Page 315 – Openforum https://www.openforum.com.au Open Forum offers an independent platform for Australian debate Thu, 28 Mar 2024 22:27:37 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.25 Narrabri gas fields approval may increase energy prices https://www.openforum.com.au/narrabri-gas-fields-approval-may-increase-energy-prices/ Tue, 29 Sep 2020 02:23:31 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=29861 Australian gas consumers are likely to see higher, rather than lower gas prices if Santos’ Narrabri gas fields are approved due to the distance the gas must travel to reach consumers and the infrastructure that will need to be built.

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The potential of the ‘token’ woman https://www.openforum.com.au/the-potential-of-the-token-woman/ Mon, 28 Sep 2020 23:57:06 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=29853 Recognising the value of ‘token’ individuals within the workplace can broaden perspectives and improve the performance of teams.

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US–China rivalry ramps up pressure on the Pacific islands https://www.openforum.com.au/us-china-rivalry-ramps-up-pressure-on-the-pacific-islands/ Mon, 28 Sep 2020 23:56:58 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=29845 When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers. As the US–China geostrategic competition intensifies, Pacific island countries find themselves caught in the middle.

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Police, PSOs, and the problems with preventative detention powers https://www.openforum.com.au/police-psos-and-the-problems-with-preventative-detention-powers/ Mon, 28 Sep 2020 23:56:51 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=29848 New Victorian measures to protect the community by detaining people deemed likely to breach COVID-19 restrictions should be carefully considered to protect human rights.

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A political divide, not moral equivalence https://www.openforum.com.au/a-political-divide-not-moral-equivalence/ Sun, 27 Sep 2020 22:41:15 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=29827 Let’s not have our tails twisted by Beijing-created narratives characterising how we operate as in any way a mirror of, or an excuse for, the actions of the CCP’s own nasty security apparatus.

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COVID-19 control rests with human behaviour https://www.openforum.com.au/covid-19-control-rests-with-human-behaviour/ Sun, 27 Sep 2020 22:41:07 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=29830 As the world awaits a COVID-19 vaccine and confirmed cases exceed 30M, QUT behavioural researchers say the key to containment rests in understanding human behaviour and how our personalities may influence better cooperation for the global good.

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A roadmap for renewables https://www.openforum.com.au/a-roadmap-for-renewables/ Sun, 27 Sep 2020 22:40:57 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=29824 Despite the Federal government's fondness for gas, renewables can still play an important role in Australia's energy plans for the future.

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Refreshing defence innovation https://www.openforum.com.au/refreshing-defence-innovation/ Sat, 26 Sep 2020 22:32:27 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=29803 Unless Australia scales up its own DARPA-like investment vehicles and introduces well-endowed talent-retention schemes, or other policy initiatives unique to the Australian context, our defence innovation enterprise is headed for rocky times.

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The government, rather than Google, could subsidise good journalism https://www.openforum.com.au/the-government-rather-than-google-could-subsidise-good-journalism/ Sat, 26 Sep 2020 22:32:17 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=29806 Google and Facebook could soon be forced to pay local commercial media organisations for sharing their content on digital platforms. Making these massive digital platforms pay Australian news publishers might be good politics, but it is odd economics.

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Bilbies return to Sturt National Park https://www.openforum.com.au/bilbies-return-to-sturt-national-park/ Sat, 26 Sep 2020 22:32:08 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=29811 An iconic nocturnal marsupial has been reintroduced into a feral-free area created by a UNSW-led project. Bilbies create a whole range of habitats by digging for insects, seeds and plant roots, and helping water and carbon infiltrate the soil.

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Something or nothing https://www.openforum.com.au/something-or-nothing/ Fri, 25 Sep 2020 23:42:10 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=29645 People have been suspicious of ‘nothing’ going back all the way to the mathematical idea of “zero.” Yet there is real value in “nothing” and we need to appreciate it more.

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A zebra among horses https://www.openforum.com.au/a-zebra-among-horses/ Fri, 25 Sep 2020 23:42:02 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=29635 Netflix is often criticised as a Hollywood-style entertainment behemoth crushing all competition and diminishing local content but a QUT academic says that’s a simplistic view.

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