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Australia’s laneways investment is breathing new life into its cities
Good streets come in small packages. Replanning and reviving underused lanes and alleyways between buildings and busy streets can re-energise a city. In Australia, this investment is already paying off.
Three themes that will endure geopolitical uncertainty in 2025
Gorana Grgic, our new security correspondent, on what the year might bring and how to prepare for the unforeseen.
Who rescues you when your gondola fails? Inside Italy’s Mountain Rescue Corps
In the Brenta Dolomites, volunteer alpinists rehearse for year-round scenarios to rescue stranded climbers and save the lives of avalanche victims. Clubbing together offers members support and companionship in dangerous surroundings.
Opinion
A ban on Tiktok, X users leaving in droves – 2025 could be the year when America logs off social media
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Editor’s letter: 2025 is the year of makers, fixers and the ambitious, says Andrew Tuck
Andrew Tuck on the year ahead.
How live music is helping to revive Thailand’s empty high-rises
In Khon Kaen, performance venues have found a new home in the clouds.
Clean-up act: The stylish solution to Bali’s waste troubles
How do you tidy up a prolifically polluted paradise? Hospitality group Potato Head has found the answer.
From film to geopolitics, 10 sharp predictions for how the world will change before 2026
1.Emerging markets will top the box officeCameron Bailey, CEO of Toronto International Film Festival, on the future of the global film industry and why audiences are looking beyond Hollywood. I’m hoping for balloons and…
The green petrostate: Can Norway become carbon neutral?
Norway is investing hard in green technologies – while getting rich from pumping oil. Can the nation come good on its environmental promises? We meet the people trying to answer that question.
