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                   Global Edition | 16 October 2023 
                 
           
                   
                    
                 
           
           
                  The “no” vote carried the day in Australia’s referendum. This means that there will be no amendment to the country’s constitution to include a First Nations Voice to Parliament. As Michelle Grattan writes, the vote is a major rebuff for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, and “more important, a devastating blow for the many Indigenous Australians who had invested their hopes in what was always – given the history of referendums – a long shot”.

                  In a “tech-first” society, it is increasingly difficult to differentiate between authentic information and false claims or deliberately misleading video content. It is clear that numerous videos, social media posts and images purportedly about the Israel–Hamas conflict are deliberately misleading. Mitali Mukherjee maps the landscape as the conflict escalates and Israel prepares to invade Gaza with ground forces after ordering an evacuation of over a million people from the north to the south.

                  The prospect of a human running a full marathon in under two hours feels closer than ever before. On 8 October in Chicago, Kenya’s Kelvin Kiptum not only slashed the world record but also set the scene for the “sub-2 hour” marathon mark to fall in the next few years. Simon Angus unpacks his run and its implications for the endurance race into the future.
                 
                          Carissa Lee

                        First Nations and Public Policy Editor
                       
                 
                   
                  View from The Hill: Anthony Albanese promises to continue to ‘advance reconciliation’ despite sweeping defeat of referendum 
                  Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra 

                  The result was definitive, a major rebuff for Anthony Albanese and, more important, for the many Indigenous Australians who had put their hopes in what was always a long shot.
                 
                   
                  Israel-Gaza conflict: when social media fakes are rampant, news verification is vital 
                  Mitali Mukherjee, University of Oxford 

                  An onslaught of fake videos on social media is relaying confusing and deliberately misleading information about the Israel-Gaza conflict.
                 
                       
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                          Robert Goldman, American University 

                          A scholar of the laws of war explores the complex issues raised by Israeli bombing of Gaza in retaliation for the slaughter of its citizens.

                          b.. Elephant teeth: how they evolved to cope with climate change-driven dietary shifts 
                          Steven Zhang, University of Helsinki 

                          Groundbreaking study demonstrates how behaviour drives long-term evolution over 20 million years.

                          c.. A tooth that rewrites history? The discovery challenging what we knew about Neanderthals – podcast 
                          Mend Mariwany, The Conversation 

                          What could the extinction of Neanderthals tell us about our own species? An archaeologist explains in The Conversation Weekly podcast.

                          d.. Spicy food might burn in the moment, but it likely won’t harm your health in the long term 
                          Paul D. Terry, University of Tennessee 

                          After a 14-year-old died doing a viral spicy chip challenge, many parents have called for more awareness about the risks of these challenges.
                       
                 
                 
                   
                  Marathon under 2 hours is closer than ever – scientist shows how Kenya’s Kiptum tests human limits 
                  Simon D Angus, Monash University 

                  Kiptum – and to some extent Kipchoge – have done just enough to make the ‘sub-2’ moment a likely reality in the next few years.
                 
                   
                  Celebrated novelist Arundhati Roy faces prosecution in India – for a speech she gave in 2010 
                  Priya Chacko, University of Adelaide 

                  Arundhati Roy’s prosecution is just one of a series of actions by Narendra Modi’s government against its opponents – including journalists, activists, students and opposing politicians.
                 
                    
                    
                    
                    
                          
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