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Heading to Bali or somewhere tropical these holidays? Here’s what you need to know about dengue fever

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If you’re traveling to a tropical destination to escape the Australian winter, make sure to take steps to protect yourself from mosquito-borne disease such as dengue.

Photos of Australian kids have been found in a massive AI training data set. What can we do?

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Human Rights Watch has sounded the alarm over Australian children’s images found in a huge data set used to train AI models. It could be a breach of our privacy law.

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Is an electric bike right for you? Here’s what to consider before you buy

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Mass adoption of e-bikes in Australia requires better infrastructure, new government regulation and price incentives. But you can still enjoy the benefits now.

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NZ is moving closer to digital IDs – it’s time to rethink how we protect our valuable data

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As the digital economy accelerates, New Zealand needs new rules to regulate how we develop new services– and who develops them.

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Australia is pushing big tech to ‘protect kids from porn’. What can they actually do?

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Major tech platforms have been given six months to come up with an enforceable code that protects children from harmful material online. What might that look like?

Tuesday, Jul 2

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Mental health services are overloaded. We should pay them a bonus to improve your care

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Medicare encourages providers to deliver more services, not to deliver good quality care. Here’s why that needs to change.

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Banning social media for under-16s won’t help – teaching digital media literacy will

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New Zealand is among many countries debating a ban on under-16s having social media accounts. But making digital media literacy education a priority would be a better first step.

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Despite the U.S. Supreme Court’s gift to Donald Trump, he may be barred from Canada as a convicted felon

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Anyone convicted of criminal offences is inadmissible for entry into Canada. But this simple rule may not prevail in the case of Donald Trump.

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The IMF is failing countries like Kenya: why, and what can be done about it

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Kenya is not an isolated case. Twenty-one countries are receiving IMF support.

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During the election, the ‘official record’ is documenting UK history in real-time

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The impact of this election on the official record will be significant, shaping both the immediate political landscape and future historical documentation.

US Supreme Court immunity ruling ideal for a president who doesn’t care about democracy

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The supreme court’s latest judgment gives a US president limited immunity from criminal prosecution for acts committed while in office.

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Cultural differences impede trade for most countries — but not China

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It’s not just size. China’s pragmatic trade strategy, which prioritizes meeting the development needs of its trading partners, has played a key role, too.

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When it comes to power, solar is about to leave nuclear and everything else in the shade

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Energy experts – and even Greenpeace – underestimated solar power’s rapid global growth. As this chart shows, solar’s now set to become the world’s biggest power source within the next decade.

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Will digital currencies become the norm as the world moves towards a cashless society?

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Countries around the world could adopt their own digital currency yet there is still work to be done by central banks to weigh up the risks and benefits.

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If Meta bans news in Australia, what will happen? Canada’s experience is telling

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Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has already switched news off in Canada. Australia could easily be next – here’s what that might lead to.

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With its nuclear energy policy, Peter Dutton seems to have forgotten the Liberal Party’s core beliefs

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Putting aside concerns about feasibility and cost, it’s difficult to square the policy with the basic principles on which the Liberal Party was founded.

American authoritarianism has a long history. What can it tell us about Trump and the battle for America’s soul?

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Trump and the movement behind him is both new and old. Times are unprecedented but also, to historians of America, frighteningly familiar. Nick Bryant’s book excavates that history.

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Can you drink your fruit and vegetables? How does juice compare to the whole food?

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Common reasons for not eating enough fruits and vegetables are likes, habits, cost and cooking skills. Drinking your fruits and vegetables can help overcome some of these barriers.

Give way: 5 reasons why the government should slow down on raising speed limits

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The government plans to increase speed limits, despite research showing the benefits of going slow. With submissions on the proposals closing next week, several important factors should guide policy

Monday, Jul 1

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‘Above the law’ in some cases: Supreme Court gives Trump − and future presidents − a special exception that will delay his prosecution

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The Supreme Court’s decision has major implications for the criminal prosecution of Trump and for the country and how it is governed.

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Supreme Court kicks cases about tech companies’ First Amendment rights back to lower courts − but appears poised to block states from hampering online content moderation

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Florida and Texas sought to prevent social media companies from deciding which posts can be promoted, demoted or blocked. The Supreme Court said the tech companies can moderate as they please.

Spotify’s audiobook bundle has reduced music royalties. The music industry is fighting back – and authors have questions too

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Over a third of Australians read audiobooks. Spotify’s audiobook offering means more choices for listeners – but those who make both music and books are concerned about the impact on incomes.

Increasing annual leave to five weeks would cost employers less than you might think

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Giving workers an extra week of annual leave could take pressure off employers to increase their workers pay.

Australia’s ‘carbon budget’ may blow out by 40% under the Coalition’s nuclear energy plan – and that’s the best-case scenario

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The Coalition’s pledge to build seven nuclear reactors poses serious questions about whether this nation can meet its international climate obligations.

Fatima Payman breached ‘caucus solidarity’. What does this mean and why is it so significant?

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The Australian Labor Party has been around for more than a century. In that time, very few MPs have crossed the floor. Why does it matter so much that one did?

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What happens next in Ukraine’s debt negotiations could change the course of the war

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Ukraine in talks with its western lenders to restructure its debt as it finds itself on the brink of default.

Supreme Court rules that Trump had partial immunity as president, but not for unofficial acts − 4 essential reads

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The dissenting judges argued that the Supreme Court’s decision will dramatically expand the president’s powers while in office.

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Loss of Supreme Court legitimacy can lead to political violence

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What happens if the highest court in the land loses legitimacy?

The findings of UK birth trauma inquiry show that change is long overdue – here’s what needs to happen now

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Around one in three women experience traumatic childbirth and one in 25 women develop post-traumatic stress disorder as a result – here’s what changes need to be made.