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On mateship
Mark Nicol | December 3, 2020In this touching personal essay on friendship and loss, Mark Nicol reflects on the very Australian notion of ‘mateship’.
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My greatest hope for our future is an inclusive education
Jamie-Lee Dwyer | December 3, 2020Education is the key to success for people with a disability as well as their able-bodied peers. Ensuring that everyone has access to high quality education will unlock all the talents Australians have to offer.
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An introduction to sea-surface temperatures
Ayesha Renyard | December 3, 2020Sea surface temperatures are rising at an unprecedented rate, posing problems for industries which rely on the sea and coastal communities.
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Rethinking threats to our national security
Brendan Nicholson | December 2, 2020Building sovereign manufacturing capabilities, diversifying our trade from China and facing the reality of climate change are all important parts of building a more resilient Australia.
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Aiming higher in space
Open Forum | December 2, 2020Expanding Australia’s international collaboration in space should be seen as an important element of our soft power and a means to contribute public goods that promote international cooperation in space.
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China’s twitter propaganda backfires
Michael Shoebridge | December 2, 2020China’s increasingly crude economic and misinformation campaign against Australia is only strengthening our resolve to resist such bullying.
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Reshaping the future of international economic governance
Craig Donaldson | December 1, 2020Developments in international economic law could alter Australia’s relationship with China and other key trading partners, says UNSW Law’s Professor Heng Wang.
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Take me to the danger zone
Ben Knight | December 1, 2020Drones are making waves in environmental monitoring and conservation efforts at sea.
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Dangerous fieldwork in the social sciences
Rachel Gray | December 1, 2020A UNSW criminologist and an international relations expert walk into a bar … and years later their discussions over drinks turn into a book.
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Can A.I. encourage prosperity for all?
Dawn Lo | November 30, 2020A legal expert explains how AI can be entrusted to assume tasks currently performed by humans in the business, education and health sectors.
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Rescuing Australia’s lost literary treasures
Rebecca Giblin | November 30, 2020A new project is digitising some of Australia’s most culturally-important lost books, getting them into libraries and answering some important questions.
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Tackling vaccine ‘hesitancy’
Open Forum | November 30, 2020UniSA researchers are evaluating a new vaccination education initiative – the COVID-19 Peer Hub – to help immunisation and public health professionals to tackle the emerging dangers of vaccine hesitancy amid the pandemic.
