they offer the chance for countries to do better by people on the move, and should be joined.
Northwest Australia has some of the world’s best conditions for solar and wind energy production.
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An energy transmission network between Australia and Indonesia could help both nations achieve 100% renewable electricity by 2050.
For many respondents, leaving a newsroom has allowed a re-evaluation of work-life balance.
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Since leaving secure jobs in newsrooms, employment has been unstable for many former journalists – but job satisfaction has been surprisingly high.