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Calling out modern slavery

A crisis affecting 50 million people around the world is coming into clearer view.

Governments want babies, but people want choices

More people are choosing not to have children, sparking big debates and changing how we view family and society.

Autoimmune diseases are on the rise

It’s estimated one in five of us will develop an autoimmune disease at some stage of our lives. We need better ways to treat them.

This is why your insurance premiums keep going up

Premiums for car, home and home contents insurance have been on the rise — and for many households, they’re contributing to cost of living stress.

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Cost of living crisis drives widespread food insecurity

Worries about putting food on the table face almost half of Australian households. Amid the cost of living crisis, even higher-income households aren’t immune.

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The big numbers India needs to hit 2047 target

Modi’s Independence Day speech focused on the goal of ‘Viksit Bharat’, meaning developed India, by 2047. Achieving that would need an economic miracle.

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What do number caps mean for Chinese uni students?

They have cast a shadow over the international education sector, but do the reasons politicians espouse for the changes stack up?

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Progress isn’t moving fast enough for women in the Pacific

Closing the gender gap in the Pacific Islands is an ambitious task, but there are concrete, practical steps that can be taken to accelerate progress.

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China set to move in as Australian banks abandon Pacific

Bendigo Bank, Westpac and ANZ are the latest three banks to begin their exit from the Pacific Islands. Here are the five key reasons why that’s happening.

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Overseas workers could boost Pacific prosperity

As Pacific Island nations navigate their way out of pandemic debt, work abroad schemes could help.

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Inequality is about more than just who has the money

Rising inequality in Australia needs a new understanding of how people live, not just economics.

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Dry hard: the challenge of storing Mekong rain

While rainfall is important, how it is collected, stored and distributed is crucial to dealing with the region’s increasingly drier spells.

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Sand mining worsens Mekong’s saltwater problem

The rampant activity reduces freshwater supply in turn affecting crop output, drinking water and the general ecosystem.

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Mekong drought increases risk of human trafficking

For some, leaving the Mekong Delta to find a livelihood is the only option despite the risk of being trafficked into forced labour.

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Calling out modern slavery

Governments want babies, but people want choices

Autoimmune diseases are on the rise

This is why your insurance premiums keep going up

Cost of living crisis drives widespread food insecurity

The big numbers India needs to hit 2047 target

What do number caps mean for Chinese uni students?

Progress isn’t moving fast enough for women in the Pacific

China set to move in as Australian banks abandon Pacific

Overseas workers could boost Pacific prosperity

Inequality is about more than just who has the money

Dry hard: the challenge of storing Mekong rain

Sand mining worsens Mekong’s saltwater problem

Mekong drought increases risk of human trafficking

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