The new legislation tinkers around the edges rather than making bigger changes to really tackle gambling harm.

A recent ruling suggests that if used well, AI offers an opportunity to improve access to justice. Courts and tribunals will have to perform a careful balancing act.

A new study showed that for people who were susceptible to psychosis, cannabis use in their 30s was associated with an earlier onset of psychosis by 6.3 years.

It’s increasingly rare for us to respectfully disagree these days. Book clubs invite us to do just that – while making time for a good read.

You may have never consciously noticed a match cut before, yet this simple editing technique completely transforms how we experience a film.

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Humanity’s family tree is long and tangled. Scientists sort our ancient relatives into three familiar groups: Homo, Australopithecus and Paranthropus. Each of these is a “genus”, the rank just above a ...

If the Opportunity Party holds the balance of power after the election, its ‘honouring te Tiriti’ policy could be a deal maker – or breaker.

The Taliban is also facing growing security challenges from within its own ranks and a cluster of armed resistance forces.

A 2021 protest against Shell. Brenton Geach/Gallo Images/Getty Images South Africa’s Constitutional Court – the country’s highest court – handed down a landmark judgment for climate change and ...

The eruption of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo in May 2026 sparked a major crisis. Transmissions and deaths are skyrocketing, and no vaccine ...

South Africa introduced a digital social assistance programme in 2020 to identify who was eligible for its Social Relief of Distress grant. The country’s High Court later found that the automated ...