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Stronger together
Andrew Forrest | October 6, 2024Australia should develop and clearly communicate a broadened strategic reliance on its Indo-Pacific partners to signal its resolve to defend the region against China.
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In the wash
Rebecca Van Amber | October 6, 2024The fashion industry faces huge sustainability challenges. But the bigger challenge is for consumers to work out who’s genuine and who’s not.
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Werthermania!
Eric Parisot | October 6, 2024This month marks the 250th anniversary of the publication of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s celebrated and controversial novel of unrequited passion “The Sorrows of Young Werther”.
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On the QT
Stephan Modest | October 5, 2024“Greenhushing” is the growing practice of companies keeping their sustainability credentials secret, but it’s not always because they have something to hide.
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1923…2024?
Andrew Bonnell | October 5, 2024A new book on Hitler’s first attempt to seize power in Germany “offers a powerful reminder that even strong democracies, if they are continually undermined from within, may eventually collapse into authoritarianism.”
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Introducing Intermezzo
Orlaith Darling | October 5, 2024A new novel by the Irish writer Sally Rooney offers a moving story about grief, love and family through the stories of two brothers, Peter and Ivan Koubek
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What can AI do you for?
Sandra Peter | October 4, 2024Amid the excitement around generative AI, it is important to remember that AI is more than chatbots. It impacts many things beyond the flashy conversational tools – often in ways that quietly improve everyday processes.
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Better messaging for the next pandemic
Shauna Hurley | October 4, 2024How can we improve public health messaging for any future pandemics in an age of misinformation and distrust?
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Manufacturing more resilient supply chains
John Coyne | October 4, 2024Australia should define and maintain a minimum manufacturing capacity to enhance its national resilience in an age of continuous, concurrent and cascading crises.
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Iran gambles on war
Shahram Akbarzadeh | October 3, 2024Iran has waged war against Israel through proxy terrorist groups like Hamas and Hezbollah for years, but the barrage of missiles it launched directly against Israel will invite massive retaliation, and perhaps threaten the regime itself.
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The rise of cube-sats
Mustafa Aksoy | October 3, 2024The swift progress and substantial investments already made in CubeSat missions could help make humans a multiplanetary species. But that journey will be a long one – and depends on the next generation of scientists to develop this dream.
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Australia needs a coast guard
Nell Bennett | October 3, 2024Australia should establish a coast guard to counter China’s use of grey zone tactics in expanding its territorial claims in the South China Sea.