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Trump’s war on the media poses risk to democracy

By Matthew Ricketson Amid the tumult over US President Donald Trump’s latest assault on press freedom, it’s easy to lose sight of what exactly journalism is and

Cue struggled to dress women for reinvented work lives

By Toby Slade and Dijanna Mulhearn Australian fashion brand Cue and its sister label Veronika Maine have entered receivership. At first glance, it looks like another

Surprising results from tax change modelling

By Nick Garvin and Elyse Dwyer The Federal Government’s tax reforms are the most significant changes for housing investors Australia has seen since 1999. From July 1,

New report forecasts a fraught, turbulent and aging world

By Michelle Grattan Artificial intelligence (AI) will be “a defining influence” on Australia’s economy over the next 40 years, according to the Intergenerational

Crack down on ‘visa hopping’ by overseas students

By Peter Hurley and Melinda Hildebrandt The Australian government has announced visa changes making it harder for international students to bring their families with

Sydney Sweeney ad ignites body image debate

By Vivienne Lewis Sydney Sweeney’s sports advertisement has been widely criticised by women athletes as sexualising athletes’ bodies. The advertisement, for sports

Data centre health concerns move to centre stage

By Marion Burgess and John Davy In the United States, areas such as Michigan have been hotspots for residents pushing back against data centre construction in their

Arms race enters a dangerous new era in space

By Cassandra Steer US Air Force Secretary Troy Meink this week announced the United States has deployed what he called “on-orbit space control weapons”. This public

Republicans facing huge losses in the midterms

By Adrian Beaumont In Nate Silver’s forecast model, Democrats are more likely than not to gain control of the US federal Senate at November 3 midterm elections, and

Students caught in a negative cycle of ‘reading anxiety’

By Genevieve McArthur Western Australian author Hamish Kelly has struggled with reading for almost two decades. In his first of two books, he describes his experience

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