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A new voting system meant the Welsh election couldn’t have been further from a two-horse race – so why was it portrayed as one?

Even before votes were counted in this year’s Senedd (Welsh parliament) election, speculation among commentators was rife that one campaign narrative had firmly taken hold – that the contest had become a two-horse race between Plaid Cymru and Reform UK.

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Welsh broadcasters target voters with digital election coverage

Voters in Wales will soon go to the polls to elect members of an expanded Senedd (Welsh parliament) under a new proportional voting system. As the campaign has developed, public service broadcasters have sought not only to report events but to educate, inform and engage audiences with an unfamiliar electoral…

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Dire warning of violent fallout from unchecked racism

Rising racism, anti-Semitism and other challenges are undermining Australians' basic dignity, the Australian Human Rights Commission president warns.

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Limited scrutiny of party claims in early Welsh election coverage – new analysis

With the Senedd (Welsh parliament) election campaign now under way, voters in Wales are beginning to see more political coverage across television, online and social media. Broadcasters have reported on manifesto launches and party messaging.

The Conversation

Australian lesbian group’s fight to bar trans women to return to tribunal after federal court win

While the Lesbian Action Group claims a ‘definite win’, Equality Australia says the judge ‘simply identified legal errors in the tribunal’s reasoning’

The Guardian - AU

Who were the ‘peasants’ of the 1381 Peasants’ Revolt? New database has answers

The Peasants’ Revolt of 1381 was one of the largest and most dramatic popular uprisings in medieval Europe. But what do we really know about this celebrated event in English history?

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Why isn’t the Greens’ growing success reflected in media coverage?

The victory of the Greens in the Gorton and Denton parliamentary byelection is a landmark for the party. But our new research reveals the Greens have received limited airtime over the last year despite almost doubling their support in the polls and in party membership.

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Medieval Londoners’ cheaply imported mass-produced Christmas gifts look surprisingly familiar

We often imagine medieval life as dull, dirty and short, with little in the way of material comfort or decoration. However, medieval Londoners were importing toys, treats and trinkets by the boatload centuries before the modern festive rush.

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We built a database of 290,000 English medieval soldiers – here’s what it reveals

When you picture medieval warfare, you might think of epic battles and famous monarchs. But what about the everyday soldiers who actually filled the ranks? Until recently, their stories were scattered across handwritten manuscripts in Latin or French and difficult to decipher. Now, our online database makes it possible for…

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The Samurai Detectives by Shōtarō Ikenami: a tale of honour, desire and mystery in Edo Japan

An upright young samurai, a cross-dressing sword-wielding maiden, a retired warrior, honour killings, killings not-so-honourable, and lovers of all kinds. Welcome to The Samurai Detectives, the first part of a series of popular historical mystery novels by Shōtarō Ikenami (1923-1990).

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Can Labour’s plan to fund deprived communities see off Reform? What the evidence shows

More than a year after the UK government abandoned the phrase “levelling up”, it has now launched a fresh strategy to distribute funding to disadvantaged communities. The promise to these deprived areas is three-pronged: investment in community facilities, enhancing public spaces like parks, and revitalising town centres and high streets.

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Bob Vylan Glastonbury complaints upheld: here’s what viewers complain to Ofcom and the BBC about most

The BBC’s livestreaming of the Glastonbury performance by punk-rap duo Bob Vylan broke editorial guidelines on preventing harm and offence to viewers, according to the corporation’s complaints unit. More than 5,000 people complained about the broadcast after the duo chanted “death, death to the IDF” and made other derogatory comments.

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Push to end antisemitism is welcome but envoy’s plan raises concerns, Australia’s race commissioner warns

Giridharan Sivaraman says he hopes to meet Jillian Segal to discuss her proposals and their implications for fundamental rights and freedoms

The Guardian - AU

Historical films and TV shows are embracing diversity – but real historical voices are still overlooked

In the Disney+ television series, A Thousand Blows, Malachi Kirby plays Hezekiah Moscow, a Jamaican immigrant in London who is part of an underground boxing ring in the 1880s.

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How storytelling, creativity and collaborations can inspire climate action

Imagine heading into space, landing on the moon and walking in the dust. As you adjust to the weightlessness, you see something unexpected on the horizon. You’re looking back at the Earth, experiencing the “overview effect”. How would you feel? What would you see, hear, touch, taste and smell?

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Translated runes shed 'compelling' new light on who owned Galloway Hoard

A NEWLY translated runic inscription has shed “compelling” new light on who might have owned the Galloway Hoard, experts have announced ...

Evening Standard

Newly translated runes shed ‘compelling’ new light on who owned Galloway Hoard

The Viking Age hoard was discovered by a metal detectorist in Balmaghie, near Kirkcudbright, in 2014.

The Guardian - AU

Maria felt pressured to sign an NDA after being sexually harassed. Now she’s speaking out against the practice

Hopes are rising that a push for change in Victoria means victims will no longer be ‘badgered into silence’

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How can racism be eliminated from Australia? This is what the national anti-racism framework recommends

For the first time Australia has a ‘comprehensive plan’ to tackle ‘deeply embedded’ racism, discrimination commissioner says

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Strictly: three ways the show can make things better for all dancers

With a new series of Strictly Come Dancing just getting started on BBC1, much of the media build-up to this year’s show has focused on reports of threatening and abusive rehearsal room behaviour by two professional dancers towards their celebrity partners.

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‘So demeaning’: Melbourne woman denied service by 10 cabs in one booking over guide dog

Debra Simons filed complaint against 13Cabs with human rights commission, and was offered a $100 gift voucher after company argued it does not directly employ drivers

The Guardian - AU

Letter excerpts read in Senate accuse Australian Human Rights Commission of mistreating staff who support Palestine

Former AHRC staff member alleged management viewed her Palestinian identity as a risk and leaked information about her to a shock jock, Mehreen Faruqi tells parliament

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Elon Musk’s Tesla is promising to sell a humanoid robot. It could be the first of many

Elon Musk’s recent announcement on Twitter that “Tesla will have genuinely useful humanoid robots in low production for Tesla internal use next year” suggests that robots that have physical human-like characteristics and provide “genuinely useful” function might be with us soon.

Newcastle Herald

Hunter lives in hope of winning government's funding shell game

"We live in hope of winning the shell game."

The Guardian - AU

Drugs, alcohol and ‘horrendous’ attacks in detention centres leave ABF reeling

Commissioner Michael Outram appeals for greater powers to manage ‘high level of risk’ and worrying rates of addiction in facilities

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