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More borrowers falling behind but better days are ahead

Some households are doing it tougher due to high inflation and interest rates but conditions are about to improve, a Reserve Bank of Australia report says.

AAP

Pressure mounts on publisher of Economist over ties to tobacco

Exclusive: Experts pull out of health conferences run by Economist Impact after revelations of commercial links

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - Rachel Reeves has more reasons to smile as OECD upgrades UK growth

Now, about those fiscal rules...

Evening Standard

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UK economy to grow faster than Japan, Italy and Germany this year, says OECD

Forecast upgrades UK to joint second after US but it is still expected to have highest inflation among G7 countries

The Guardian - UK

Universities are in a hole: linking student fees to inflation is the fairest way forward

To ensure less privileged students are not put off, a more progressive system for repayment of loans is also urgently needed, says former Labour MP Peter Mandelson

The Guardian - UK

Intra-occupation marriages, how common your PIN is and what people googled during Harris-Trump debate

We chart home ownership rates across the OECD over 100 years. Plus: Buildings wrapped in solid petrol

The Guardian - AU

So Where Does The Oceans' Plastic Waste Come From?

In the form of bottles, tyres, packaging and piping, millions of tonnes of plastic waste are dumped every year in the world's waterways, often ending up in the oceans.

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Google is worth more in Australia than major news outlets. Here’s how it could better fund journalism

The Global Media Internet Concentration Project examines the concentration of the communications and media in countries around the world.

The Conversation

Plastics: Navigating The Maze Of Dizzying Acronyms

Plastics are all around us -- from food packaging and drinking bottles to the insulation in our homes.

International Business Times

Citizens’ assemblies: Pioneered in B.C. 20 years ago, they’re a growing pro-democracy tool

What if citizens were called to policymaking duty the way they are called to jury duty?

The Conversation

Why so many French teachers are calling it quits

French teachers are quitting in record numbers, overwhelmed by low pay, crowded classrooms and increasing demands. Despite successive reforms by previous governments, staffing shortages persist. And leaving the profession is often a difficult process. With the announcement of a new education minister just around the corner, will France’s public education…

France 24

Home ownership in Australia has been in retreat for decades. How does it stack up against other countries?

Many OECD countries have experienced similar patterns of declining homeowner numbers – and ageing populations are projected to drive the rate even lower

The Guardian - AU

Labour is talking about a wealth tax again – what are its options and what might work?

Labour Party leader Chris Hipkins recently revealed the party is looking once again at its tax policy, including a possible wealth tax or a “capital income tax” (CIT).

The Conversation

UK primary class sizes among biggest in industrialised world, report finds

Only Chile exceeds UK’s 27 pupils a class in OECD study, with UK pupil-teacher ratio also among highest

The Guardian - UK

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Newcastle Herald

Nation in danger of taking wrong turn with energy . . . again

Nuclear debate: Australia's renewables-only policy not the answer

International Business Times

Genitalia From Girls Mutilated In I. Coast Sold For Magic

When he was a witch doctor, Moussa Diallo would regularly smear himself in a lotion made from a clitoris cut from a girl subjected to female genital mutilation.

The Conversation

Plastic pollution hotspots pinpointed in new research – India ranks top due to high levels of uncollected waste

We have used machine learning to identify the biggest plastic pollution hotspots across more than 50,000 towns, cities and rural areas worldwide. Our new global model reveals the most detailed picture of plastic pollution ever created with the highest environmental concentrations in India, predominantly because so much of its waste…

The Guardian - AU

Migration remains a hot-button issue. But Australia should be careful not to throw the baby out with the bathwater

If the problem we’re trying to solve is housing undersupply, then planning and tax policies, not migration, should be where the focus is

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The Conversation

Israel: 11 months of war have battered the country’s economy

After 11 months of war, Israel is facing its biggest economic challenge in years. Data shows that Israel’s economy is experiencing the sharpest slowdown among the wealthiest countries of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

Al Jazeera

Why are UK teens the least happy in Europe?

A recent report showed UK’s teenagers have grown dissatisfied with life. It calls for economic and educational reforms.

Al Jazeera

Australia gives workers right to ignore bosses’ after-hours calls, emails

The country is the latest to pass legislation granting a ‘right to disconnect’ outside of work hours.

Fortune

The WTO isn't solving the problems of global trade. Maybe the answer is for it to try to do less

The WTO should pivot from trying to enforce the rules of global trade to giving countries a space to figure out solutions on their own.

The Guardian - AU

The door to an Australian tech tax is clearly ajar. Can Labor make it happen?

There’s a long track record of government subsidising traditional media – but patch-up jobs and sweetheart deals have reached the end of their useful lifespan

The Guardian - US

Extremist or mainstream: how do Tim Walz’s policies match up globally?

As Minnesota governor he took action on school meals, climate, family leave, guns and more – how does that compare with other developed countries?

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Labour and the trade unions: thrust together by more than history

Editorial: Sir Keir Starmer is right to recognise that Britain needs to move away from an economic model that seeks growth by making workers poorer

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