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All’s not well with the Pacific mobility labour scheme
Sarah Gosper | May 13, 2024As Australia seeks to press reset on its relationship with Pacific neighbours, centring the voice, rights, needs and priorities of Pacific countries regarding the PALM scheme will be crucial to maintaining stability and mutual respect in the region.
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Grandmothers could be the answer to adolescent angst
Open Forum | May 13, 2024New research has found that investment by maternal grandmothers into grandchildren who have suffered multiple adverse early life experiences could significantly reduce emotional and behavioural problems in these children.
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Working together
Nilufar Ahmed | May 13, 2024As society becomes more individualised, with many people moving away from their community and family, the workplace has become an increasingly important source of meaning, connection and friendship.
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Apple crush
Kim Watts | May 12, 2024Apple sparked outrage across the internet after releasing an advert for its new iPad Pro which unintentionally served as a dystopian vision for AI and big tech crushing, absorbing and appropriating human creativity.
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Consultancy blues
Marty Bortz | May 12, 2024The drive to privatise everything has led to consultants taking on the work of public servants. But at what cost? The PwC scandal in Australia highlights how the excessive use of consultants has very real implications for democratic decision-making.
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Oysters ahoy
Open Forum | May 12, 2024Dredging and fishing have destroyed thousands of miles of oyster reefs around the Australian coast, but a new project proves they can be restored to provide fresh marine habitat.
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Are friends electric?
Dan Weijers | May 11, 2024Modern technology has rendered us increasingly lonely, but rather than re-embrace real relationhips, technology companies want to solve the problem with yet more technology.
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The birth and death of democracy
George Lawson | May 11, 2024In their interesting, carefully crafted book on the problems facing liberal international order, Peter Trubowitz and Brian Burgoon argue that the geopolitical predicament facing the Western democracies is premised on their domestic politics.
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Standing up for the Uyghurs
Ronald Brown | May 11, 2024International efforts to address human rights abuses against Uyghur Muslims in China’s Xinjiang region include targeted sanctions and legislative measures, so what action is Australian taking on this vital issue?
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The people problem
Open Forum | May 10, 2024Sustainable Population Australia is alarmed that the NSW Biodiversity Outlook Report 2024 fails to identify population numbers and growth as the underlying causes of biodiversity decline in the state.
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Lobbying gets an orange pass
Joo-Cheong Tham | May 10, 2024The recently released Senate report on lobbying in the Federal government passes the buck on improving transparency or strengthening legislation against bribery and influence peddling to protect democracy.
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Beware trendy weight loss solutions
Saw Pui San | May 10, 2024The diabetes drug Semaglutide (marketed as Ozempic) is being promoted by celebrity influencers and websites as an “empowering” weight loss aid but its long-term impacts remain to be seen.
