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As Christopher Luxon and Chris Hipkins clashed in the final leaders' debate of the 2023 election campaign, Newsroom confirms both made provably false claims.

Newsroom.co.nz

Decoding major parties' economic credentials

There's no real data to suggest the economy is better off under a National or Labour government, writes Andrew Bevin

Newsroom.co.nz

Party pledges won't fix science funding sinkhole

Political parties are united about increasing our research and development capabilities to help our international competitiveness. So, asks Nicola Gaston, why are science election policies fragmented or non-existent?

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Australia's emissions must decline more steeply to reach climate commitment: OECD

Australia’s emissions need to decline “on a much steeper trajectory” if it is to meet its declared commitment of a 43% reduction by 2030 and net zero by 2050, the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development says.

The Conversation

Minister backs ‘naming and shaming’ childcare providers who charge exorbitant fees

Education minister Jason Clare supports a recommendation by the ACCC in its latest report into childcare costs

The Guardian - AU

Price gouging child care could be named and shamed

Childcare centres charging parents exorbitant fees could be named and shamed under reforms proposed by the consumer watchdog.

AAP

‘This is not over’: Treasury flags further action against PwC Australia over additional breaches of confidence

Exclusive: Move comes after firm admits partner forwarded papers related to confidential consultation with treasury and ATO officials to colleagues

The Guardian - AU

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Childcare fees may need to be capped to curb erosion of subsidies, ACCC says

Watchdog’s latest report says childcare in Australia is ‘relatively less affordable for households than in most other OECD countries’

The Guardian - AU

‘The dog’s very happy’: water-conscious Swedish islanders compete for ugliest lawn title

Competition aimed at encouraging Gotland residents to save water is being copied elsewhere

The Guardian - UK

PwC tax leak scandal not isolated to Australia, senators claim

Accounting firm says no evidence confidential information used by partners outside Australia for commercial gain

The Guardian - AU

Number of workers taking sick leave hits 10-year high

Report finds stress as one of the main contributors to absence as staff take 7.8 days off a year on average

The Guardian - UK

Why do I get so much spam and unwanted email in my inbox? And how can I get rid of it?

Spam might not have brought an end to the internet or email, as some dire predictions in the early 2000s claimed it could – but it’s still a massive pain.

The Conversation

Idea of green growth losing traction among climate policy researchers, survey of nearly 800 academics reveals

When she took to the floor to give her State of the Union speech on 13 September, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen largely stood by the script. Describing her vision of an economically buoyant and sustainable Europe in the era of climate change, she called on the EU…

The Conversation

Hunt: Inflation plan working but households still feeling cost-of-living pain

The Chancellor said there is still ‘immense pressure’ on families but the Government’s plan ‘is working – plain and simple’.

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

France’s schools are in crisis – and it has nothing to do with pupils’ dress

With poor areas hardest hit by underfunding and staff shortages, the government is using populist policy as a cheap distraction, says Guardian columnist Rokhaya Diallo

Evening Standard

UK flatlining economy will grow slower and suffer higher inflation than eurozone in 2023, leading economists

Government accused of leaving Britain ‘stuck in the slow lane’

The Guardian - AU

OECD inflation outlook suggests further Australian interest rate rises possible

Intergovernmental economic organisation warns core inflation across the world remains ‘persistent’ and may require policy action from Reserve Bank

The Guardian - UK

Germany will suffer worst from world economic slowdown, says OECD

Higher interest rates and weaker trade, as well as sluggish growth in China, likely to hit big economies

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AAP

Sharper China slowdown risks blunting Australian growth

The global economy is expected to keep slowing in response to higher interest rates, forecasts by a major global organisation show.

The Independent UK

Low wages reduce attractiveness of teaching profession – report

Many countries are facing teacher shortages, and competitive salaries are ‘crucial’ to retaining teachers, a report says.

France 24

A kiss that shook the world: Spanish football faces reckoning over sexism

In this edition to kick off our 10th season, we report on the nonconsensual kiss that has rocked Spain and sparked both a national and global debate about male behaviour and masculine pride. Also as parts of the world experience extreme weather, a German university hospital study discovers a clear…

The Conversation

Think curbing overseas migration will end the housing crisis? It won't – and we can't afford to do it

With the nation feeling the pressures of a housing crisis, some believe the Australian government needs to ease housing demand by limiting international migration.

The Guardian - AU

PwC urged Labor to delay multinational tax transparency laws, Senate submissions reveal

The firm joined the other big four consultancies in calling for the world-leading regime to be postponed or watered down

USAFacts

Which states have the highest and lowest adult literacy rates?

Although literacy varies across states, the average literacy rate of the US hasn’t changed since 2012.

The Guardian - UK

Rise in UK company profits puts Bank’s stance on prices under scrutiny

Figures give fuel to claims that profiteering has played a big part in the UK’s high levels of inflation

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