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Brisbane 2032 is no longer legally bound to be ‘climate positive’. Will it still leave a green legacy?
Brisbane 2032 was supposed to be the first ‘climate-positive’ Olympic Games. But a quiet change to the host contract puts the commitment in doubt.
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:
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Show your working: how the ‘open science’ movement tackles scientific misconduct
‘Open science’ is a radical shift from traditional research practices. But it can help research integrity in several ways.
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:‘It is a seriously difficult role and only getting harder’: school principals speak about stress, violence and abuse in their jobs
In a new survey, one principal reported how a major source of distress is parents behaving in an ‘unreasonable manner’.
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:‘The US won’t get that’: Greenland rejects Trump’s claim over the territory
Greenlandic PM responds to Trump’s claims over Greenland, asserting that the territory will decide its own future.
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:Some Gen Zs are taking a ‘micro-retirement’. It’s one way to address burnout – but it comes with risks
Gen Z have not invented the career break. But the trend of ‘micro-retirement’ isn’t necessarily the same thing as a sabbatical.
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:What are caretaker conventions and how do they limit governments during election periods?
Election campaigns invariably provoke accusations of government breaching caretaker conventions. Here’s what governments can and cannot do.
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:Uncertainty and pessimism abound. Will fear be enough to push Dutton into office?
The Liberal leader goes into this election presenting a particularly bleak worldview. Whether voters are in step with that view remains to be seen.
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:Stefanik predicts new Columbia leader 'won't last' because 'they still don't get it'
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) predicted on Sunday the new acting president of Columbia University “won’t last” after the prestigious institution lost its second leader in recent months to scrutiny of its handling of pro-Palestinian protests and antisemitism on campus. Columbia’s former interim president, Katrina Armstrong, resigned Friday amid a tussle with the Trump administration over...
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:Isar Aerospace completes first orbital launch vehicle test flight in Norway
Europe took a significant step in its aerospace ambitions with the first test launch of Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum rocket.
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:Can we recreate a lost world? In Tasmania, anything could happen
The thylacine might walk again. Or Lake Pedder might rise again. The possibility of ecological restoration in the island state plays into the appeal of going back in timeSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter hereThere is something about Tasmania that makes it a place where people want to restore the past, and not just because Tasmanians still regularly report seeing...
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:Palestine Red Crescent says recovered 15 bodies after Israel fire on ambulances
Palestine Red Crescent says recovered 15 bodies after Israel fire on ambulances The Palestinian Red Crescent said on Sunday it had recovered the bodies of 15 rescuers killed a week ago when Israeli forces targeted ambulances in the Gaza Strip. Bodies of eight medics from the Red Crescent, six members of Gaza's civil defence agency and one employee of a UN agency were retrieved, the Red Crescent said in a statement. It...
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:Turkey’s cautionary tale: The fall of the courts is the fall of freedom
Turkey's descent into authoritarianism began with judicial independence being dismantled, and now Erdogan has arrested his most formidable political rival, leading to mass protests and a warning to other democracies about the dangers of democratic backsliding.
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:Award-winning 'king of the miniseries' Richard Chamberlain dies aged 90
Veteran actor has died at the age of 90 following complications from a stroke. His lifelong partner, Martin Rabbett, said, "Richard is with the angels now".
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:Aid efforts intensify after deadly Myanmar-Thailand quake
India and China have sent relief supplies as well as rescue personnel. The Red Cross and Red Crescent launched an appeal for over $100 million to provide aid.
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:Trump says ‘not joking’ about possible third term as US president
Speaking to NBC News, Trump said: ‘There are methods which you could do it.’ It would defy the two-term limit stipulated in US constitution.
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:Trump Threatens To Bomb Iran if No Nuclear Deal Is Reached, Iran Respond
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Iran this Sunday with bombings and secondary tariffs if they do not reach an agreement on their nuclear program, after Tehran rejected direct negotiations with Washington last week. RELATED: EU Regrets Trump’s Car Tariffs: Von Der Leyen “If an agreement is not reached, there will be bombings (…) There will […]
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:Russian drone attack kills 2 in Ukraine; Trump 'angry' at Putin over Zelenskyy comments
Russian drones hit a military hospital, shopping centre and apartment blocks in Ukraine's second-largest city, Kharkiv, killing two people and wounding dozens, while U.S. President Donald Trump voiced anger at Russian President Vladimir Putin for comments he made about the leader of Ukraine.
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:Art for art’s sake? How NZ’s cultural organisations can maintain integrity and still make money
Arts and culture are neither luxuries nor commodities, but integral parts of a thriving society. Balancing profitability with artistic integrity demands new ways of thinking.
