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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.

The Mekong is in transition, what does it mean for food security?

Communities along the Mekong River are already seeing their food access shrink as the climate worsens. Smart imminent solutions could ease the burden.

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Think global and act local to avoid a Day Zero

South Africa dodged a water disaster in 2018, providing lessons for cities facing similar crises. But copying everything from Cape Town would be a mistake.

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Best plans hit a snag on the way to saving Australia’s biggest river

Australia attempted a national management plan for its long-suffering Murray-Darling River. Over a decade later, what are the lessons for others?

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Conflicts loom if we don’t solve the global water crisis

Tensions around access to and management of water are heightening all over the world. Finding ways to de-escalate and innovate is a matter of life and death.

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Time is now for the next rights of nature phase

Half a century since it was conceived, rights of nature is a movement with momentum. The next test? Making its impact felt the world over.

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Australia’s rights of nature push flows from the Yarra River

Although it lacks the teeth of legislation overseas, Victoria’s Yarra River (Birrarung) laws provide a foundation for rights of nature to build on in Australia.

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Rivers are still people in South Asia despite court showdown

Rivers are the lifeblood for millions of Indians and Bangladeshis. But a radical legal idea to save them from pollution is being met with opposition.

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Conflicts in a river’s revival reveals a way out

After decades of decline, a formerly pristine river with high ecological value in Hong Kong is on the path to revitalisation.

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Water conflict and cooperation

Climate change, water scarcity and urban development are among the threats to the world’s rivers and those who rely upon them.

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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

The Mekong is in transition, what does it mean for food security?

Think global and act local to avoid a Day Zero

Best plans hit a snag on the way to saving Australia’s biggest river

Conflicts loom if we don’t solve the global water crisis

Time is now for the next rights of nature phase

Australia’s rights of nature push flows from the Yarra River

Rivers are still people in South Asia despite court showdown

Conflicts in a river’s revival reveals a way out

Water conflict and cooperation

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