Vladimir Putin’s gold strategy explains why sanctions against Russia have failed
Mar 19, 2024 11:33 am UTC| Politics Economy
There are more than 16,000 sanctions imposed against Russia. Yet the Russian economy and war machine grew by 3.6 per cent in 2023 and is projected to grow another 2.6 in 2024. Nearly six per cent of Russias gross...
Mentorship is key to improving social and economic outcomes for Black youth
Mar 19, 2024 11:28 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Black youth in Canada experience poorer educational achievement than other children and youth, which leads to subsequent poor economic outcomes. A series of problems and barriers contribute to poor educational outcomes....
There’s an extra $1 billion on the table for NT schools. This could change lives if spent well
Mar 18, 2024 09:16 am UTC| Economy
The federal and Northern Territory governments have just made a historic funding announcement of about A$1 billion for schools in the territory. This includes an extra $737.7 million from the federal government and an...
Mar 18, 2024 09:05 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Large parts of west and central Africa, as well as some countries in the south of the continent, were left without internet services on 14 March because of failures on four of the fibre optic cables that run below the...
Mar 18, 2024 09:00 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Australias top economists are pressing Prime Minister Anthony Albanese not to ape US President Joe Bidens think big approach to clean energy. Bidens so-called Inflation Reduction Act dubbed the largest climate...
Emissions impossible? How the transport sector can help make the 2050 net-zero goal a reality
Mar 18, 2024 08:58 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Meeting Canadas ambitious net-zero emissions target by 2050 necessitates significant technological, behavioural and systemic changes in the transportation sector, a major contributor to global greenhouse gas (GHG)...
Why is toddler milk so popular? Follow the money
Mar 18, 2024 08:57 am UTC| Insights & Views Business Economy
Toddler milk is popular and becoming more so. Just over a third of Australian toddlers drink it. Parents spend hundreds of millions of dollars on it globally. Around the world, toddler milk makes up nearly half of total...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight