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Ending child illiteracy
Patrick Walsh | October 7, 2024Education is a key to putting the world on a pathway that generates more economic activity, equity, and sustainability for all.
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A first look at three daughters
Shelley Galpin | October 1, 2024A new film by writer and director Azazel Jacobs examines the very different reactions of three estranged daughters to their father’s terminal illness.
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The A-Z of XEC
Richard Orton | September 26, 2024A new variant called XEC may soon become the dominant form of COVID around the world, so what it is and will it matter?
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In praise of Hannah Arendt
Ned Curthoys | September 21, 2024Lyndsey Stonebridge’s new biography of Hannah Arendt reminds us once again of her brave and principled stand against the spectre of totalitarianism.
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Financial reform for development goals
Isabella Massa | September 20, 2024The world is at a crossroads as progress on the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals falters. A drastic but necessary overhaul of the credit rating system could help.
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Climate disclosure laws will accelerate decarbonisation
Open Forum | September 20, 2024New laws requiring larger companies to disclosure a wide range of climate-related information will come into force at the start of 2025, and will be rolled out to smaller firms over time.
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The history – and future – of human networks
Darius von Guttner Sporzynski | September 12, 2024The latest book from bestselling historian Yuval Noah Harari – Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI – offers a sweeping exploration of the history and future of human networks.
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Will AI eat itself?
Aaron Snoswell | September 7, 2024Artificial intelligence prophets and newsmongers are forecasting the end of the generative AI hype with talk of an impending catastrophic “model collapse” but how realistic are these predictions?
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Gambling’s not a game
Elizabeth Baldwin | September 7, 2024The gambling industry reaps billions of dollars from Australians every year without any regard for the social harm or individual misery it leaves in its wake.
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Playing a full role in the Pacific
Melissa Conley Tyler | August 27, 2024Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is in Tonga for the Pacific Islands Forum leaders meeting alongside 18 leaders from across Melanesia, Polynesia and Micronesia.
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Home automation can help the disabled
Open Forum | August 23, 2024Home automation for people with disabilities can produce substantial social benefits and represents a sound investment for funding agencies such as the NDIS.
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Defeating the dictators
Gregory Brown | August 22, 2024A new book, “Defeating the Dictators: How Democracy Can Prevail in the Age of the Strongman”, by Charles Dunst offers a path for liberal democracies to tackle the rising tide of global authoritarianism.