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Arvanitakis on American politics: Correction v cancel culture
James Arvanitakis | July 25, 2020Like the #metoomovement before it, the death of George Floyd has unleashed a much broader wave of social change, but some fear that freedom of thought and speech are being swept away alongside relics of the past.
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Our changing identities under COVID-19
Terry Bowles | July 25, 2020The fallout from the pandemic is a challenge to many people’s identity, but some of us have fewer resources to cope when our worlds are turned upside down.
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Turning crisis into opportunity
Robert Glasser | July 25, 2020Australia has a unique opportunity in the wake of the unprecedented disruption caused by the Black Summer and Covid-19 crises to boost national disaster resilience.
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An open letter to Dan Tehan
Open Forum | July 24, 2020More than 70 of Australia’s Laureate professors have signed a letter to the minister for education, Dan Tehan, outlining the flaws in the proposed university reforms.
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Creativity is key to arts, work and science
Open Forum | July 24, 2020Australian schools and universities should increase their emphasis on teaching creativity, as new research shows it is a core competency across all disciplines and critical for ensuring future job success.
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Australia’s Health 2020 report reveals mental health crisis
Open Forum | July 24, 2020The Australia’s health 2020 report shows one in five Australians reported a mental or behavioural condition in 2017-18, but a UNSW mental health prize is helping to highlight the work of people fighting this crisis.
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Give people money
Anne Fritz Cohen | July 23, 2020War often precipitates social change, and the current battle against COVID-19 has strengthened calls for a universal basic income to reduce social disparities and revive economic growth.
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The missing pieces in Australia’s security strategy
ANU Editorial Board | July 23, 2020A more comprehensive national strategy should involve a commitment that optimises the deployment of all policy instruments — diplomatic and economic, as well as military — to safeguard Australia’s national interests abroad.
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Indonesian investment in north Australian agriculture
Ashley Vines | July 23, 2020The Indonesia–Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, which came into force on the 5th of July, could pave the way for greater Indonesian investment in Australian agriculture.
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The pathologization of normality?
Nick Haslam | July 22, 2020Concerns that normality is being medicalised by the inflation of psychiatric diagnosis criteria appear overblown – but some conditions do need scrutiny.
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Australians at increasing risk of arbitrary arrest abroad
Rachel Gray | July 22, 2020International travel remains off the agenda for most people, but two UNSW academics have expanded on the Australian government’s warning Australians could be ‘at risk of arbitrary arrest’ in China, Iran, Vietnam and other oppressive nations.
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The lack of leadership on climate change
Mark Beeson | July 22, 2020Climate change is the quintessential, implacable and, by this stage, possibly unstoppable threat we all face. The consequences of failing to recognise this unambiguous reality are spelled out in Anatol Lieven’s new book.
