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Maintaining ethical supply chains
Medo Pournader | June 19, 2021Human rights groups and researchers are warning that a combination of increased unemployment and new demand for labour in expanding areas like personal protective equipment (PPE) and agriculture means there is a real risk of increased worker exploitation and even slavery.
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The magnificent G7
David Vines | June 19, 2021The Cornwall G7 conference produced some impressive sounding pledges but the proof of the new spirit of international cooperation will be in the detail of their implementation.
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Policing the internet
Teagan Westendorf | June 18, 2021Efforts to police unlawful activity on the internet must tread a fine line between protecting the public from criminals and protecting civil liberties and personal privacy.
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Giving young people a say on security
Tom Smethurst | June 18, 2021Young people are being asked to contribute to a new document on Australian security and participate in a symposium at the Australian National University later this year.
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The moral maze
Alan Stevenson | June 17, 2021The development of scientific techniques can outpace the legal and ethical boundaries society sets to control them. Where should the line be drawn between the common good and personal rights?
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American law makers take a swing at “big tech”
Katharine Kemp | June 17, 2021Five antitrust laws proposed in the United States aim to aggressively rein in the market power of “big tech” companies and change the way they do business.
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Teamwork can achieve net-zero emissions
Open Forum | June 17, 2021The Australian Council of Learned Academies (ACOLA) has released its Australian Energy Transition Research Plan, calling on researchers, research funders and government to shift the dial on Australia’s transition to a zero carbon economy.
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Australia’s Seasonal Worker Programme is failing workers and employers
Richard Curtain | June 16, 2021A reinvigoration of Australia’s seasonal worker programme would help boost the economies of both Pacific Island Nations and regional Australia while strengthening regional ties.
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Children are more than just a return on investment
Nicola Yelland | June 15, 2021Early childhood programs and related funding are often justified on the cost-benefit analysis of what children could contribute to the economy when they grow up, but the true value of these schemes lies in enriching children’s lives.
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Cracks in the Pacific
Anna Powles | June 15, 2021The ongoing power struggle in Samoa is just one of several thorny political issues affecting Pacific Island Nations or disrupting regional unity.
