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Society & Economy
Commonwealth, Westpac, ANZ, NAB all collapsed. How Australia's entire financial system was built on rising house prices. When prices fell 60%, everything broke.
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By 2026, birth rates hit 40-year lows across the developed world. For the first time in history, more women than men are deliberately choosing not to have children. It's not economic anxiety anymore--it's a deliberate lifestyle choice. Here's what changed and why governments can't reverse it.
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Across Asia, Africa, and parts of Latin America, LPG shortages are hitting households hard. Prices are surging, cylinders are going missing, and millions are going back to firewood. Here's the full picture.
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After decades of decline, nuclear energy is experiencing a genuine renaissance. Tech giants are signing deals, governments are reversing bans, and a new generation of reactors is being built. Here's why — and what it means.
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TikTok's battle with the US government exposed every major tension in the modern internet — national security, free speech, Big Tech monopolies, and who actually controls the platforms we live on.
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India has one of the world's strongest cultural obsessions with government employment. This article examines the historical, economic, and psychological roots of that obsession — and what it costs the nation.
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India simultaneously celebrates entrepreneurs and worships government officers. This article examines why the tension between security and risk-taking defines how India allocates its talent — and what it means for the country's economic future.
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Australia became the first country to ban under-16s from social media. The UK, US, and others are following. But will it actually protect children — or just push the problem underground?
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A growing proportion of young professionals are questioning whether the conventional career path — stable employment, linear progression, retirement at 60 — is worth pursuing. This article examines why, and what they're building instead.
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The modern career structure was designed for a stable, slow-changing world that no longer exists. This article argues that treating a career as a fixed 30-40 year track is both economically risky and psychologically costly — and makes the case for deliberate reinvention every decade.
