When Italian missionary Matteo Ricci arrived in China in 1583, he carried a mission with him: to forge a bridge for cultural exchanges between the West and the East that could change the course of history. Ricci achieved success, his arrival marking the beginning of the spread of Western books and art in the late … Read more
Scientists and wildlife carers are urging drivers to watch for wombats on the Nullarbor Plain this summer as populations of the furry marsupial boom. Key points: Wombat numbers are booming across the Nullarbor Scientists say the population is recovering from recent drought Wildlife carers are urging drivers to watch out for the animals A recent University … Read more
Fossil energy resources are singularly responsible for the growth in the human population over the past 70-80 years. We are very likely to see rapidly declining fossil energy use due to depletion and there are really no equivalent alternatives. It is entirely possible the human population will decline much more steeply and sooner than is … Read more
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Immigrants now compose the largest proportion of Canada’s population in history – 23 per cent – the result of a campaign to attract primarily young, economic class newcomers to address the country’s labour shortage, according to a new release from the 2021 census. More than half of immigrants who arrived in Canada between 2016 and … Read more
Bookshops are vanishing across Japan, with one industry estimate claiming the number has fallen by almost a third in the last decade, hit by a combination of a falling population and the spread of the internet. Some voices have been raised in protest, such as by residents of towns arguing that bookstores are needed for … Read more
Joe Garra may have already kicked a few political goals before any votes have even been cast for this November’s state election. The major political parties are paying serious attention to Melbourne’s outer western suburbs, an area that for generations was considered safe Labor territory. After a tilt at Treasurer Tim Pallas’s Werribee seat in 2018, … Read more
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A condo building is under construction in Toronto on July 13.CARLOS OSORIO/Reuters Canada’s population is about to boom. And Canada isn’t ready. Last month, Statistics Canada released a report showing this country’s population has recently been growing at almost double the rate of the rest of the G7. The agency also expects that trend to … Read more
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The latest census contained a surprise: Canberra was growing much faster than everyone had realised. There were almost 22,000 more people in the city than was officially estimated. However, this growth has been uneven: the city is bulging in the north, but not in the south. This chart shows exactly where the people of Canberra and … Read more
Coober Pedy is gearing up for council elections that in all likelihood will not be held. Key points: The outback town council will remain in administration as far as 2026 Administrator Tim Jackson is calling time on his tenure in Coober Pedy Residents want the state government to purchase utilities to line with other councils … Read more