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Ice patterns are seen in Baffin Bay above the Arctic Circle. Budget cuts at ECCC raise concerns about how governments will develop effective polices and laws that rely upon scientific research. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

Budget cuts at Environment and Climate Change Canada threaten Arctic science

For decades, ECCC research scientists have been integral to the work of the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme.
U.S. researchers are seeking the light at the end of a rough year for science. Westend61/Getty Images

‘This year nearly broke me as a scientist’ – US researchers reflect on how 2025’s science cuts have changed their lives

US science lost a great deal in 2025, including tens of billions of dollars of federal funding, entire research agencies and programs, and a generation of researchers.
Congress’ cuts to public broadcasting will diminish the range and volume of the free press and the independent reporting it provides. MicroStockHub-iStock/Getty Images Plus

PBS and NPR are generally unbiased, independent of government propaganda and provide key benefits to US democracy

Studies link public broadcasting to higher voter turnout, better factual knowledge and lower susceptibility to extremist rhetoric. Those contributions to democracy may be diminished by Congress’ cuts.
Aerial view of the rice field with a wind turbines on a sunny day, Tan Hai, Phan Rang, Ninh Thuan, Vietnam. Hien Phung Thu/shutterstock.

Budget efficiency contrast in ASEAN: Tales from Indonesia and Vietnam

The Indonesian government is carrying out massive budget efficiency. At almost the same time, Vietnam is also doing the same thing. What is the difference between the two?
Washington state cut both merit raises and instituted furloughs as it faced a projected $8.8 billion budget deficit because of the coronavirus. Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images

Coronavirus’s painful side effect is deep budget cuts for state and local government services

State and local government jobs are being axed, public schools won’t get money the state planned to send them, and fire and police departments budgets are being slashed. All because of the pandemic.
ABC once viewed sports coverage as integral to its mission of nation-building. But in recent years, it has grown far more ambivalent about sports. Dean Lewins/AAP

Nation‑building to ‘national shame’: the ABC’s complex role as sports broadcaster

ABC’s decision to ax its radio coverage of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics has been labeled a ‘complete shame’. But from a financial viewpoint, the broadcaster had few other options.
Macquarie University is hit harder than others, but domestic enrolments across Australia aren’t increasing like they used to. from shutterstock.com

Enrolments flatlining: Australian unis’ financial strife in three charts

In 2018, domestic numbers for undergraduate courses fell for the first time since 2013 – they will remain stagnant for some years. This and other factors put unis at face financial risk.

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