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The Wrap: Trump's America is a warning, and Australia keeps treating it like a guide
More often than not, Australia’s relationship with the United States highlights and reinforces the worst in our politics, and the worst in theirs. Here at home, the week began with some shamefully racist politicking by federal parliamentarians.
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Shorter America this week: Will he or won't he on Iran; The Trump doctrine?; On climate, he absolutely will; The only thing more powerful than hate is love
It isn’t always easy to keep up with what’s happening in the US. “Shorter America” is a series where Dr Emma Shortis loops you in on what’s going on in America and shares news and analysis that you can trust.
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AUKUS, Alliances and a world sliding back toward nuclear brinkmanship
A leading US national security expert has warned “nuclear weapons are back with a vengeance”.
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Kumi Naidoo: Australia must abandon fossil fuels or lose climate credibility
The Australian Government has been urged to leverage its leading role in this year’s United Nations climate conference to start reversing the world’s “suicidal trajectory”.
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Climate change is exposing coffee-growing regions to dangerous heat
If worsening natural disasters and soaring energy and insurance bills haven’t been enough to raise the alarm about climate change – its threat to the world’s coffee supply just might.
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Melbourne fashion week hints at the potential of a circular fashion industry
The 2026 Melbourne Fashion Festival is on this week. This year’s event marks a major milestone as the festival celebrates its 30-year anniversary. It's one of the biggest fashion events in Australia, and it puts Australian design, talent, innovations, skills, trends, and workers in the international spotlight.
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Was the Adelaide University merger really worth $185 million in consultants?
The first full academic year for Adelaide University – the product of a merger between the University of Adelaide and University of South Australia – is about to start. The merger cost a total of $500 million with a significant portion of that going to consultants. It was Deloitte that won the contract worth $185 million to manage the merger.
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Wages are flat and inflation is up: why the RBA has it wrong
The latest wages data shows the RBA is wrong to blame higher wages for rising inflation. Recently inflation was on the rise, and the Reserve Bank is worried about a tight labour market. But what does a tight labour market mean, and what does it have to do with inflation?
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As a fourth coral bleaching crisis begins, scientists warn reefs are being hit harder each time
As a fourth global bleaching crisis unfolds, an international study has found more than half of the world’s reefs experienced significant damage during the last marine heatwave.
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EPBC reforms a ‘net positive’ for oil and gas, according to Department
Environmental reforms rushed through parliament at the end of last year in a deal between Labor and the Greens were welcomed as a “net positive for the oil and gas sector,” according to a senior government bureaucrat.
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