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First British council votes to recognise the rights of nature
Britain’s Maidstone Borough Council recently voted to embed a “Rights of Nature” framework into its governing processes, becoming the first local authority there to formally recognise that ecosystems possess an intrinsic right to exist and thrive. The council insists the framework is more than symbolic. Rather than drafting a standalone declaration, it has woven nature’s…
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The 2026-27 budget and what to make of inflation
The Australian government entered this year’s federal budget with the confidence of a nation that had largely avoided recession, but not the anxiety of one that had escaped inflation. Treasurer Jim Chalmers delivered a spending plan framed around “resilience” and “restraint,” even as households faced rising mortgage repayments, stubborn grocery prices and the prospect of…