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Editors' Picks - 26th April 2015

This week we expose the troubling and deceptive application of economic modelling, learn of the dire behaviour of the World Bank and gain insight about the latest in China’s geo-strategic policy. On the domestic front, we explore the familiar issue of traffic congestion and question what is needed to

The age of euphemisms

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The age of euphemisms

With Treasurer Joe Hockey and billionaire Gina Rinehart relentlessly reminding us that the “age of entitlement is over” and that we all have to start “living within our means”, it is an important time to recognise the hypocrisy in the language of those with power. A large part of the

Australia's fast fashion revolution

A grandiose invite-only launch party, performers flown in from California and a queue of thousands eagerly waiting for its doors to open – H&M’s recent opening in Melbourne was nothing less than a spectacle. The fanfare surrounding the Swedish fashion powerhouse’s launch in Australia was reminiscent of that