View from The Hill: Labor faces risk of Victorians using federal poll as referendum on both Allan and Albanese governments

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The weekend byelection in the outer suburban seat of Werribee saw the widely-anticipated slap-in-the-face to Victorian Labor, which is absolutely on the nose. The question is: to what degree were electors venting against...

Most retirees who rent live in poverty. Here’s how boosting rent assistance could help lift them out of it

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Marlinde/Shutterstock Most Australians can look forward to a comfortable retirement. More than three in four retirees own their own home, most report feeling comfortable financially, and few suffer financial stress. But...

Migrant traders play a key role in South African tourism: it’s time policy makers protected them

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Street traders play an important role in tourism in South Africa. They provide affordable goods to tourists while generating employment for others. Some even source products locally, such as beadwork, traditional masks,...

Building Zambian homes with local materials delivers benefits that imports don’t: study

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People spend up to 90% of their lives in buildings. How these are designed and built has a profound influence on our economies and how we live and work. Traditionally, buildings were constructed by local craftspeople, from...

Bolstering Canada’s right to repair could shield it against U.S. tariffs and trade uncertainty

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The right to repair movement aims to give consumers, businesses and independent repair providers access to the resources needed to maintain essential products and technologies. (Shutterstock) Canadas economy has long...

Why Canada must seize the moment and launch its long-awaited Africa strategy

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Recent events have been nothing short of shock therapy for many Canadians. The threat of economically devastating tariffs by the United States at the behest of President Donald Trump have only reinforced that the time is...

DEI needs to fix systems, not people

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This week, Google announced its halting its DEI hiring initiatives. But DEI training is fleeting and hiring practices need to address systems, not individuals. (Tom Barrett/Unsplash), CC BY Google recently became the...