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A new vision for health care?
Christobel Saunders | September 10, 2024A healthcare system that revolves around what matters most to each individual can create a more efficient healthcare system as well as a healthier, more engaged population.
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Putting the AI in Australia
Erica Mealy | September 10, 2024Federal Minister for Industry and Science Ed Husic wants more people to use AI, but Australians might be better served by protections from it.
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Why insurance keeps climbing
Fei Huang | September 10, 2024Premiums for car, home and home contents insurance have been on the rise — and for many Australian households, they’re contributing to cost of living stress.
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The power of critical thinking
Martin Davies | September 9, 2024Critical thinking is more important than ever today, and furnishing our children with the skills required must become a national priority.
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Net-zero pathways
Anna Malos | September 9, 2024Australia’s push for net-zero emissions has received a welcome boost with the release of an official report showing how Australia can seek to cut domestic emissions across each sector of the economy.
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Community resilience
Ben Knight | September 9, 2024A new initiative advocates engaging more with people affected by events such as bushfires and floods to improve recovery after disaster.
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What if….Shorten had become PM?
Michelle Grattan | September 8, 2024Politics is full of “what ifs?” As Bill Shorten prepares to exit parliament early next year, and Anthony Albanese may be on the path to a minority government, the question invites itself: what if Shorten had won the 2019 election?
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PNG’s people miss out on the boom
David Uren | September 8, 2024PNG is wracked by social disorder and political crisis, not least because its fast growing population have secured little benefit from the resources boom which has enriched foreign firms and countries at the expense of its once pristine environment.
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Long, hot winter
Syed Munir Khasru | September 8, 2024While clean energy transition may not be a panacea, it represents a critical tool in Australia’s battle against climate change, and its efforts to decrease greenhouse gas emissions, enhance air quality, foster economic opportunities, and fortify a more resilient future for its people.
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Will AI eat itself?
Aaron Snoswell | September 7, 2024Artificial intelligence prophets and newsmongers are forecasting the end of the generative AI hype with talk of an impending catastrophic “model collapse” but how realistic are these predictions?
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Defending democracy against disinformation
Meg Tapia | September 7, 2024Australia needs an integrated approach to fighting disinformation from hostile foreign states.
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Gambling’s not a game
Elizabeth Baldwin | September 7, 2024The gambling industry reaps billions of dollars from Australians every year without any regard for the social harm or individual misery it leaves in its wake.
