The world, explained for Australia.
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Nuclear power is surging as nations chase carbon-free energy. Australia holds 30% of the world's uranium but exports almost none of it. Here's the economics and geopolitics of the fuel that powers reactors across the planet.
By The Daily World · 30 June 2026
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Cotton is the world's most traded natural fibre, worth billions annually. Australia is a major player, but prices swing on harvests continents away and the market faces pressure from synthetics and sustainability demands.
By The Daily World · 30 June 2026
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Phosphorus is essential to feed the world, but unlike nitrogen it cannot be made from air. Australia relies on finite rock deposits thousands of kilometres away.
By The Daily World · 30 June 2026
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Understanding proved reserves, reserve replacement, and why the world's oil outlook remains deeply uncertain
By The Daily World · 30 June 2026
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As climate change intensifies extreme weather, insurance firms are recalculating risk in real time. Here's how they set premiums, and what it means for Australian householders and businesses.
By The Daily World · 30 June 2026
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Three West African nations produce most of the world's cocoa. When their harvests fail or politics destabilises, chocolate prices spike everywhere, including Australia.
By The Daily World · 30 June 2026
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Multinational companies shift profits to low-tax countries legally. Australia is fighting back, but the game remains stacked in favour of the wealthy.
By The Daily World · 30 June 2026
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The ocean feeds billions of people. Understanding who catches what, where the rules break down, and why Australian waters are under pressure.
By The Daily World · 30 June 2026
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From raw materials mined in one continent to medicines made in another, the world's drug supply relies on interconnected networks that shape what reaches Australian pharmacies and how much it costs.
By The Daily World · 30 June 2026
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Discover how frost in Brazil and drought in East Africa affect Australian coffee prices and availability within months. Learn the fragile supply chain behind your daily cup.
By The Daily World · 29 June 2026
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Rare earths power phones and defence systems. China dominates production despite Australia's vast ore reserves. Security and economy at stake.
By The Daily World · 29 June 2026
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Global copper needs are skyrocketing for renewable energy. Australia's mines are critical to meeting this soaring demand.
By The Daily World · 29 June 2026
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Extreme weather forces insurers to recalculate risk. What climate change means for your home and business costs.
By The Daily World · 29 June 2026
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The Pacific Islands Forum is the main regional body in Australia's most immediate neighbourhood, and the diplomacy around it reveals a great deal about Australian foreign policy priorities.
By The Daily World · 19 June 2026
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Global tourism has bounced back faster than many predicted, but it has not returned to the same shape it left, and the pressures building in popular destinations are intensifying.
By The Daily World · 17 June 2026
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Migrant workers send hundreds of billions of dollars home each year, making remittances one of the most important financial flows in the developing world.
By The Daily World · 14 June 2026
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From copper to coffee to soybeans, Latin America's vast natural wealth shapes its politics, drives its growth, and leaves it exposed to forces beyond its borders.
By The Daily World · 12 June 2026
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Sectarian divides, contested resources, outside powers, and unresolved borders combine to make the Middle East one of the world's most persistently unstable regions.
By The Daily World · 10 June 2026
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The network of farms, ships, processors, and retailers that puts food on tables worldwide is far more complex and fragile than most people realise.
By The Daily World · 8 June 2026
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For low-lying Pacific nations, rising seas and intensifying storms are not future scenarios but present-day threats to land, water, and sovereignty.
By The Daily World · 6 June 2026
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Quantum computers are genuinely different from ordinary computers, but the gap between laboratory promise and real-world impact is still large.
By The Daily World · 4 June 2026
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Melting sea ice is opening up the Arctic to shipping routes, resource extraction, and military competition that would have been unthinkable a generation ago.
By The Daily World · 2 June 2026
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Economic sanctions are one of the most common tools of foreign policy, yet their track record is more complicated than headlines suggest.
By The Daily World · 31 May 2026
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Some of the most consequential contests between nations are fought with culture, education, and ideas rather than weapons.
By The Daily World · 27 May 2026