Grattan on Friday: US rate cut puts pressure on RBA - and things could get heated
Governor Michele Bullock might need her flak jacket when she fronts the media next Tuesday after the bank’s two-day board ...
Why the UK government’s £500 million investment in Port Talbot is not enough to secure the British steel industry
But it will still be a significant challenge to build a recycling system to provide the necessary scrap steel. The UK ...
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Cold War Scotland show reveals impact of conflict on Scottish politics, culture and memory
Kenneth Pratt does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would ...
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How a doubling of sentence lengths helped pack England’s prisons to the rafters
Jessica Gallagher does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would ...
Economists have urged Rachel Reeves to loosen the purse strings – here’s why it’s not that easy
A group of economists wants Reeves to raise public investment – but her plans so far point to a tight squeeze on spending.
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South Africa has a new education law: some love it, some hate it – education expert explains why
Wayne Hugo does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit ...
UN peacekeeping in Africa: essential reads on what’s gone wrong and what can be done
Similarly, peace operations expert Jenna Russo argues that the issue lies in the peacekeeping approach. Stabilisation ...
Gen Z’s language might seem incomprehensible but slang has always sounded that way – just look at these five Victorian sayings
All Gen Z slang might sound like “ skibidi ” to older generations, but every era has had its own confusing slang. For every ...
Africans who apply for Schengen visas face high rejection rates – migration scholar explains why
In 2023, the Schengen states generated US$906 million from visa applications, of which US$145 million came from rejected visa ...
XEC: what you need to know about the new COVID variant
The new COVID variant XEC may be spreading faster than other variants, but it is not a radically different variant.
Female elephants rumble to say ‘let’s go!’ New study in Namibia shows males do too, a sign of unexpected social bonds
The recordings and observations showed that older males invited younger ones to follow them when they left the waterhole, in ...
Lebanon pager attacks: the weaponisation of everything has begun
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