The Tories try to blame all their woes on Liz Truss, but Mel Stride’s mea culpa is destined to fall flat

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Its a mistake to think that, when it comes to the UK economy, the Conservatives have always been seen by British voters as a safer pair of hands than Labour. But, notwithstanding the damaging austerity imposed on the...

Why Canada needs a law that gives workers the right to govern their workplace

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A major fault line in contemporary society is that while our political lives are governed by democratic principles, our economic lives largely are not. At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, for example, Maple Leaf Foods...

How Trump’s ‘gold standard’ politicizes federal science

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The first time Donald Trump was president, the head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency developed a regulation known as the science transparency rule. The administration liked to call it the secret science rule....

Dehorning rhinos tips the balance against poaching – new study

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Black and white rhino populations in the Greater Kruger (Kruger National Park and surrounding reserves) in South Africa have plummeted from over 10,000 rhinos in 2010 to around 2,600 in 2023. Hundreds of rhinos are killed...

The proposed Strong Borders Act gives police new invasive search powers that may breach Charter rights

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The new Liberal government has tabled its first bill in Parliament, the Strong Borders Act, or Bill C-2. Buried within it are several new powers that give police easier access to our private information. The bill responds...

Making it easier to build a granny flat makes sense – but it’s no solution to a housing crisis

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As part of its resource management reforms, the government will soon allow super-sized granny flats to be built without consent potentially adding 13,000 dwellings over the next decade to provide families with more...

‘Deadly’ sports diplomacy: why Australia’s Indigenous people must be a part of our sports strategy

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Since coming to power in 2022, the Albanese government has focused strongly on the Indo-Pacific. The prime ministers recent trip to Indonesia was the latest high-level bilateral summit as Australia seeks to recalibrate...