The attack on public broadcasting is part of a growing threat to press freedom and democracy

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In a disturbing parallel between two countries, President Donald Trumps recent attack on the two largest public broadcasters in the United States mirrors threats to Canadas own public broadcaster that were recently dodged...

Ever wanted to ditch the 9-to-5 and teach snowsports? We followed people who did it for 10 years

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Konstantin Shishkin/Shutterstock Workplace burnout a state of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion and the COVID pandemic have sparked a rethink of the traditional 9-to-5 job. Its been estimated 30% of the...

To split Moscow from Beijing, Trump is reviving Nixon’s ‘madman diplomacy’. It could backfire badly

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When United States President William McKinley advocated high‑tariff protectionism in 1896, he argued squeezing foreign competitors behind a 50% wall of duties would make America richer and safer. That logic framed US trade...

A community-led health program in remote Arnhem land is showing promising results for First Nations locals

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The Doherty Institute Indigenous Australians are more than twice as likely as non-Indigenous Australians to suffer from disease, particularly chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and kidney disease. The health...

Some Reddit users just love to disagree, new AI-powered troll-spotting algorithm finds

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ginger_polina_bublik/Shutterstock In todays fractured online landscape, it is harder than ever to identify harmful actors such as trolls and misinformation spreaders. Often, efforts to spot malicious accounts focus on...

Old drains and railways are full of life. Here’s how to make the most of these overlooked green spaces

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Much of the old circular railway line in Paris, La Petite Ceinture, or Little Belt, has been turned into a public park. ldgfr photos, Shutterstock Across Australian cities, leftover and overlooked green spaces are...

Why it’s important to read aloud to your kids – even after they can read themselves

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Mart Production/Pexels , CC BY Is reading to your kids a bedtime ritual in your home? For many of us, it will be a visceral memory of our own childhoods. Or of the time raising now grown-up children. Perhaps it involves a...