[Column] A costly war and a debt crisis… is a ‘Trump shock’ on its way?

My smart glasses were brilliant. Now people think I’m a creep

Meta’s Oakleys are the best thing I own for running and filming my toddler. They’re also, increasingly, the reason strangers look at me sideways.…

I climbed the career ladder and got my dream job at 30 - then I hit burnout

Just after Jo Hooper landed her dream role at 30, she struggled with burnout and had to take time off work.…

I got a first-class bed for an economy-class price – but I felt the glares of fellow travellers

Nah, the aisle is a vast ocean that cannot easily be crossed, advises Modern Guru.…

'Cwestiwn tyngedfennol wedi newid fy mywyd' - effaith hunlosg

Cyn-athro o Gaerdydd yn rhannu ei brofiad o hunlosg, neu burnout, gyda rhybudd mai dyma risg pennaf y gweithle.…

My elderly mum has to pay $5.50 a day for a TV. This seems outrageous

The daily fee adds up to more than $2000 a year. Is her aged care provider entitled to charge this fee for a television?…

“Arquitetura da falsidade” – Por Flamínio Araripe

Com o título “Arquitetura da falsidade”, eis artigo de Flamínio Araripe, jornalista e pesquisador. “O quadro de decadência do político que afronta a verdade se …

Don’t queue, don’t order cocktails: The nine golden rules of British pubs

British pubs are places to relax, but even relaxation needs rules. These are the key ones (at least as far as I see it).…

“A Rentabilidade do Medo” – Por Irapuan Diniz de Aguiar

Com o título “A Rentabilidade do Medo”, eis artigo de Irapuan Diniz de Aguiar, advogado e professor. “É hora de repetir o apóstolo São Paulo: ‘Se eu falar todas…

Do our pollies really want a more ‘affordable’ housing market? We’re about to find out

If you force them to choose, politicians will always go for rising rather than falling house prices. Why? Arithmetic.…

Emilio Frugoni, el sembrador

Hay ideas que no mueren con quienes las pronuncian. Quedan sembradas en el tiempo, atraviesan generaciones y vuelven a germinar cuando la historia vuelve a nece…

I got a first-class bed for an economy-class price – but I felt the glares of fellow travellers

Nah, the aisle is a vast ocean that cannot easily be crossed, advises Modern Guru.…

Ruben Rada, la libertad absoluta

Hay sonidos que nos rodean todos los días y que ya damos por sentados. Caminamos por la calle, escuchamos una síncopa, un arreglo coral, una forma particular de…

Labor is set to crash. With it will go an entire Victorian era

The government has dragged the chain on issue after issue – home invasions, tobacco store firebombings, bail for youth offenders, the degradation of retail stri…

El mundo debate las desigualdades, y Uruguay tiene mucho que aportar

“No hay plata” ha sido la expresión favorita de Javier Milei desde que asumió la presidencia en Argentina, y es la frase que, acompañada de un encogimiento de h…

Powerhouse big spending is at the expense of so much else

Many other worthy causes are going begging, like the Australian Print Museum and the Australian Design Centre.…

El Uruguay como solución

Acaso hacer un poco de historia y señalar al Uruguay como pionero absoluto en la región en lo que hace al aprovechamiento hidroeléctrico de sus cursos de agua t…

Messages of hate strike wrong note at Sydney Marathon

If every public space becomes a site of protest, we give up something fundamentally Australian.…

La cooperativa cuesta y vale

Ayer votamos en la cooperativa la diaria. Elegimos a cinco integrantes de la Comisión Directiva, tres de la Comisión Fiscal y tres de la Electoral. No fue noved…

Cities sweltering and the smell of the middle ages: has the climate crisis killed Instagram’s Euro summer? | Brigid Delaney

Who dreams of having a Euro summer now when staying in an ancient, uncooled building in the Old Town is like trying to sleep in a wood-fired pizza oven?This wee…

Depois de 31 anos, jornalista Rosineide Oliveira dá adeus a Compesa

Minha amiga Rosineide Oliveira, jornalista extremamente competente, encerrou, ontem, sua temporada longeva na chefia da comunicação da Compesa: 31 anos. Como na…

Fix Nepal’s blocked roads to keep rescue and relief moving

Until road connectivity is restored, the state cannot effectively reach the people it is striving to save.…

El derecho de no ser ejemplar

¿Quiénes creemos que somos para decidir quiénes merecen tener una vida a la altura de la que a nosotros nos ha caído del cielo?Temas principal: Opinión sociasLe…

With climate risks looming, are we ready to face the new disaster together?

Nepal, India and China share a mountain ecosystem and face increasing effects of climate change.…