We desperately need more skilled migrants — but let's not pretend they won't entrench very different Australias

Politicians refuse to accept the reality that Australia desperately needs more skilled migrants. But that doesn't mean they won't have an impact on Australian society.

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Alarm raised over ‘privacy dilemma’ of facial recognition technology at Coles and Woolworths

Supermarkets say they are exploring ways to keep people safe, but experts claim the tech is ‘normalising surveillance’

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Andy Burnham has barely acknowledged the climate crisis. If only Britain’s workers had that luxury | John Harris

Nurses collapsing, builders with heatstroke, bus drivers in cabs that reach 44C. The new PM wanted to spend the summer talking about the cost of living – he should change his plans, says Guardian columnist John Harris

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These 5 charts show how far rooftop solar and home batteries can take us – and why we still need the grid

Home batteries and rooftop solar have become enormously popular. But while powerful, these technologies won’t let us get rid of the grid.

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‘A costly mistake’: new review finds giving WA billions in extra GST was unfair to other states

The 2018 “reforms” were bad policy. The sooner they are unwound the better.

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Why the $2.5 billion Tomago aluminium deal is no ordinary bailout

The government’s approach to saving Tomago offers a blueprint for other interventions to future-proof industry, such as at Whyalla.

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New laws to make tech companies pay for news will help, but there are 4 key problems

While setting up new revenue streams for struggling newsrooms is a welcome move, the laws themselves are far from perfect.

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Jason Arday is now the stick the right will use to beat back racial equality. Don’t let that happen | Afua Hirsch

The UK is far from equality in academia or society. You don’t need a Cambridge degree to see that Arday’s story is being used to stop any progress in its tracks, says journalist and academic Afua Hirsch

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Albanese government set to pass new media bargaining code

The government and opposition have reached a deal on the hotly debated News Bargaining Incentive.

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High school students are protesting against One Nation. What’s the point if they can’t vote?

The argument that young people belong in school misses an important point: children and teenagers have political and civic rights.

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Isn’t it amazing what a policy that actually tackles the cause of outrageous house prices can do? | Grogonomics

Labor has shown what a government can do to improve housing affordability, exposing how pathetic previous attempts had been

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How a conspiracy theory embraced by Trump became part of mainstream Australian politics

The story that the far-right is telling is a compelling one. But its advocates are misidentifying who’s at risk. Since 2017, its believers have been responsible for over a dozen mass murders.

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Experts are warning: our AI arms race is putting humanity at risk | Stuart Russell

A recent letter signed by 1,367 researchers and engineers at frontier AI labs – mainly OpenAI, Anthropic and Google Deepmind – points to a dangerous moment

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Malcolm in the middle: what can Labor learn from Turnbull’s doomed attempt to govern from the centre? | Peter Lewis

Ten years after my first Essential column for the Guardian, another centrist government is confronting a global bin fire in the face of a resurgence of populism

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‘Everything about me is good in his eyes’: the women in China choosing AI boyfriends over human men

In her new documentary Replica, film-maker Chouwa Liang taps into her own experience of finding love with artificial intelligence and makes contact with other women like her

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Scientists scanned 14 canine brains. They found another reason to love dogs

The research shows why you must smile at every dog you see on the street.

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Should young people's vote have more weight than old people's? Yes, it's a no-brainer

The idea of weighting voting by age so as to give younger people more say in the decisions that will affect them would improve our democracy. Here's why.

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Rapists no longer able to suppress identities under new laws

Convicted rapists will no longer be able to benefit from laws designed to help victims if Labor is re-elected in November.

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Inside a meme factory: meet one of thousands of Indonesians trading political outrage clicks for Facebook cash

Exclusive: Adira says she doesn’t know much about her target countries or even know who their leaders are. Instead she’s chasing money from Meta, which pays for engagement

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Greenland issues ‘strong warning’ as Trump-linked oil firm prepares to drill

Island’s government says no approval given after Greenland Energy brings kit ashore for exploratory drilling

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‘Never seen so many grown men cry’: The everyday Aussies who can’t afford another disaster

“Adaptation” has not been at the forefront of climate change discussions, but many experts argue it is time to learn to prepare for – not simply react to –  the growing number of climate-linked disasters.

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This man was secretly snapped by someone with smartglasses. He’s not alone in calling that a violation of privacy

The backlash to what some dub ‘pervert glasses’ is growing – but people living with disabilities point out the new tech can also be life-changing

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The migrants are flooding my beloved Europe! I think!

Ceuta is Spain, technically!

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The Guardian view on Italy’s new far-right party: the rise of a rogue general | Editorial

Editorial: The early success of Roberto Vannacci’s National Future sends an ominous signal as extreme politics become normalised

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In a grubby week in Victorian politics, I was reminded about decency

When Tim Read, a Greens MP from Brunswick, delivered his final speech to parliament at the end of a bruising week, it was a valedictory in more ways than one.

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Psychiatrists cast doubt on court secrecy orders that protect accused

After the cases of rapists Tom Silvagni and Ralph Carr put safety suppression orders in the spotlight, experts say the court experience is as likely to cause defendants mental health issues as having their names made public.

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Demand Kmart take the Anko surveillance glasses off the shelf

Camera glasses are moving quickly into the mainstream. Meta has sold more than 7 million pairs and hired Kylie Jenner to sell more. At $89, against several hundred dollars for the Meta version, the te...

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A high-profile rape conviction puts suppression orders back on the agenda

Much like the high-profile case of Tom Silvagni last year, celebrity agent Ralph Carr's legal quest to protect his name has put issues of open justice and suppression orders in Victoria back on the agenda.

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