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“Israel is working extremely hard to blow up this ceasefire,” said one observer after IDF troops shot dead Palestinians trying to return to their homes in the largely flattened strip.
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Vanity, defence or just wanting to show off?
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Remembering my Palestinian father
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Four reasons Australia's superannuation system isn't the world's best
When Australia embarked on its unique retirement incomes system in 1992, the World Bank was quick to encourage other countries to take the same approach to averting the old age crisis, claiming it would protect the old and promote growth.

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De-Googling during a genocide: Reorienting digital life in the age of AI
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Ceasefire sparks fresh calls for global media access to Gaza
Press groups are also demanding justice for the more than 200 journalists slaughtered in Palestinian territory over the past two years.

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Reclaiming care in the age of AI
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Who are 'Advance' and what are they doing to our politics?
Launched in 2018 as a conservative answer to GetUp!, the group Advance likes to style itself as the voice of the average person against “the elite.

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Embedding free, prior and informed consent in Australia’s legal framework
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