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The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · 47m

The government’s weakened methane reduction target mirrors the approach promoted by industry lobby groups but rejected by the Climate Change Commission.

A ‘lack of ambition’ over livestock emissions targets now threatens NZ’s reputation and trade

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The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · 1h

As millions of Qantas customers’ data hit the dark web, a corporate watchdog has warned financial services firms about sending work – and customers’ data – overseas.

Beyond Qantas’ data leak, Australian finance companies are also at risk of offshore hacks

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The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · 1h

It only took 60 years for the red fox to spread across Australia. New research could prevent other invasive animals doing the same.

It took just 60 years for red foxes to colonise Australia from Victoria to the Pilbara

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The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · 3h

The award-winning documentary Prime Minister showcases a politician capable of blending the ordinary and extraordinary – a key to success on both the left and right.

Savvy politicians know how to ‘perform’ authenticity – the Jacinda Ardern doco offers a masterclass

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The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · 4h

Nearly 1,000 suspects have been named in the riots, including high school students. Police have seized books they claim are subversive to justify the arrests.

Indonesian police arrested hundreds after August riots, sending a chill through civil society

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The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · 5h

Collectively, the trio’s work has examined what drives sustainable economic growth over time, including scientific innovation and the birth and death of firms.

The 2025 Nobel economics prize honours economic creation and destruction

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The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · 5h

One wonders what Cyrus the Great, founder of the Achaemenid Persian empire, would think of the comparison.

Israelis are hailing Trump as Cyrus returned – but who was Cyrus the Great, anyway?

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The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · 10h

Australia could be a global champion for sustainable data centre growth.

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The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · 10h

Changes to conservation laws could delist up to 60% of protected areas. There are better ways to balance ecological values with economic gains.

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The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · 12h

Weight doesn’t tell us the whole story about a person’s risk for poor health.

BMI shouldn’t be the only way to assess who can access weight-loss drugs

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The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · 13h

📚 A legal expert reviews Duncan McNab’s Recipe for Murder and Greg Haddrick’s The Mushroom Murders – both published on the same day.

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The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · 14h

We’ve entered a period where control of a few key resources and trade routes gives countries enormous leverage.

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The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · 14h

The results challenge claims that the climate risk posed by an individual projects is negligible or cannot be quantified.

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The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · 14h

Sussan Ley has reshuffled her team again after Liberal Andrew Hastie resigned as Shadow Minister of Home Affairs over immigration concerns.

Sussan Ley announces (another) frontbench reshuffle

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The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · 21h

Have you ever thought of your body as a portable gym? It can be, whether it’s squats in the park or push-ups at home.

Your body can be a portable gym: how to ditch membership fees and expensive equipment

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The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · 21h

The classic 1955 D’Arcy Niland novel has been dapted by Kate Mulvany and directed by Jessica Arthur for the Sydney Theatre Company

The Shiralee brings a Shakespearean energy to the Aussie swag-man’s life

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The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · 22h

Trump’s foreign policy approach is fast-paced and intensely personal. The true test of its success won’t be Gaza, but geostrategic conflicts with China and Russia.

Trump’s ‘shock and awe’ foreign policy achieved a breakthrough in Gaza – but is it sustainable?

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The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · 1d

Ancient writers, especially physicians, had plenty to say about caring for genitals – but please don't try it at home.

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The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · 1d

The issue of returning Australian citizens connected to Islamic State has become a vexed issue. How can we better handle it?

Australia’s ‘ISIS brides’ have returned. Governments can do better at handling this situation

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The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · 1d

Here are some tell-tale signs of gingivitis, and what to do about this common type of gum disease.

What is gingivitis? How do I know if I have it?

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The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · 1d

It’s one thing to abandon the dogmas of neoliberalism. It’s quite another to develop a coherent alternative.

If government bailouts of companies are the new normal, we need a better strategic vision

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The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · 1d

Andrew Roff’s debut novel, Here Are My Demands, looks forward to an imagined future – but seems more concerned with now.

What will Australia be like in 2058? A new novel imagines division, unemployment – and activism

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The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · 1d

Trump might have pulled the pin on US climate action but the world might move on without him.

Why Trump is not a death knell for global climate action

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The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · 1d

On AI weapons in war, eating for environmental good, and ‘American’ films made in Australia: an edited selection of your views.

Your say: week beginning October 13

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The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · 1d

Jim Chalmers has watered down from Labor’s changes to superannuation, and fully dumped the plan to tax unrealised capital gains

Jim Chalmers unveils major retreat on controversial superannuation changes

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