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Confronting anti-semitic terrorism in Australia
Michael Pezzullo | February 9, 2025The spate of attacks on Jewish people and properties in Australian cities, and the threat of an even more serious terrorist atrocity in the future, demands a firm and coordinated response from the Australian people, as well as its government, police and security services.
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Stepping up on antisemitism
Open Forum | February 5, 2025The federal government needs to lead a national debate on tackling the alarming rise of antisemitism in Australia and the spate of attacks on cars, buildings and schools in Sydney and Melbourne.
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Maintain your brain
Open Forum | February 2, 2025A clinical trial has shown an internet-delivered lifestyle intervention can improve cognition score tests in older adults.
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Strengthening NSW’s stand against antisemetic attacks
Keiran Hardy | February 1, 2025Antisemitism has no place in Australian society, and changing the law in NSW will send a quick message that the government is taking the ever-growing problem of antisemetic attacks more seriously.
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Revitalising democracy
Mark Evans | January 30, 2025Democracy is under threat around the world and while it continues to function well in Australia there are problems that need intervention to safeguard its future.
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A new era of wildfires
Trent Penman | January 30, 2025Proactive measures in urban planning, land management, and public education must be combined with urgent global action on climate change to reduce the devastating impact of wildfires.
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The world still trusts science
Zoe Leviston | January 26, 2025A survey of nearly 72,000 people around the world shows that most people still trust scientists and the scientific method, despite increasing pressure on rational thinking on a number of fronts.
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Three potential futures for global trade
Agelos Delis | January 26, 2025The last time Donald Trump was US president, he entered trade wars with China and Europe which only increased the US trade deficit, so with a new round of Trump tariffs in the offing, what might the future hold?
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Antisemitism on the agenda
Michelle Grattan | January 22, 2025After months of rejecting calls to confront and combat the growing wave of antisemetic violence across the country, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has finally summoned a national cabinet meeting to discuss the problem.
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Surveillance state
Kiley Seymour | January 15, 2025From self-service checkouts to public streets to stadiums – surveillance technology is everywhere and a recent study suggests it’s unconsciously altering how our brains process information, as well as our conscious behaviour.
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Mission to Mars
Sam McKee | December 27, 2024The idea of settling the red planet has been around for decades but thanks to the dreams and money of the tech-billionaires and renewed superpower competition, the first people to walk on Mars may be alive today.
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Do employers threaten free speech?
Carl Rhodes | December 24, 2024A new book by Josh Bornstein argues that corporations pose an increasing threat to public discourse and democratic debate.