What is energy made of? The Conversation’s Curious Kids podcast
The Conversation’s Curious Kids podcast is published in partnership with FunKids, the UK’s children’s radio station. It’s hosted and produced by Eloise, and this episode was executive produced by ...
African countries can’t resolve their debt crisis under a system rigged against them
African nations argue that without bias, they should receive higher ratings and lower borrowing costs. In turn this would ...
Nigeria’s minimum wage has never protected workers from poverty: here’s why
Increasing the minimum wage is a temporary fix. Upgrading the skills of Nigerian workers is the surest way of boosting their ...
The good news is the government plans to cancel $3 billion in student debt. The bad news is indexation will still be high
The federal government has announced plans to change the way debts are indexed. But it may not help students over the long ...
Media coverage of campus protests tends to focus on the spectacle, rather than the substance
Analysis shows news stories on pro-Palestinian demonstrations at US universities spiked when they involved clashes.
Albanese government to wipe $3 billion in student debt, benefitting three million people
The new indexation arrangement will be backdated to all HELP, VET Student Loan, Australian Apprenticeship Support and other ...
La Russie a renforcé son emprise sur la région du Sahel et s'intéresse désormais à la côte ouest de l'Afrique
Le gouvernement militaire du Niger soutient la Russie, illustrant davantage l'influence grandissante de Moscou en Afrique.
Cek Fakta: Luhut sebut proyek kereta cepat Jakarta-Bandung sudah layak dilanjutkan sampai Surabaya. Benarkah?
“Untuk kereta cepat Jakarta–Surabaya, kami sepakat segera tim dibentuk. Kereta Cepat Jakarta-Bandung Whoosh terus mengalami ...
Debates on campus safety in response to Palestine solidarity activism show we need strategies to navigate discomfort
How university campuses respond to concerns about student safety can set the stage for learning or encourage its opposite: ...
Plastic is climate change in a bottle – so let’s put a cap on it
Some of the solutions to plastic waste and climate change are the same. Like scrapping fossil fuel subsidies, which keep ...
Ancient scroll reveals new story of Plato’s death – here’s why you should be suspicious of it
This is not the only story we have about Plato’s death. According to Diogenes Laertius, author of another history of Greek ...
Blackpool South byelection: the size of the swing to Labour made this such an unpleasant night for Rishi Sunak
The last time Labour won Blackpool South, the party won 270 other constituencies. It was 1997 and Labour took 179 more than ...