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Is democracy a victim of COVID-19?
Tom Gerald Daly | August 13, 2020The sidelining of state and federal parliaments during the COVID-19 crisis, and the emergence of a dominant National Cabinet has raised few public concerns, but is it weakening our democracy?
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Turning back the clock
Zachariah Wylde | August 13, 2020As modern medicine improves, so too does our ability to stave off disease. But can we overcome the most inescapable of afflictions – old age? Researchers around the world are trying to find out.
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Robot wars
Ben Knight | August 13, 2020An armed weapons system capable of making decisions sounds like it’s straight out of a Terminator movie. But once lethal autonomous weapons are out in the world, there could be no turning back.
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Sharing to social media: Sensationalism or social good?
Rachel Gray | August 12, 2020People should consider the implications of posting images and footage of tragic events online, says UNSW’s Alyce McGovern.
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Grim findings to come in war crimes investigation
Brendan Nicholson | August 12, 2020Australians will be dismayed by the findings of an investigation into allegations that their special forces in Afghanistan committed war crimes, Defence Minister Linda Reynolds has warned.
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Populists in a pandemic
ANU Editorial Board | August 12, 2020No amount of rhetorical smoke-and-mirrors can outweigh voters’ lived experiences of losing economic security or losing loved ones as a result of COVID-19 — as populist leaders the world over are now quickly learning.
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Business and social change
Andrew Gaines | August 11, 2020Solving the environmental problems faced by society today will require a new order of collaboration between business, government, and civil society which transcends traditional politics.
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Supporting STEM skills amid COVID-19
Cathy Foley | August 11, 2020We can’t let our future STEM skills become a casualty of COVID-19, or we will pay for it in decades to come.
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A return to the wild for better immune systems
Open Forum | August 11, 2020A research team led by the University of Adelaide has found that revegetation of green spaces within cities can improve soil microbiota diversity towards a more natural, biodiverse state, which has been linked to human health benefits.
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The emotional toll of COVID-19 among early childhood educators
Melissa Barnes | August 10, 2020Despite growing concerns over school teachers’ mental health as they tackled remote learning, little attention has been given to the experiences of ECEC educators.
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A golden opportunity to repurpose old mines
Mohan Yellishetty | August 10, 2020Abandoned mines litter Australia, but these sites can be turned from environmental problems into new opportunities for water storage, landfill and other useful purposes.
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Diplomacy at a distance
Melissa Conley Tyler | August 10, 2020Australia’s diplomats are doing important work during the COVID-19 pandemic in the face of department cuts, as they help to ensure the safety and security of many Australians.
