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Something or nothing
Craig Jeffrey | September 26, 2020People have been suspicious of ‘nothing’ going back all the way to the mathematical idea of “zero.” Yet there is real value in “nothing” and we need to appreciate it more.
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A zebra among horses
Open Forum | September 26, 2020Netflix is often criticised as a Hollywood-style entertainment behemoth crushing all competition and diminishing local content but a QUT academic says that’s a simplistic view.
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Countering terrorism through architecture?
Ben Knight | September 26, 2020In the fight against global terrorism, architecture has a surprisingly important role to play.
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Vox Populi
Fergus Neilson | September 25, 2020Fergus Neilson analyses a snapshot of opinions on the condition of 21st century democracy and offers some ideas for reform.
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Nature cure
Dimity Williams | September 25, 2020Australians want a government that takes the health of the natural environment seriously and understands the wellbeing of all of us depend upon it.
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Supply chain cooperation comes to the fore
Ken Heydon | September 25, 2020Reports are circulating of a trilateral exploration by Japan, India and Australia of a ‘Supply Chain Resilience Initiative’ to secure supply chains and reduce dependence on China.
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Angus Taylor’s tech roadmap is fundamentally flawed
Mark Diesendorf | September 24, 2020The government’s latest energy plans are a failure of logic, and will lock in fossil fuel use for decades.
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Law, politics and intelligence: a life of Robert Hope
Stephen Loosley | September 24, 2020In Law, politics and intelligence: a life of Robert Hope, Peter Edwards delivers a masterclass in the governance, or lack of it, of Australia’s security and intelligence services in the post-war era.
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Rise of the scorpions
Open Forum | September 24, 2020Researchers from La Trobe University have found that, in the absence of natural predators such as bilbies, native scorpions are thriving in Australia’s damaged sandy landscapes.
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When is a science not a science?
Mark Nicol | September 23, 2020The scientific method has allowed mankind to understand and conquer the world around him, but even science may have its limits in dealing with complex human and moral issues.
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Has the law been a casualty of COVID?
Max Thomas | September 23, 2020The unprecedented social restrictions – backed by the full force of the law – in Victoria and the rest of Australia raise some tricky questions about the rights of citizens, the power of politicians and the effectiveness of our government system.
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Going big and bold in the South Pacific
Jeffrey Wall | September 23, 2020Australia should look at big and bold projects that enhance our influence and assist Pacific nations in key areas at a time when they are sorely tested in economic, social and strategic terms.
