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Breaking the menopause taboo

Women live an average of 30 years after menopause. Normalising menopause as a life event requires greater research, investment and cultural acceptance.

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.

Why ‘pronatalist’ politicians want women to have more babies

It’s not just JD Vance, and it’s not just the US. Almost 30 percent of countries globally now have pronatalist policies — up from 10 percent in the 1970s.

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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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Can PIF help resolve the conflict in New Caledonia?

After months of violence, New Caledonia independence groups will turn to PIF in hopes of buoying their case for self-determination from France.

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Japan-NZ partnership deepens as Pacific threats rise

Despite being separated by the vast Pacific Ocean, Japan and New Zealand are strengthening their partnership to aid greater regional stability.

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Thailand’s new PM: from heiress to ‘hostage’

Paetongtarn Shinawatra, Thailand’s youngest prime minister, faces immense political risks as she steps into a role shadowed by her family’s turbulent legacy.

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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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Banning reformist parties won’t stop move for change

Things may get worse after Thailand’s Move Forward Party dissolution but they vow to fight on.

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How Vance’s bestseller became part of his job application

With book sales surging, Hillbillly Elegy’s portrayal of the American Dream could prove a potent tool in JD Vance’s political arsenal.

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Why Bangladesh chose Yunus to steady the ship

The political orientation of Muhammad Yunus and the respect he enjoys in civil society will be an asset to the interim government.

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The danger Trump poses to the climate – and our future

A potential climate catastrophe awaits the world if Donald Trump walks into White House a second time.

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Politics comes for Joel Embiid at the Paris Olympics

Cameroonian-born Joel Embiid turned his back on France to play for the US at the Olympics, but his decision was about a lot more than a gold medal.

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Calling out modern slavery

Governments want babies, but people want choices

Why ‘pronatalist’ politicians want women to have more babies

What do number caps mean for Chinese uni students?

Can PIF help resolve the conflict in New Caledonia?

Japan-NZ partnership deepens as Pacific threats rise

Thailand’s new PM: from heiress to ‘hostage’

Inequality is about more than just who has the money

Banning reformist parties won’t stop move for change

How Vance’s bestseller became part of his job application

Why Bangladesh chose Yunus to steady the ship

The danger Trump poses to the climate – and our future

Politics comes for Joel Embiid at the Paris Olympics

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