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Gina Rinehart and Southern Cross Austereo: what do billionaire media buyouts mean for democracy?

Gina Rinehart, Australia’s richest person and one of the world’s most powerful mining magnates, recently helped finance a deal to acquire a 10% stake in Southern Cross Austereo – the second largest commercial media broadcaster in Australia.

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As global fuel risk rises, NZ Budget 2026 puts roads first – again

Three months into the war in Iran, the largest disruption to New Zealand’s oil supply in living memory appears to have done nothing to change the government’s approach to transport.

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NZ’s ‘light-touch’ approach to voluntary carbon and nature markets may unlock finance but risks credibility

The government’s recent announcement of support for voluntary carbon and nature markets effectively offers a “warrant of fitness” to signal which markets can be trusted, without directly regulating them.

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Mosquitoes learn to link the smell of DEET with a blood meal – new study

Mosquito repellents are key to protect ourselves from mosquito bites and the pathogens they might carry. The most widely used active ingredient in insect repellents is N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide, commonly known as DEET.

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Not A Souvenir: Tony Albert exhibit turns racist Aboriginalia into a powerful act of truth-telling

Aboriginal people of my vintage grew up surrounded by Aboriginalia in the form of kitsch everyday objects, often depicting racist stereotypes that showed what Australia thought about us.

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Backlash is often swift when authorities try to plan retreat from the coast. There’s a better way

Climate change is exacerbating rainfall, flooding and sea-level rises in coastal and low lying areas. During the past few years, disastrous floods have swept through Lismore in New South Wales, Northern Queensland, and the Great Ocean Road in Victoria. Large waves have pounded beaches, causing erosion in Byron Bay and…

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Public trust in Australian police is declining. COVID sparked it – but there’s more to the story

New research released by the New South Wales Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) confirms what many Australians may already feel: trust in police is declining.

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Friday essay: How to Sell a Genocide exposes the double standards of reporting on Gaza

When the University of Queensland Press cancelled the publication of Wiradjuri poet Jazz Money’s book Bila: A River Cycle because of a blog post by its illustrator, 60 UQP contributors signed a letter of protest. Some declared they would no longer publish with UQP. Fourteen staff members issued a statement…

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We analysed 14 million Reddit posts to reveal a striking shift in how we talk about mental health

More people are relying on social media – such as TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and Reddit – to learn about mental health conditions and to interact with people who have shared experiences.

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Trump administration pledges $100M in aid for Cuba, but only if Catholic or other faith-based groups distribute it

The United States is prepared to provide US$100 million in humanitarian assistance to Cuba, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on May 13, 2026.

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Canada must rethink how it contributes to international climate finance

The Canadian government recently renewed its international climate finance commitments with the spring economic update in April. Given recent major cuts to development aid in Canada and internationally, this news brought relief to climate researchers and advocates.

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The 2026 FIFA World Cup gives Canada an opportunity to attract digital nomads. Here’s how not to waste it

When the 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off, Canada — alongside Mexico and the United States — will co-host the biggest tournament in the competition’s history. Toronto and Vancouver are expected to attract millions of visitors and generate $3.8 billion in economic activity, including $2 billion in gross domestic product…

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New research shows why tipping is making more Canadians uncomfortable

Ever feel uncomfortable when a payment screen asks for a tip? We sure have. As tipping prompts become more widespread, more consumers are feeling uneasy or frustrated, but not always sure why.

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The joy and pain of Mother’s Day: it’s time we embraced fertility journeys in their multiplicity

It is time to recognise the diversity of paths that lead to motherhood, including those that fail, those that take years, and those that lead nowhere. When you think of Mother’s Day, which is widely celebrated across the world in the month of May, and in France on the last…

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Turtles finally have a place in the tree of life: X-ray study of South African fossils was a decider

The origin of turtles has always been a bit of a puzzle for scientists who study the evolution of animals. To this day, where they fit in the tree of life remains a highly debated topic.

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Danielle Smith’s dangerous referendum rhetoric threatens Canada’s Constitution and Indigenous treaty rights

Alberta will hold a vote this fall on whether to pursue a referendum on separation from Canada. The situation might seem comical if it weren’t so dangerous — both for the majority of Albertans who don’t support separation and for Indigenous treaty people, whom Premier Danielle Smith has accused of…

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The Strait of Hormuz: The supply chain loop that broke the world

It took only five days after the attack on Iran by the United States and Israel in late February for Iran to close the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most vital energy and maritime chokepoints.

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Trump’s call to expand Abraham accords is destined to fail

As negotiations to end the Iran war continued on May 25, Donald Trump made a series of phone calls in which he pressed key leaders from the Middle East to join the Abraham accords. Announced in 2020, these accords established diplomatic relations between Israel and several Arab states, beginning with…

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How and where the world’s 2 billion barrels of strategic oil reserves are stockpiled

Drive on Interstate 10 along the Gulf Coast of the United States, through Louisiana and into Texas, and you’ll see signs of the oil industry everywhere. There are offshore rigs out in the water and refineries lining the shoreline, where tankers deposit crude oil extracted from the Gulf floor.

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Unearthing Namibia’s forgotten genocide through forensic archaeology

The Namibian genocide was one of the first genocides of the 20th century. Between 1904 and 1908, tens of thousands of Ovaherero and Nama people were killed under German colonial rule.

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Heatwaves: older people less likely to follow safety advice

Extreme heat is now considered the deadliest weather and climate-related hazard in Europe, causing more deaths than floods or storms.

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Moss & Freud: this anodyne portrait of their artist-muse friendship lacks dramatic bite

Filmmakers have long found artistic creation both a compelling and a frustratingly elusive dramatic subject. In the right cinematic hands, artworks can be made to speak for themselves – think of the dazzling sequence of canvasses that concludes Vincente Minnelli’s 1956 biopic of van Gogh, Lust For Life. In the…

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Africa at the World Cup: 10 teams, local coaches and tactical depth usher in a new era

The 2026 men’s Fifa World Cup marks a seismic shift in the global football landscape. The decision to expand the final stage of the tournament from 32 teams to 48 has significantly benefited the Confederation of African Football (Caf).

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The story of Pope Leo’s ‘landmark’ text on AI technology – by a member of its launch panel

For the last few years, I’ve been seconded to assist the Catholic Church’s unprecedented global grassroots listening initiative. Just as that process drew to a close, I received a surprise request: would I help Pope Leo XIV launch his first social encyclical, focused on what it means to be human…

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South Africa’s fuel supply and the Iran war: data black holes and low strategic stock put the country at risk

The supply of crude oil to the world had been reduced by about 7.5% to 10.1% by March 2026 in what the World Bank described as the largest oil market disruption in history. The fall was a result of the attacks on Iran by Israel and the US and the…

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