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Tobacco isn’t a good investment – study shows a decline in stock prices since 2016
Corne van Walbeek is a professor in Economics at the University of Cape Town and is the Director of the Research Unit on the ...
Bunnings breached privacy law by scanning customers’ faces – but this loophole lets other shops keep doing it
Despite the ruling against Bunnings, Australian businesses can continue to collect your biometric information without your ...
Chalmers targets reforms to superannuation products and transparency in the retirement phase
Treasurer Jim Chalmers will announce on Wednesday a package of reforms to the retirement phase of the superannuation system, ...
I’ve studied organisational failure for decades – the Church of England needs more than a new leader
The church is an extremely hierarchical organisation, which appears to have prevented people from speaking out about John ...
Bob Dylan just finished what could be his last tour – but remains a defiant artist forging new ideas
If the Albert Hall concerts this year are to be his last on the road, then it’s a fitting venue at which to bow out, having ...
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US politics has long shaped global climate action and science – how much will Trump’s opposition matter?
Hannah Hughes receives funding from UK Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the British Academy. She is ...
Four ways in which history and religion are being transformed by the metaverse and AI
This all demonstrates how technology is quickly changing the ways in which we interact with heritage and religion. As ...
Young people were becoming more anxious long before social media – here’s the evidence
Here’s why I disagree with Jonathan Haidt. Young people have been on a trajectory of worse mental health since before the ...
Climate entropy: reflections on the ground from COP29
If I had to sum up COP29 in a single word, it would be entropy. Borrowed from thermodynamics, this concept describes the ...
We rated the urban forests of 8 global cities – only Singapore passed the 30% canopy test
Have you heard of the 3+30+300 rule for urban forestry? See how Melbourne and Sydney compare to New York, Denver, Seattle, ...
Political finance law reforms will reduce big money in politics, but will rich donors be the ultimate winners?
The proposed bill reduces the risk of corruption but other problems remain - including that it favours the major parties.
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Could keeping native species as pets save them from extinction? Here’s why it’s not that simple
Meg Edwards receives funding from the Queensland Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation and is a ...