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Taking care of business: the private sector is waking up to nature’s value
Megan Evans | February 4, 2021There’s a growing push among businesses and the finance sector to protect the Earth’s threatened climate and nature to ensure their long-term sustainability.
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Tracking COVID’s mental health impact via Twitter
Open Forum | February 4, 2021Data scientists have analysed 94 million tweets from the first months of the pandemic to track COVID-19’s effect on mental health in NSW.
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A home of one’s own stays out of reach for many
Sam Tsiaplias | February 3, 2021Despite rising numbers of new home loans amid the COVID-19 economic recovery, the outlook for housing affordability remains bleak and more of us will be renting long term.
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Greening our cities for summer
Joe Hurley | February 3, 2021People living in urban areas are especially vulnerable to increased temperatures, but greener cities could help us beat the heat.
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No flowers left to fly to
Open Forum | February 3, 2021Residential gardens are a poor substitute for native bushland and increasing urbanisation is a growing threat when it comes to bees, Curtin University research has found.
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Working together to create a more resilient Australia
Open Forum | February 2, 2021Speaking at the GAP Summit on National Resilience, Australia’s Ambassador to the USA, Hon Arthur Sinodinos AO, stressed the need for equality of opportunity and greater social inclusion to unlock the talents of Australia’s diverse citizens and communities.
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The future of the ANZUS alliance
Peter Dean | February 2, 2021In 2021, the ANZUS alliance will have been in place for 70 years. However, in the wake of Biden’s recent inauguration as the 46th president of the United States, the alliance is experiencing challenges not seen in the past.
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The wonder of wetlands
Open Forum | February 2, 2021World Wetlands Day is celebrated on 2 February each year to raise global awareness about the vital role of wetlands for people and our planet.
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Counterpoint by Mark Nicol – Alexei Navalny – The fight for humanity
Mark Nicol | February 1, 2021Protests against the jailing of opposition leader Alexei Navalny are growing in Russia, but the movement for democracy needs the support of both Russians and the West to face down the brutal dictatorship of Vladimir Putin.
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The Liberal Party’s struggles with multilateralism
Graeme Dobell | February 1, 2021Although the Liberal Party is a staunch supporter of Australia’s security alliances, its faith in the United Nations has ebbed and flowed over the years.
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Seven sisters into space
Malcolm Davis | February 1, 2021A consortium of companies in South Australia, led by small-satellite developer Fleet Space Technologies, is preparing for a series of missions to the moon as well as planning for future missions to Mars.
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Is your office pandemic proof?
Jenny Zhou | January 31, 2021Australia should draw on international best practice to ensure current workplaces and future buildings can weather the problems posed by COVID-19 and be prepared for future pandemics to keep workers and occupants safe.
