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COVID helped restore our faith in government and each other
Open Forum | February 21, 2021A new survey of public trust and cohesion finds the pandemic has brought us together, rather than driving us apart.
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The new normal should be better than before
Ross Garnaut | February 21, 2021Talk about returning the economy to normal after the crisis is misguided. Before the crisis, normal was nowhere near good enough and we can do better now.
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Judicial repression in Hong Kong
Brendan Clift | February 21, 2021Communist China’s remorseless strangulation of freedom in Hong Kong extends to its courts as well as politics and security.
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Facebook could face serious consequences over news ban
Craig Donaldson | February 20, 2021Facebook’s botched takedown of content publishers yesterday will likely have serious reputational and commercial consequences for the social media platform, says UNSW Business School’s Rob Nicholls.
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China’s Hitler or Stalin?
Charlie Lyons Jones | February 20, 2021Xi Jinping’s assumption of total power, his brutal internal repression of dissent and increasingly naked aggression against neighbouring countries has drawn comparisons with both Hitler and Stalin, but which of the 20th century’s great dictators does this 21st century tyrant most resemble?
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QUT researchers celebrate Mars touchdown
Open Forum | February 20, 2021QUT researchers are now ready to play their part in NASA’s search for signs of ancient life of Mars with the successful touchdown of the Mars Perseverance Rover.
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Business changes tune on China
Andrew Forrest | February 19, 2021It has taken years of blatant bullying from Beijing for Australian firms to finally realise that nothing short of complete capitulation would get Australia back on China’s good side.
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Feel like breaking up with Facebook?
David Tuffley | February 19, 2021Users of Open Forum’s Facebook page will note it has been stripped of content by the American social media giant. By way of celebration, here’s a user friendly guide on ridding Facebook from your life as well.
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Facebook shoots itself in the foot
Diana Bossio | February 19, 2021Facebook’s ban on Australian news is winning it no friends around the world, and may force it to return to its original purpose of facilitating personal connection and social networking, rather than posing as a forum for public information.
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Innovation brings higher profits and stock returns
Open Forum | February 18, 2021A large-scale study has found more innovative Australian companies post higher future profits and stock returns. The findings highlight the significant financial benefits of innovation for companies, which in turn supports job creation and economic growth.
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A quieter world will ease climate change
Lucy Griffin | February 18, 2021COVID lockdowns briefly brought quiet to our bustling cities, but noise pollution from traffic and machines could be reduced for good if electric vehicles become more common in an effort to reduce fossil fuel use and climate change.
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Facebook v Australia
Mary Griffiths | February 18, 2021Facebook has banned Australian news content from its site, while Google is cutting deals with major Australian news organisations in response to Federal government plans to force international internet giants to pay for the news shared on their sites.
