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The power of Indigenous diplomacy
Anastasia Kapetas | November 23, 2021Australia’s Indigenous nations have their own traditions of relationship-building and diplomacy which could help strengthen our ties with the Pacific.
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Opening Australia’s trade window
David Widdowson | November 21, 2021Trade-related regulatory requirements are administered and enforced by more than 30 agencies at the federal level in Australia, as well as some at the state and territory level, with little coordination between them.
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Entrepreneurship for all
Lisa Bosman | November 21, 2021It’s time to integrate the entrepreneurial mindset across the university and truly prepare students to succeed in the post-pandemic world.
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Facts, faith and the future
Alan Stevenson | November 21, 2021Scientific fact, rather than religion faith, should motivate decision making in the face of growing challenges.
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Chill, folks
Richard Holden | November 21, 2021True wages growth, and true price growth, is probably less than the official figures suggest – meaning there’s no need for alarm about inflation in Australia.
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Reconsidering Australia’s interests after COP26
Wesley Morgan | November 21, 2021Australia’s approach to international relations is defined by support for a rules-based global order. After Glasgow, it’s time to reconsider Australia’s national interests in the context of a world shifting toward net-zero emissions.
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Strong men on and off the field
Jessie Moritz | November 20, 2021Saudi Arabia seeks to play an increasingly visible role in European football but the purchase of Newcastle United Football Club reflects the wider trend of authoritarian governments investing in international sports.
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The brave new world of neuroscience
Yongsoo Kim | November 20, 2021Mapping cell types in the brain and how they communicate with one another allows neuroscientists to understand how the brain works, and what happens when cells go missing or malfunction.
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The defence of Australia begins in Taiwan
Peter Jennings | November 20, 2021China is building up its military at breakneck speed and preparing to strike at Taiwan. While its apologists will frame the invasion as inevitable, and in internal affair, Australia and the world’s democracies cannot stand helplessly aside.
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Where is Peng Shuai?
Fergus Ryan | November 20, 2021As international concern about Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai’s whereabouts grows and more of the world’s top tennis stars weigh in, Beijing’s propagandists are floundering.
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Alone together
Open Forum | November 19, 2021While public trust in government and the police increased during the pandemic, the damage done to our social connections during prolonged lockdowns left us lonelier than ever.
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Open all hours
Kathy Bowrey | November 19, 2021Inspired by a European open-access initiative, Chief Scientist Cathy Foley wants to make all publicly funded Australian research publications free for the public to read.
