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Medical workforce data shortage hampering access to care
Open Forum | March 9, 2021Challenges with data collection and infrastructure are affecting medical workforce research and access to medical care, particularly in rural and regional Australia, according to Australian experts.
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Budget rules erode Australian government’s capacity to embrace technology
Lesley Seebeck | March 9, 2021Digital technology is intrinsic to government operations and service delivery and the government’s interactions with citizens. The government has to learn to be a smart and savvy manager of technology in a world of accelerating technological competition while overcoming its own fragility and emaciation.
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Smart sovereignty is the key to Australia’s future
Innes Willox | March 8, 2021Australian businesses back ‘smart sovereignty’, in which we do better with what we have and add value to supply chains but maintain strong trading relationships abroad.
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Sexual harassment allegations are an urgent test for government
Cathy Humphreys | March 8, 2021The latest sexual assault allegations to consume Australia’s parliament is a reminder that a roadmap for legislative reform has been ‘left on the shelf’.
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Understanding COVID conspiracy theorists
Open Forum | March 8, 2021COVID-19 conspiracy theorists are more concerned about their own health and less concerned about the health of others, according to a study led by University of Queensland researchers.
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Counterpoint by Mark Nicol – Human history versus human cultural evolution
Mark Nicol | March 8, 2021Western academies of social scientists have comprehensively failed to produce rational accounts of moral or philosophical perspective in response to the ecological crisis facing the world today.
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The long winter ahead
Andrew Carr | March 7, 2021The recent freeze in relations between Australia and China seems set to continue, with uncertain results for this country.
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Food for thought
Open Forum | March 7, 2021From Frog cakes to Fruchocs, famous local foods can attract valuable tourist dollars to Australian states hit hard by restrictions on international travel.
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What are words worth?
Annabelle Lukin | March 7, 2021Can Scott Morrison’s bluff rhetorical style cut through the rising tide of anger about the mistreatment of women in Parliament House?
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What is the point of awareness days?
Ben Knight | March 6, 2021While there are many different days dedicated to raising awareness, many go beyond simply drawing attention to a cause.
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Telehealth services need to be accessible to all
Rebeccah Bartlett | March 5, 2021Distance-based care such as telehealth is now likely to become a consistent feature of community-based care models well into the future.
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Governments must engage with Australia’s future leaders to meet the challenges ahead
Julia Butler | March 5, 2021Public solidarity in the face of COVID-19 may be temporarily masking a worrying decline in young Australians’ confidence in their political leaders.