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Japan’s continuing struggle with gender parity

Investing in women’s education and health may have limited impact if it is a society trapped in gender norms

The Hindu · Aug 28, 2022

Cost of living crisis: the UK needs to raise taxes not cut them – here's why

Taxation has turned out to be the main issue dividing the two candidates in the current Conservative Party leadership contest. While Rishi Sunak wants to hold off making tax cuts until after the cost of living crisis has been tackled, Liz Truss wants immediate reductions. She believes cutting taxes will…

The Conversation · Aug 22, 2022

Hidden gems: Translators and interpreters in Australia play a critical if seldom seen role

Is Australia an English-speaking country? The answer seems obvious.

The Conversation · Aug 18, 2022

Multinational tax crackdown looms as Labor reveals plan to claw back $1.8 billion

Corporations like Facebook and Apple are staring down the barrel of a huge crackdown on their tax affairs as the government moves to claw back billions.

The New Daily · Aug 5, 2022

Sluggish growth since Tories came to power leaves average Brit £4,000 worse off

Labour accuses government of running ‘low-growth economy’ compared to neighbours

The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2022

More money and smarter choices: how to fix Australia's broken NHMRC medical research funding system

Most health research in Australia is funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), which distributes around $800 million each year through competitive grant schemes. An additional $650 million a year is funded via the Medical Research Future Fund, but this focuses more on big-picture “missions” than researcher-initiated…

The Conversation · Aug 3, 2022

Finally! Top jobs are going to women who have more confidence than ability too

According to the polls, the UK is on its way to having its third female Prime Minister. This is good news, and it’s made even better by the fact that Liz Truss (as Theresa May before her) can hardly be described as having all the qualities you’d ideally want in…

Evening Standard · Aug 2, 2022

Women are turning the tide on climate policy worldwide, and may launch a new era for Australia

When the new federal parliament opened last week, a record number of female politicians took their seats: 38% in the House of Representatives and 57% in the Senate. This changing of the guard, with women at the forefront, brings an opportunity to accelerate Australia’s efforts on climate change.

The Conversation · Aug 1, 2022

Richer nations fall short on climate finance pledge

Richer countries failed to keep a $100 billion a year pledge to developing nations to help them achieve their climate goals, according to an analysis by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, or OECD

The Independent UK · Jul 29, 2022

Chile is updating its constitution for the 21st century. The US should follow its lead

The US constitution used to be considered a model for democracies around the world – but its antiquated institutions and absence of rights have guaranteed its declining influence

The Guardian - US · Jul 28, 2022