8+ hour, 18+ min ago   (845+ words) Countries like Australia have long struggled to tax the global tech giants. Now, a new approach could significantly increase tax collected from multinationals such as Apple, Google, Microsoft and Amazon. These companies earn significant revenue from Australian consumers. However, much…...

9+ hour, 9+ min ago   (740+ words) One Nation has released a radical policy that would see Australia reduce its temporary migrant population by 750,000....

13+ hour, 6+ min ago   (781+ words) Since the end of the second world war, adding phosphorus to soils in the form of mineral fertiliser has played a crucial role in increasing and maintaining global food production in response to population growth. However, plants only take up…...

1+ day, 41+ min ago   (743+ words) It would be easy to mistake the new National Food Security Strategy as a plan that will reduce food insecurity in Canada. In launching the initiative in June 2026, Prime Minister Mark Carney declared that it was meant to “address structural…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (1076+ words) Water affects almost every part of daily life: drinking, sanitation, food production, health, jobs and the natural environment. Yet in South Africa, three million people don’t have clean running water, and 14 million have no flushing toilets. Climate change and recurring…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (811+ words) Across Africa, people are restoring and managing mangroves, grazing lands and urban green areas in the face of increasing threats from climate change. Increasingly they make decisions based on climate-related information supplied by governments, funders and researchers. But are they…...

2+ week, 17+ hour ago   (736+ words) Most of us want to enjoy later life feeling strong, connected, and mentally sharp. But how often do we stop to think about whether the things we’re doing right now are helping us get there? A new quiz – which we…...

3+ day, 56+ min ago   (936+ words) A string of major disasters in 2026 have had devastating consequences. Earthquakes in Venezuela and Colombia and floods and mudslides in Nepal have killed tens of thousands of people and injured many more. Countless people remain missing and hundreds of thousands…...

3+ day, 59+ min ago   (1106+ words) Japan’s Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu phoned his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, on Sept. 8, 2026, to express concern over the de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz. It was reportedly the ninth such phone call between the pair since March. Tokyo’s…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (770+ words) Jaguar Land Rover’s decision to cut thousands of jobs comes after years of dealing with some extremely tough terrain in the world of car sales. Tough obstacles have included weakening demand from China, a shortage of vital semiconductors and the…...