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How weather affects our consumption
Victoria Tichá | January 14, 2021Marketers and business managers benefit from knowing why weather may be associated with increased consumption and how this process may differ between men and women.
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Trump’s Twitter ban and the limits of free speech
Conor McLaughlin | January 14, 2021Trump’s recent suspension from social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook raises questions about the limits of free speech in a functioning democracy. The recent move signals that while online platforms welcome debate, when it is accompanied by violence they must draw a line.
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Long term repercussions of the Capitol incursion
Carla Winston | January 13, 2021The violent mob storming the US Capitol building has been described as a failed ‘coup attempt’ but though Joe Biden has been confirmed as President-Elect, the fallout could have much broader implications.
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One black summer
Open Forum | January 13, 2021The 2019/20 Black Summer bushfires were a “wake up call” demonstrating the extreme effects of climate change in Australia, according to a group of experts who’ve published a new study examining the factors that caused the disaster.
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5 New Year’s resolutions for successful career growth
Sophia Smith | January 13, 2021Many of us made New Year resolutions for our personal lives, but adopting some fresh habits in our working lives can also improve our professional lives.
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Housing locational disadvantages in Sydney
Khandakar Al Farid Uddin | January 12, 2021Plans to concentrate new housing in Western Sydney should be revised to ensure adequate additional infrastructure is provided and more diverse and equitable solutions are explored.
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Lead – but not easily
Max Thomas | January 12, 2021The Victorian state planning minister has intervened to approve a secondary lead smelter in the Latrobe Valley following the refusal of the local council to issue a permit, but are environmental objections justified?
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Counterpoint by Mark Nicol – Gen-2D
Mark Nicol | January 12, 2021People’s dependence on their mobile phones, and society’s reliance on integrated information systems, has not only eroded individual self-reliance but left the free world vulnerable to virtual attack from its enemies.
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COVID has increased trust in government and science
Open Forum | January 11, 2021New Curtin University research has found a dramatic increase in people’s trust in government in Australia and New Zealand as a result of the COVID pandemic.
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Will Biden change the US stance in South Asia?
Michael Kugelman | January 11, 2021The incoming Biden administration will offer both change and continuity for US foreign policy, presenting both new opportunities and fresh challenges for the South Asia region.
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Understanding the Earth’s air conditioning
Open Forum | January 11, 2021Bacteria in the soil of the world’s grasslands, forests, wetlands and deserts are always quietly working to transform trace gases in the atmosphere.
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5 ways to build hope this year
Jacqueline Mattis | January 10, 2021We live in turbulent times, and after a torrid 2020, the New Year has begun with even more shocks and surprises. Cultivating a sense of individual hope and resilience can help people weather difficult times and improve the prospects for others.