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:Trump won’t rule out a third term
Any push by Trump or his allies to get the president into the Oval for a third time would run directly counter to the Constitution’s 22nd Amendment.
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:Hamas slams Israeli settlement road project near occupied East Jerusalem
Hamas slams Israeli settlement road project near occupied East Jerusalem Hamas has condemned a newly approved settlement road project in the occupied West Bank, which would separate Palestinian and Israeli traffic near the Maale Adumim settlement. The group said in a statement on Telegram that: “The occupation’s continued settlement projects in occupied Jerusalem reveal its malicious intentions and plans to strengthen...
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:Trump ‘angry’ with Putin and threatens tariffs on Russian oil over Ukraine
Trump warns of 25 percent US tariffs on Russian oil, urges Putin to halt Ukraine bloodshed in tense diplomatic standoff.
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:Trump says he's 'not joking' about a possible third term
President Trump said Sunday he’s “not joking” about serving a possible third term, marking the second time in less than three weeks that he's floated the idea. “I'm hearing — you don't sound like you're joking. I've heard you joke about this a number of times,” NBC News’s Kristen Welker said during a phone call with the president, discussing a third...
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:Palestinian Red Crescent Calls for Investigation on 8 Health Workers Death in Gaza
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) called for an immediate investigation into the deaths of eight of its emergency technicians after they were attacked by the Israeli army last Sunday. RELATED: UN Women Highlights Dire Situation for Women and Girls in Gaza Health workers were on their way to treat wounded people in Rafah, south […]
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:Iran rejects direct negotiations with US in response to Trump’s letter
In the March 12 letter, Trump said he asked Iran to negotiate ‘because if we have to go in militarily, it’s going to be a terrible thing’.
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:German space rocket explodes seconds into test flight
A German start-up built a rocket with the hope of launching satellites into orbit from Europe in the future. But the test flight, the first of its kind from continental Europe, failed.
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:Actor Richard Chamberlain, who starred in ‘Dr. Kildare’ and ‘Centennial,’ dies at 90
Richard Chamberlain, the handsome hero of the 1960s television series "Dr. Kildare" who found a second career as an award-winning "king of the miniseries," has died.
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:At Least One Killed and Four Wounded in US Attacks on Sana’a, Yemen
At least one person was killed and four others were injured in the US attacks launched early this Sunday on an area north of Sana’a, the capital of Yemen, the health ministry of the pro-Palestinian resistance group reported. RELATED: Yemen’s Houthis Attacks U.S. Aircraft Carrier and Israeli Targets in the Red Sea “One martyr and […]
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:Medical supplies in great need as international aid flows into Myanmar after deadly quake
Emergency aid has streamed into Southeast Asia in the two days since a massive earthquake struck Myanmar and Thailand. Relief efforts are focused on Myanmar, where the estimated death toll rose to 1,644 by Sunday afternoon.
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:Trump threatens to bomb Iran if nuclear deal can’t be reached
The president also suggested imposing secondary tariffs on the country.
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:Barcelona sweep past Girona to restore LaLiga lead over Real Madrid
Barcelona restore their three-point advantage over Real Madrid at the top of LaLiga with a 4-1 home win against Girona.
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:Macron urges Israel to 'put an end to strikes on Gaza'
Macron urges Israel to 'put an end to strikes on Gaza' French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday urgedIsrael's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to "put an end to the strikes on Gaza and return to the ceasefire" in a phone call between the two leaders. Macron's intervention comes at a time whenIsraelhas resumed its bombardment of the besieged Palestinian territory following the collapse of a fragile truce with Hamas....
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:Gaza’s bakeries on the brink of shutting down under Israel’s blockade of all food and supplies
For four weeks, Israel has shut off all sources of food, fuel, medicine and other supplies for the Gaza Strip’s population of more than 2 million Palestinians. It’s the longest blockade yet ofIsrael’s 17-month-old campaign against Hamas, with no sign of it ending.
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:Nations braced for Donald Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ levies
US secondary tariffs to be announced, while car finance providers launch high-stakes appeal in UK Supreme Court
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:Wounded Palestinians dying over lack of supplies, US surgeon who worked in Gaza says
Dr Mark Perlmutter says doctors are working without soap, antibiotics or x-ray facilities, as Israel has resumed its offensive against Hamas.
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:Former leader of Denmark: ‘We have stood side by side with America for decades’
Helle Thorning-Schmidt doesn’t understand all the nasty language.
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