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Learning defence lessons from Ukraine
Peter Jennings | May 17, 2022The West refused to accept Ukraine into NATO, sell it arms to defend itself, or fight by its side against the Russian invasion, but now the Western powers, including Australia, are learning valuable lessons in winning a modern war against a major opponent.
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Managing Australia’s software security threat
Sarah Sloan | May 17, 2022As our world becomes increasingly digitised and connected, attacks on software supply chains are only set to increase, particularly by hostile nations such as Russia and China on defence and security contractors.
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Platform pitfalls
Fabio Morreale | May 17, 2022The power of platforms to suggest content we may like is a boon for convenience, but secrecy around data collection raises some troubling questions.
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Bringing Russia’s war criminals to justice
Solon Solomon | May 16, 2022Some of the Russian troops who have murdered, raped and plundered their way across Ukraine have been captured and will be put on trial by Ukraine, but Russia has no intention of investigating its own wrong doing and the stone-faced leaders who ordered this terrible war may never face justice.
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Young Australian voters should care about foreign policy
Dominic Simonelli | May 16, 2022Rather than being an afterthought at the ballot box, young voters should demand well-crafted foreign policy that’s fit for purpose in building a safe, prosperous and democratic world.
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Mining the Moon and Mars
Neil Martin | May 16, 2022Off-earth mining may once have been purely the stuff of science fiction, but now it’s potentially a US$1 trillion industry that is likely to be vital if humans are serious about colonising Mars or the Moon.
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Why your vote matters
Intifar Chowdhury | May 15, 2022Australian citizens have to vote whether they like it or not, but just as little drops make a mighty ocean, every individual vote contributes a stronger democracy.
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Exile on Main Street at fifty
Dean Biron | May 15, 2022The Rolling Stones released Exile on Main Street half a century ago, and, as anyone who’s listened to the radio over the last 10 years will attest, it still blows the competition away.
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David v Goliath – How Ukraine has held off Russia
Liam Collins | May 14, 2022Having refused to arm or fight for Ukraine, or allow it to join the EU and NATO, the West expected Ukraine to fold quickly to a Russian invasion, but inspired leadership, incredible courage, modern western weapons and a willingness to learn from past mistakes have humiliated Vladimir Putin and his lumbering hordes.
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Seven sustainable solutions for aged care
Victoria Tichá | May 14, 2022A balance between public and private financing is needed to achieve sustainable aged care funding models, says UNSW Business School’s Michael Sherris.
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Multiverse madness
Ben Knight | May 14, 2022Fans of Michael Moorcock are well acquainted with the concept of a ‘multiverse’, but a quantum mechanics interpretation can help the less literary inclined comprehend the hypothetical existence of many worlds.
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Paper tigers on parade
Frank Ledwidge | May 13, 2022The problems dogging Russia’s botched invasion of Ukraine are rooted in its disfunctional society as much as the technical shortcomings of weapons which look better on paper than they work in the field.
