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Young Australians do it tough
Open Forum | November 17, 2025Financial insecurity is affecting most young Australians, according to new research from Monash University, adding to worries about housing affordability, AI replacing jobs, and the environmental crisis.
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Build to rent to own
Caitlin McGee | November 17, 2025As the housing crisis continues to bite, a new build-to-rent-to-own model could give residents an ownership stake in their build-to-rent development without a deposit or bank loan for as little as ten dollars a week.
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Leading through adversity
Open Forum | November 17, 2025From navigating the COVID-19 pandemic to enduring cyclones, bushfires, and other natural disasters, school principals are often the unsung heroes leading communities through crises.
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Here comes the sun
Wesley Morgan | November 17, 2025Pacific nations plan to progress from spending up to 25% of their GDP on fossil fuels to running on 100% renewables, but how will this ambitious target be achieved?
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Art deco at 100
Lynn Hilditch | November 16, 2025A century after its Parisian debut, the art deco movement continues to inspire with its modernity, elegance and freedom of form, creating a sense of nostalgia through juxtaposing perspectives from the past and present.
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Who benefits from “hustle culture’?
Open Forum | November 16, 2025Hustle culture is failing to help young people generate wealth, with most still tied to their 9-5 jobs despite investing hours of their personal time each week on a side venture, according to a recent international study.
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Wellness woo
Philippa Martyr | November 16, 2025Legitimate medical therapies have turned up in the weird health borderland of beauty and “wellness” but when untrained or barely trained people use them therapies, they can do real harm.
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If anyone builds it….
Michael Noetel | November 15, 2025Two recent books – “Empire of AI” by Karen Hao and “If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies” by Eliezer Yudkowsky and Nate Soares warn that if society doesn’t control the AI industry, AI could end up controlling – and even destroying – us.
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The ghost of aviation
Natasha Heap | November 15, 2025Amelia Earhart remains an iconic figure, not least because her disappearance over the Pacific almost 90 years ago remains unsolved, despite the ongoing efforts by teams of amateur sleuths to find some trace of her.
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Australia in the crosshairs
Sarah Kendall | November 15, 2025The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation has warned that sophisticated hackers backed by foreign governments are targeting Australian infrastructure such as telecommunications and airports.
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Ditching net-zero won’t save the Liberals
Michelle Grattan | November 14, 2025Sussan Ley’s decision to ditch the Coalition’s bipartisan climate commitment may win her more time in the party room and save the alliance with the Nationals but will not win back young voters.
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The art of engagement
Kim Goodwin | November 14, 2025Arts organisations can create shared value by collaborating with employees, communities and other stakeholders to ensure their long term survival.
