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Betting each way on the Budget
Stephen Bartos | March 24, 2025This week’s Federal budget will have to balance short-term election giveaways with long-term national needs to boost Labor’s chances in the forthcoming general election.
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Intelligence on the agenda
Chris Taylor | March 24, 2025The unclassified version of the 2024 Independent Intelligence Review is a welcome and worthy sequel to its 2017 predecessor, with an ambitious set of recommendations to improve Australia’s national intelligence capacity.
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A fresh start for US aid?
Mike Copage | March 24, 2025The United States government is considering replacing USAID with a new agency, the US Agency for International Humanitarian Assistance, according to documents published by POLITICO.
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Boosting small business
Open Forum | March 24, 2025CPA Australia has called on the next federal government to take urgent action to revitalise small business after its Australia-Asia-Pacific Small Business Survey has revealed low confidence in the Australian economy.
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A capital idea
Joseph Zeller | March 23, 2025To secure a prosperous future, Australia must address capital allocation within its economy, orienting to revitalise its domestic manufacturing industry.
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The future of personalised medicine
Siew Li Teoh | March 23, 2025Genetic testing can significantly reduce adverse drug reactions and improve clinical outcomes by tailoring drug treatments to the individual, but implementing pharmacogenomics into the healthcare system remains a slow process.
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Trueish TV
Georgie Harriss | March 23, 2025Apple Cider Vinegar is part of a trend of ‘true-ish’ TV shows which may be ‘based’ on true events, but take extreme liberties with their source material.
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Could Dutton tame Trump?
Open Forum | March 22, 2025Most elections are won and lost on the sitting Government’s domestic record, but the Coalition’s approach to foreign affairs, defence and trade could become an important election issue given the international chaos provoked by American demagogue Donald Trump.
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Australia’s economic (mini) miracle
John Quiggin | March 22, 2025Despite COVID and the current cost of living crisis, the most striking feature of the Australian economy in the 21st century has been the exceptionally long period of fairly steady, though not rapid, economic growth.
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Fraser at 50
Joshua Black | March 22, 2025Fifty years ago, Liberal MPs chose Malcolm Fraser as their leader. Eight months later, he led them into power in extraordinary circumstances. He governed for seven and a half years, and remains Australia’s fourth-longest serving prime minister.
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The AI election
Cory Alpert | March 21, 2025The forthcoming Federal election will offer a test of how AI-driven information could shape Australia’s democracy in the future.
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Living livestock
Catie Gressier | March 21, 2025The diversity of livestock breeds has been decimated by the drive to ever greater efficiency, leaving pig, cattle and other stocks vulnerable to disease and inbreeding.