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Reviewing the global threat spectrum
Alexandra Pascoe | October 16, 2020While the headlines remain dominated by the problems caused by coronavirus and the turmoil of the American election, a range of other threats and tensions shouldn’t be forgotten.
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Counterpoint by Mark Nicol – The degradation of the environmentalist movement
Mark Nicol | October 15, 2020The protection of our threatened biosphere remains the vital issue of our times, but the modern environmentalist movement is hampered by its lack of moral grounding, and its hijacking by a range of other causes.
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The long history of scandal in NSW
David Clune | October 15, 2020Berejiklian is hardly the first NSW politician to become enmeshed in scandal. Corruption has been ingrained in the state’s political culture since its creation, and is why the Independent Commission Against Corruption remains a vital watchdog over the inner workings of its government.
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Doing democracy better
Open Forum | October 15, 2020University of Canberra researchers from the Centre for Deliberative Democracy and Global Governance have received a funding boost to monitor “deliberative integrity”, a project which could prove crucial for Australian democracy.
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Is News Corp bad for democracy?
Dominic O'Sullivan | October 14, 2020A strong regulatory code to ensure that news media cover a wide range of political perspectives, assess them independently, and promote informed public debate would usefully complement restrictions on any one company being allowed to dominate the market.
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Building research capacity for a disaster-resilient Australia
Paul Barnes | October 14, 2020Australia needs a networked consortium of teaching universities and regional research centres helping our emergency and disaster management services face the myriad dangers we face.
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The automation of industrial manufacturing
John Hamlin | October 14, 2020The automation of manufacturing though “Industry 4.0” techniques such as robotics and artificial intelligence is set to revolutionise the future of global production.
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A snap-back in the Paris climate accord?
Ralph Evans | October 13, 2020There may not be a “snap-back” in the Australian economy as Covid-19 fades, but one may well happen somewhere else: in the Paris Agreement on climate change.
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The future of drones
Ben Knight | October 13, 2020Drones have entered the mainstream but while there have been welcome advances in agriculture, aerial photography and product deliveries, it’s hard to ignore their less welcome applications.
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A sweet solution to the sugar problem
Julie Brimblecombe | October 13, 2020Away from the glare of metropolitan Australian cities and research centres a unique experiment helped reduce sugar consumption in the far north of the country.
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COVID survives on surfaces longer than thought
Cass Erbs | October 12, 2020CSIRO research shows the virus which causes COVID-19 lasts for 10 days longer than Influenza on some non-porous surfaces such as glass phone screens, stainless steel railings and banknotes.
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Drought increases threat to global wetlands
Open Forum | October 12, 2020University of Adelaide scientists have shown how droughts are threatening the health of wetlands around the world.