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Building health system resilience
Open Forum | June 23, 2022A team of Australian researchers have outlined a range of strategies to help the healthcare system respond better when disaster strikes and make sure nobody is left behind.
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Living on the edge
Open Forum | June 21, 2022Lovers of extreme sports are often dismissed as adrenalin junkies, thrillseekers and reckless risktakers, but Southern Cross University psychologist Dr Eric Brymer wants people to cast aside those negative perceptions.
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Protecting Lord Howe island
Open Forum | June 18, 2022The announcement of a NSW Government $32.9 million investment in biosecurity for Lord Howe will ensure the island stays rodent free and secure the recovery of threatened wildlife like the Lord Howe Island woodhen.
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Back to the future
Open Forum | June 17, 2022Virtual reality is usually seen as an interest of young people, but a toolkit to help aged care facilities integrate virtual reality into the lives of residents was recently been released by an Australian university.
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The long La Niña
Open Forum | June 13, 2022La Niña has brought floods to Queensland and New South Wales but droughts to Africa and South America and seems set to continue for several months yet.
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Flourishing after the fires
Open Forum | June 5, 2022Researchers at the Monash Fire to Flourish project are investigating how Australia’s fires and floods have prompted social, cultural and structural change in some of the nation’s affected rural towns.
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Distributed energy is the key to decarbonisation
Open Forum | June 2, 2022State governments should refocus attention from large scale renewable energy projects to the immense decarbonisation opportunities produced by distributed energy resources such as rooftop solar panels, batteries, electric vehicles, and smart appliances.
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Many paths to justice in Ukraine
Open Forum | May 21, 2022It is unlikely the ICC will bring lasting justice in Ukraine, but there are many legal avenues that could help as well as victory on the battlefield against the Russian invaders.
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Unglitching the matrix
Open Forum | May 21, 2022New research from Monash University offers a new approach to help predict vulnerabilities in software code and strengthen cybersecurity.
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The eyes have it
Open Forum | May 11, 2022Millions of older people with poor vision are at risk of being misdiagnosed with mild cognitive impairments, according to a new study by the University of South Australia.
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Australia lost the second debate
Open Forum | May 10, 2022Sunday’s ill-tempered ‘debate’ between the leaders vying to be Australia’s next Prime Minister was an unedifying spectacle, and while the winner might be disputed, the loser was undoubtedly the Australian electorate.
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New frog species gives hope for the future
Open Forum | May 7, 2022In an age when many frogs and other amphibians are facing extinction due to habitat loss, disease and climate change, the discovery of a new frog species in a national park on the border of Queensland and New South Wales gives hope that all is not lost for the future.