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Canberra spends more to reduce Indigenous inequalities

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AUSTRALIA

The government admitted that earlier efforts to improve Indigenous livelihoods had been an “enormous failure”, with many goals set out in the Closing the Gap programme still…

Cambodia education reform could help investors

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CAMBODIA

Education reform, labour supply and economic development in Cambodia.

Gun regulation in Canada is becoming more contentious

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CANADA

Trudeau has introduced a number of measures since Canada’s worst mass shooting in 2020, when 22 people were killed in Nova Scotia. His latest move, which freezes the sale…

Developing Asia's demography may not yield dividend

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ASIA

Demographic changes in South and South-east Asia.

Pandemic will alter consumption patterns in China

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CHINA

The rate of decline has slowed in recent months, but household demand remains weak. Consumer optimism is more positive than in many other countries hit by the pandemic, but…

Latin American education failings weigh on progress

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LATIN AMERICA

Latin American education.

Pandemic will widen major gender gaps

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INTERNATIONAL

Gender costs of the pandemic.

High US student debt aids GDP overall but raises risks

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UNITED STATES

Economics implications of US student debt.

AMLO’s plans may fail to meet Mexican student demands

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MEXICO

Anger over such issues reached a crescendo this month, with several schools at the UNAM staging strikes and a massive student demonstration taking place at the institution’s…

Hurricane damage will accelerate Puerto Rico’s slide

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PUERTO RICO

Hurricane Maria made landfall on Puerto Rico as a Category Four hurricane, two weeks after Category Five Hurricane Irma wrought severe wind and flood damage to much of the…