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Fight for the future
Open Forum | January 14, 2021A loss of biodiversity and accelerating climate change in the coming decades coupled with ignorance and inaction is threatening the survival of all species, including our very own, according to the experts from institutions including Stanford University, UCLA, and Flinders University.
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How weather affects our consumption
Victoria Tichá | January 14, 2021Marketers and business managers benefit from knowing why weather may be associated with increased consumption and how this process may differ between men and women.
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Trump’s Twitter ban and the limits of free speech
Conor McLaughlin | January 14, 2021Trump’s recent suspension from social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook raises questions about the limits of free speech in a functioning democracy. The recent move signals that while online platforms welcome debate, when it is accompanied by violence they must draw a line.
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Long term repercussions of the Capitol incursion
Carla Winston | January 13, 2021The violent mob storming the US Capitol building has been described as a failed ‘coup attempt’ but though Joe Biden has been confirmed as President-Elect, the fallout could have much broader implications.
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One black summer
Open Forum | January 13, 2021The 2019/20 Black Summer bushfires were a “wake up call” demonstrating the extreme effects of climate change in Australia, according to a group of experts who’ve published a new study examining the factors that caused the disaster.
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5 New Year’s resolutions for successful career growth
Sophia Smith | January 13, 2021Many of us made New Year resolutions for our personal lives, but adopting some fresh habits in our working lives can also improve our professional lives.
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Housing locational disadvantages in Sydney
Khandakar Al Farid Uddin | January 12, 2021Plans to concentrate new housing in Western Sydney should be revised to ensure adequate additional infrastructure is provided and more diverse and equitable solutions are explored.
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Lead – but not easily
Max Thomas | January 12, 2021The Victorian state planning minister has intervened to approve a secondary lead smelter in the Latrobe Valley following the refusal of the local council to issue a permit, but are environmental objections justified?
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COVID has increased trust in government and science
Open Forum | January 11, 2021New Curtin University research has found a dramatic increase in people’s trust in government in Australia and New Zealand as a result of the COVID pandemic.
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Will Biden change the US stance in South Asia?
Michael Kugelman | January 11, 2021The incoming Biden administration will offer both change and continuity for US foreign policy, presenting both new opportunities and fresh challenges for the South Asia region.
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Understanding the Earth’s air conditioning
Open Forum | January 11, 2021Bacteria in the soil of the world’s grasslands, forests, wetlands and deserts are always quietly working to transform trace gases in the atmosphere.
