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A universal basic income might get us through the Covid recession
David Thorp | June 30, 2020A universal basic income could help the economy recover after COVID-19, remove the work disincentives current benefits create and improve equity and social cohesion.
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Watch the skies!
Alan Stevenson | June 30, 2020The release of footage from US Navy jets tracking fast moving, unidentified craft has rekindled interest in the possibility of alien visitors from distant worlds.
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Politics means never having to say you’re sorry
Richard Holden | June 30, 2020We judge the competency of politicians by what they say and do, and this creates perverse incentives for even competent politicians to refuse to admit mistakes.
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Crouching media, hidden agenda
Stjepan Bosnjak | June 29, 2020Recent Chinese state-owned media have been using colourful headlines and articles to describe Australia. This is a tried and trusted method that has been used for at least a quarter century.
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Renewable energy exports in Australia’s post-fossil-fuel future
Hal Crichton-Standish | June 29, 2020The Northern Territory has an opportunity, via the new Sun Cable and Pilbara projects, to lead Australia on its transition from fossil fuel exports to renewable energy exports.
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Save the world to save ourselves
Rebekah Brown | June 29, 2020When we disrupt the natural environmental systems people depend on, when populations collide with exotic wild animals in a wet market, we find ourselves confronted with a global pandemic.
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Putting workers first?
Dawn Lo | June 28, 2020The focus on economic recovery will be an opportunity for unions and employers to initiate major change in industrial relations.
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Australia’s unfair tax system needs an overhaul
Victoria Tichá | June 28, 2020Amid the coronavirus pandemic, this year’s tax time presents Australian businesses, particularly smaller ones, with an even greater challenge and the compliance costs could be significant.
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Australian soaps to the Pacific
Richard Broinowski | June 28, 2020The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has launched an initiative to send commercial Australian television programs to local stations in the South Pacific.
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Arvanitakis on American politics: Is an inclusive progressive turn possible?
James Arvanitakis | June 27, 2020The tumultuous events of the last fortnight in American politics have continued to surprise and confound commentators while simultaneously ratifying our suspicions.
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Australasia will host the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup: What’s not to like?
David Rowe | June 27, 2020Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand have won the right to host the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. In the middle of a global pandemic, sport in both countries surely has something to celebrate.
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Don’t panic!
Dawn Lo | June 27, 2020Panic buying toilet paper is a quick mental fix that makes people feel more prepared and less anxious, says a UNSW consumer behaviour expert, given the news of rising COVID-19 infections in Victoria and fears of a second wave of infection.
