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Michelin-star restaurants’ quiet luxury approach to marketing has to adapt in the era of social media

Chanel, Christian Louboutin and Hermès are names that are synonymous with luxury, signifying elegance, craftmanship and prestige. These brands often use subtle, mysterious signals to communicate their status – things like minimalist designs or the red sole on a Louboutin shoe. Often termed “quiet luxury”, this trend is also seen…

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Coles accused of ‘utterly misleading’ discounts as major court case kicks off

Coles has appeared before the Federal Court in Melbourne, as hearings for a high-stakes case launched against the supermarket by Australia’s consumer watchdog officially begin.

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Want to boost uptake of battery EVs? Subsidise chargers at home and work – not the vehicles

Let’s say you want to encourage more drivers to shift to battery-electric vehicles. What’s the best way to do it?

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Want to know what’s really going on in Australian politics? A four-way tussle in Farrer may tell us

Sussan Ley has announced that, after a fortnight’s farewell tour, she will step down as the member for Farrer.

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What Thailand’s election means for the future of the country – and its beleaguered pro-democracy forces

Thailand’s prime minister, Anutin Charnvirakul, will almost certainly stay in the job after a surprise result in last week’s elections saw his conservative Bhumjaithai Party win the most seats in the lower house.

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Runners, flat shoes or bare foot – what should I wear to lift weights?

If you go to the gym often, you might have been told you shouldn’t lift weights in runners.

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Thousands of paywalled research papers could be freed with this simple fix

Publicly funded research underpins much of daily life, from policy decisions to innovation and public debate. When research remains inaccessible, its value is diminished.

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Who has most access to the top? What 5 years of transport ministers’ diaries reveal

For interest groups and lobbyists, face-to-face time with political decision-makers is the most valuable kind of access there is.

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The Coalition leads in Victorian DemosAU poll, with One Nation posting 21% support

One Nation is just two points behind Labor in a Victorian state DemosAU poll, with the election in November. A federal Resolve poll has One Nation and the Coalition tied at 23% each with Labor well ahead.

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Labor is set for a big win in the South Australian election. But will One Nation cause ructions?

South Australians head to the polls on March 21, with Premier Peter Malinauskas’s Labor Party on track to win by a landslide.

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The peer review system is breaking down. Here’s how we can fix it

Scientific publishing relies on peer review as the mechanism that maintains trust in what we publish. When we read a journal article, we assume experts have rigorously scrutinised it before publication. This crucial system is currently under severe strain.

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Why your brain has to work harder in an open-plan office than private offices: study

Since the pandemic, offices around the world have quietly shrunk. Many organisations don’t need as much floor space or as many desks, given many staff now do a mix of hybrid work from home and the office.

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A new diagnosis of ‘profound autism’ is on the cards. Here’s what could change

When it comes to autism, few questions spark as much debate as how best to support autistic people with the greatest needs.

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Trump has scrapped the long-standing legal basis for tackling climate emissions

Regulating climate emissions just became more difficult. US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has repealed its own 2009 legal finding that greenhouse gas emissions endanger human health.

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Ramaphosa and a stable electricity system in South Africa: the devils are in the detail

The strategic significance of the reference to energy reform in South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address cannot be overstated.

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Is teasing playful or harmful? It depends on a number of factors

Picture this: a group of girls are sitting at a table in the lunchroom when a boy walks by. One girl turns to another girl and laughingly says: “Oh, isn’t that your boyfriend? You should go kiss him!”

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The IOC’s ban of a Ukrainian athlete over his helmet reveals troubling double standards

On Feb. 12, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) banned Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych from competition for wearing a helmet that featured images of fellow Ukrainian athletes who had been killed in Russia’s invasion of his home nation.

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When norovirus hits the Olympics: The science behind the spread

Norovirus outbreaks have repeatedly shadowed major international events, and the Olympics are no exception. When thousands of athletes from around the world gather in one place, attention is usually on records broken and medals won. Yet the size and intensity of the Games can create conditions that allow infectious microbes…

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Gene-edited meat in Canada: To label or not to label?

The Canadian government’s recent approval of the first gene-edited animal to enter the food system has reignited debates over whether foods produced using genetic engineering techniques should be labelled.

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As Alberta separatists court the U.S., prosperity is fuelling a sovereigntist turn

In the past year, leaders of Alberta’s main separatist organization have travelled repeatedly to Washington, D.C., for quiet meetings with senior American government officials in the Treasury and State departments. They’ve reportedly discussed everything from adopting the American dollar to building an independent Alberta military.

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Does South Africa have a future without power cuts? Ramaphosa intervenes, but the drama isn’t over

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, in his 2026 State of the Nation address, announced that the country’s electricity transmission assets would move out of state-owned Eskom. This will happen once the newly established National Transmission Company of South Africa is unbundled into a fully independent company.

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Digital monitoring is growing in South Africa’s public service – regulation needs to catch up

Government departments across South Africa are increasingly relying on digital tools to evaluate public programmes and monitor performance. This is part of broader public-sector reforms. Their aims are to improve accountability, respond to audit pressure and manage large-scale programmes with limited staff and budgets.

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Climate change could expose 1.1 billion people to hunger by 2100 (but there’s good news too) – AI modelling study

More than 295 million people globally experienced hunger and starvation in 2025 because of conflict, displacement, climate change and economic disasters.

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Africa’s trade blocs were designed to unite the continent: four reasons they haven’t delivered

In a rapidly fracturing world, regional integration could be a source of resilience for the African continent.

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