Canada was mostly spared from Trump’s reciprocal tariffs, but it must not grow complacent

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United States President Donald Trumps so-called Liberation Day introduced sweeping reciprocal tariffs on approximately 60 countries on April 2. Canada, a major U.S. trading partner, was largely spared from these reciprocal...

Supreme Court’s decision on deportations gave both the Trump administration and ACLU reasons to cheer a victory − but noncitizens clearly lost

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A prison officer guards a gate at the Terrorism Confinement Center in El Salvador, where hundreds of migrants from the United States were deported by the Trump administration. Alex Pena/Anadolu via Getty Images President...

Universities in Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union thought giving in to government demands would save their independence

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Columbia University has been in the crosshairs of the Trump administration. Rudi Von Briel/Photodisc via Getty Images Many American universities, widely seen globally as beacons of academic integrity and free speech, are...

Australia urgently needs to get serious about long-term climate policy – but there’s no sign of that in the election campaign

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The federal election should be an earnest contest over the fundamentals of Australias climate and energy policies. Strong global action on climate change is clearly in Australias long-term national interest. But it has...

Labor made plenty of promises at the last election. Did they deliver?

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Election promises are a mainstay of contemporary politics. Governments cite kept commitments as proof they can be trusted, while oppositions pounce on any failure to deliver. But beyond the politics, campaign pledges are...

Here’s how a ‘silent’ tax hike is balancing the budget – with the heaviest burden on the lowest paid

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With just over three weeks to go until the federal election, both major parties are trying to position themselves as Australias better economic managers. Labor was able to hand down two consecutive budget surpluses in its...

1 in 10 tunnel workers could develop silicosis, our new research shows

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Around 10% of underground tunnel workers in Queensland could develop silicosis, our new study has found. Silicosis is a serious, incurable lung disease caused by inhaling small particles of silica dust. You might have...