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The burning season
Open Forum | November 12, 2019The early-season bushfires in Queensland and NSW and ‘catastrophic’ conditions around Sydney are a worrying sign of more to come over the summer.
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Australia can prosper by fighting climate change
Ross Garnaut | November 12, 2019If Australia is to realise its immense opportunity in a zero-carbon world, it will need a different policy framework. We can make a strong start even with the incomplete and weak policies and commitments we have today.
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A foot in both camps
Dawn Lo | November 12, 2019From an initial interest in optometry to managing a start-up to joining one of the world’s biggest tech giant – UNSW Business School alumna Jenny Chu has tried it all in the pursuit of a fulfilling career.
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Putin bounces back
David Uren | November 12, 2019How does a country with an economy the size of Spain, corruption on a par with Papua New Guinea and life expectancy below Libya still cast a shadow over Europe?
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Will Australia support a shift to lifelong learning?
Caitlin Ruddock | November 11, 2019Dr Caitlin Ruddock reflects on the discussions at the recent GAP Summit on Lifelong Learning and the challenges Australian educationalists and policy makers face in closing our gaps in skills and knowledge.
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The world needs political leadership from its democracies
Chris Patten | November 11, 2019Democratic leaders must teach their electorates once again that countries must cooperate to tackle global problems such as mass migration, arms proliferation and environmental loss.
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Employability is a matrix of person, context, and relationships
Allison Creed | November 11, 2019Allison Creed of the University of Melbourne, and Peter McIlveen of the University of Southern Queensland argue that the employability of individuals is person-centred; context-sensitive; and relational rather than a mere a shopping list of skills.
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No chance to dream
Open Forum | November 10, 2019Artificial light and the use of technological devices are disrupting our natural patterns of sleep, and could be taking a heavy toll on our health.
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Run for your life
Open Forum | November 10, 2019There would be substantial improvements in population health and longevity if more people took up running – and they wouldn’t have to run that far or fast.
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Australia’s diplomatic deficit
Melissa Conley Tyler | November 10, 2019Australia is spending less on diplomacy than ever before – and the nation’s influence abroad is suffering as a result.
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Arvanitakis on American politics – What characterises today’s populists?
James Arvanitakis | November 9, 2019It is easy to mock populist leaders and their supporters, but the pressure experienced by a dwindling middle class and the rising economic vulnerability that many people feel should not be so easily dismissed.
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Restoring the balance of nature
Open Forum | November 9, 2019A group of international conservationists is urging governments across the globe to adopt a new approach to address the impact of economic development on the natural world.
