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Australasia will host the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup: What’s not to like?
David Rowe | June 27, 2020Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand have won the right to host the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. In the middle of a global pandemic, sport in both countries surely has something to celebrate.
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Don’t panic!
Dawn Lo | June 27, 2020Panic buying toilet paper is a quick mental fix that makes people feel more prepared and less anxious, says a UNSW consumer behaviour expert, given the news of rising COVID-19 infections in Victoria and fears of a second wave of infection.
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Is Australia doing enough to support the Pacific?
Melissa Conley Tyler | June 26, 2020The health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 crisis are being felt by our Pacific neighbours, and it’s in Australia interests to help.
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Lifting the lid on abuse in the legal sector
Jayne O'Connor | June 26, 2020The sexual harassment allegations against former judge Dyson Heydon underline the need for reform in the highly traditional court system.
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Combating terrorism after COVID-19
John Coyne | June 26, 2020The federal government should increase its efforts to prevent radicalisation of disaffected young people in Australia in the wake of COVID-19.
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Building a grand strategy for China
Peter Layton | June 25, 2020The complicated and complex nature of Australia’s relations with China calls for a well-designed grand strategy that maximises the economic benefits while limiting the political costs.
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The death of the open-plan office?
Andrew Wallace | June 25, 2020Even the social distancing introduced to combat COVID-19 will not spell the end of the centralised office predicted by futurists since at least the 1970s.
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Eating the Earth
Isabelle Dubach | June 25, 2020If we want to mitigate and solve the many global environmental issues the world is facing, we can’t rely on technology alone.
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Charting the success of telehealth in lockdown
Centaine Snoswell | June 24, 2020Telehealth is not new, but its uptake was slow and fragmented until COVID-19 came along. The challenge now is to make it a sustainable and routine part of health care into the future.
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Using regional forums to advance the women, peace and security agenda
Genevieve Feely | June 24, 2020As we move past the 20th anniversary of the UN’s women, peace and security agenda, Australia can pursue innovative, complementary paths for embedding its principles in the international peace and security realm through regional organisations.
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The science behind successful business teams
Victoria Tichá | June 24, 2020Business leaders looking to improve their decision-making might learn from a new four-step, evidence-based framework developed by the University of New South Wales.
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Beware the digital butler
Alan Stevenson | June 23, 2020Digital personal assistants from Apple, Google, Amazon and other tech giants may offer a degree of convenience, but users should be wary of them taking an ever greater interest in our personal affairs.
