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An unexpected upside of COVID
Karyn Galvin | April 24, 2021The shift to telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic has given people with chronic diseases more freedom and control over their lives.
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Arvanitakis on American politics: The future of the Republican Party
James Arvanitakis | April 24, 2021Far from remaking itself after the debacle of Donald Trump, the Republican Party is still struggling to escape from his shadow, and many of its most important figures may not want to.
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After Earth Day
Diane Nazaroff | April 24, 2021Here are five UNSW Science projects that budding citizen scientists can help out with – and you don’t need any particular scientific knowledge or camera skills to make a valuable contribution.
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The “European Super League” debacle
Robert Butler | April 23, 2021The abrupt rise and fall of the proposed European Super League shows the dangers of business being put before sport.
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A safe space or an escape from accountability?
Patrick Stokes | April 23, 2021A new Journal of Controversial Ideas will allow academics to write under pseudonyms to escape the wrath of cancel culture and political correctness in our universities.
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Defending democracies from disinformation and foreign interference
Danielle Cave | April 23, 2021Democracies can take steps to mitigate the risks of cyber-enabled foreign interference, and increase their power by banding together to attribute, raise costs and deter interference by hostile states.
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Federal government quashes Victoria’s foreign deals
Michelle Grattan | April 23, 2021Foreign Minister Marise Payne has used new powers to end Victoria’s controversial trade agreements with China, Syria and Iran.
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Australia should bring ideas to Biden’s climate summit
Michael Thomas | April 23, 2021Up to 40 world leaders, including Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, will participate in a two-day virtual leaders’ summit convened by US President Joe Biden and timed to coincide with Earth Day.
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Fact-checking the fact-checkers: Platforms are failing the misinformation test
Andrew Moshirnia | April 22, 2021Social media platforms still aren’t doing enough to tackle the misinformation spread by bots, foreign propagandists and conspiracy peddlers.
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Water, water, everywhere?
Open Forum | April 22, 2021Researchers at UniSA have developed a cost-effective technique that could deliver safe drinking water to millions of vulnerable people using cheap, sustainable materials and sunlight.
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Connecting older Australians and pre-schoolers to improve mental health
Open Forum | April 21, 2021The health benefits of intergenerational activity, such as reducing frailty, will be assessed by UNSW researchers. Early research suggests intergenerational activities might reduce frailty in older adults, and improve empathy and language development in younger participants.
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An Australian head of the OECD
David Uren | April 21, 2021The appointment of Australian Mathias Cormann as the new Secretary-General of the OECD has important implications for Australia and China.