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In the era of AI-generated news, readers value trust over customised content

The future of AI in journalism will depend on a balance between benefits and risk, and raising audience comfort, trust and news literacy.

Governments are hiding data, threatening democracy. Here’s how it affects you

From being custodians of public knowledge, governments are turning to architects of manufactured ignorance. Amid disappearing evidence, citizens are struggling to hold power to account

AI and the news: How it helps, fails, and why that matters

AI is reshaping the news ecosystem in the fields of search, fact-checking and personalised feeds. If used well, it can support journalism and strengthen democracy.

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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The gender gap ramps up with motherhood and never ends

All the gender inequalities Australian women encounter over the course of their lives leaves them more susceptible to poverty and poorer mental health than men.

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Anchored by debt: When cancer holds families hostage

Cancer puts a huge financial burden on families. Programmes to help cope with the cost can only help patients and their loved ones.

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Breast cancer can bring financial ruin in India

Lowering the screening age, increasing health awareness and improving access to screening services can improve breast cancer outcomes for poor women.

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Violence or poverty? The stark choice for many women

For domestic violence survivors, the cost of living crisis makes leaving an abusive relationship harder than ever.

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Microfinance promises women a future instead it traps them in debt

Micro loans promised Sri Lankan and Cambodian women affected by war a way out of poverty as they rebuilt their lives. Instead the loans trapped them in debt.

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Accounting for microfinance’s flaws

Microfinance doesn’t always empower the women reliant on it, but a different form of accounting could help level the playing field.

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More women entrepreneurs mean less global poverty

Entrepreneurship is an engine of economic growth but it can only move into top gear when there are more women.

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In the era of AI-generated news, readers value trust over customised content

Governments are hiding data, threatening democracy. Here’s how it affects you

AI and the news: How it helps, fails, and why that matters

This is why your insurance premiums keep going up

The gender gap ramps up with motherhood and never ends

Anchored by debt: When cancer holds families hostage

Breast cancer can bring financial ruin in India

Violence or poverty? The stark choice for many women

Microfinance promises women a future instead it traps them in debt

Accounting for microfinance’s flaws

More women entrepreneurs mean less global poverty

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