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Chinese-language newspapers

vendredi 1 octobre 2021 à 02:00

Chinese-language newspapers in Australia use translators in China to translate Australian news stories into English, and they translate in accord with China's censorship rules.

It would be wrong to try to fix this by ordering those newspapers how to do their translation. But it would be legitimate for Australia to require newspapers that publish in foreign languages to state prominently either that all the translators live in Australia, or that they do not.

Sargasso Sea seaweed

vendredi 1 octobre 2021 à 02:00

Sewage and fertilizer runoff from farms seems to be responsible for the enormous increase in the area of Sargasso Sea seaweed.

Justice for Nigerians

vendredi 1 octobre 2021 à 02:00

*Nigerians could see justice over Shell oil spills after six decades.*

Unpredictable work schedules

vendredi 1 octobre 2021 à 02:00

Some argue that eliminating precarious, unpredictable work schedules would be more effective than increasing the minimum wage.

Why argue about it — let's do both!

Housing in Berlin

vendredi 1 octobre 2021 à 02:00

The referendum vote to seize some housing in Berlin could inspire important changes.

However, what is crucial is to eliminate the obstacles to building denser housing near public transit.