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Under the same moon
Peter Mitchell | July 15, 2025Peter Mitchell’s new novel explores Australia’s plight during mid-WW2 as Japan wreaked havoc through the Asia-Pacific, and prompts the question of our preparedness today as China pursues regional domination.
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Saving the seas from plastic pollution
Open Forum | July 15, 2025A leading expert in the health impacts of plastic pollution and microplastics is calling on the UN to end the use of toxic chemicals in all plastics, cap and reduce plastic production and argues against a treaty focused on waste management and recycling, as part of an international Plastics Treaty.
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Capital gaps and complacency
Open Forum | July 15, 2025Capital is not neutral. It shapes what gets built and where. Until it is aligned with the national interest, we will continue to export the value of our ideas and import the technologies on which our sovereignty depends.
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Rethinking universities in the age of AI
Patrick Dodd | July 14, 2025The onslaught of AI means that universities will have to shift from teaching information to teaching students how to think with, not against, intelligent machines.
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Animal insights into the human mind
Scarlett Howard | July 14, 2025From fish driving cars to chimps doing maths teaching animals ‘irrelevant’ skills can reveal a great deal about the inner workings of our own minds.
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Does AI really improve productivity?
Jon Whittle | July 14, 2025While people feel they produce more when using AI, the research examining the real relationship between AI and individual productivity shows mixed results.
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Rethinking risk in innovation
Jason Van der Schyff | July 13, 2025Innovation policy is often built around optimism. But in a world of live contest across the economy, the environment and the broader geostrategic landscape, progress cannot afford to wait for perfection.
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AI joins the fight against superbugs
Open Forum | July 13, 2025For the first time, Australian scientists have used Artificial Intelligence (AI) to generate a ready-to-use antibacterial protein.
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Feral-free zones spark small mammal boom in the South Australian desert
Lachlan Gilbert | July 13, 2025A 26-year study at the Arid Recovery Reserve reveals how removing invasive predators like cats and foxes triggers a dramatic reshaping of desert small mammal communities.
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Sport is the new religion
Open Forum | July 12, 2025The fervent connections which sports fans have to their teams is strikingly similar to religious faith, according to a new book by an Australian expert in sports management.
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Quantum dreams and realities
Stephan Robin | July 12, 2025Despite the impressive and undeniable strides quantum computing has made in recent years, it’s important to remain cautious about sweeping claims regarding its transformative potential.
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Security isn’t what it used to be
Justin Bassi | July 12, 2025When people think of national security, it’s about spies, soldiers and submarines, but these days it’s about much more than those things.
