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High jinks with helium
Alan Stevenson | June 14, 2021Helium is best known as the gas used in airships and party balloons, but its rarity gives it a strategic significance which may have shaped Australia’s engagement with East Timor.
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One cold day doesn’t stop global warming
Nerilie Abram | June 14, 2021A chilly winter spell doesn’t negate more than a century of global warming. We need the political leadership to set the world on a safer path. Ill-informed tweets by government senators won’t help.
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Your face does not belong to Facebook
Sarah Monazam Erfani | June 13, 2021Every photograph we share on the internet is used by data giants such as Google and Facebook and used to track us and sell advertising. Adding ‘noise’ to these photos could restore some semblance of privacy.
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Picking up the pace
Gillian Savage | June 13, 2021Now more than ever Australia needs to be innovative, and knowing our strengths – and weaknesses – in science and technology base is the key to progress.
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The green shoots of recovery
Open Forum | June 12, 2021While Germany, Italy and the United States will participate in the G7 summit as global leaders in green competitiveness, Australia will attend as a ‘green laggard’, according to a new global analysis.
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The ethics of AI
Craig Donaldson | June 12, 2021While many organisations are implementing artificial intelligence and machine learning solutions, there are costs and risks that need to be carefully considered.
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More green, fewer blues
Thomas Astell-Burt | June 11, 2021Our cities are increasingly crowded but people feel lonelier than ever. As our trees and gardens are replaced by ever denser housing and concrete drives, retaining more green space would help people socialise or commune with nature.
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The road to hell
Open Forum | June 11, 2021Health impacts of major transport projects are too often glossed over during the planning phases, allowing issues such as air and noise pollution, residents’ mental health and impact on children’s health to escape the scrutiny they deserve.
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Turning the page on China
Michael Shoebridge | June 11, 2021This weekend’s G7 leaders’ summit in Cornwall could mark a turning point in the free world’s response to China, replacing a bilateral economic approach with a united strategic vision.
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The cost of everything and the value of nothing
Jessica Holz | June 10, 2021Oscar Wilde defined cynics as those who “know the price of everything and the value of nothing” but the cynical destruction of our vital eco-systems might be slowed by putting a financial value on their retention.
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A helping hand for mothers
Open Forum | June 10, 2021Recognising the symptoms of maternal anxiety and depression can be difficult, but a new app developed by the University of South Australia and parent support group Village Foundation will help thousands of women monitor their mental health during pregnancy and after birth.
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Putin’s “mini-me”
Anastasiya Byesyedina | June 9, 2021Alexander Lukashenko consolidated his brutal authoritarian reputation following the hijacking, arrest and harsh treatment of journalist Roman Protasevich in an outrageous act which his big brother in Russia would have been proud of.
