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War at the speed of light
Malcolm Davis | April 16, 2026For decades, notions of laser weapons have been the stuff of science fiction. Now they are becoming military reality, as directed-energy weapons, including high-energy lasers and high-power microwave weapons, open new approaches to counter swarms of cheap drones.
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Tackling teacher burnout
Pamela Patrick | April 16, 2026Teachers are often described as the backbone of our education system. But what’s less visible is the emotional load they carry every day, and how that load is quietly shaping whether they stay or leave the profession.
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Medicare’s mental health check
Peter Baldwin | April 16, 2026Medicare Mental Health Check In doesn’t offer the instant back-and-forth of a chatbot. But it does offer something a chatbot can’t: an evidence-based program designed by experts and supported by a caring human.
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The sky’s not the limit
Akshit Tyagi | April 15, 2026Artemis II has returned humans to deep space for the first time in fifty years but the forces that brought us back are the same ones that kept us away and until scientific discovery displaces geopolitics and profit, the next fifty years will look just like the last.
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Send in the drones
Michelle Grattan | April 15, 2026Expanding Australia’s fleet of autonomous and uncrewed defence and weapon systems will help the ADF keep the nation safe, support local jobs and harness Australian innovation.
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Looking through glasswing
Stan Karanasios | April 15, 2026If AI models like Mythos can scan the hidden plumbing of the internet – operating systems, browsers, routers, and shared open-source code – at an unprecedented scale, then what is now specialised hacking could become a routine and automated process.
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Revamping vaccinations
Open Forum | April 14, 2026The Australian College of Nursing is calling on the Federal Government to take a fresh approach to vaccinations, as a perfect storm of declining coverage, record-high influenza rates, and circulating vaccine-preventable diseases demands urgent action.
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Death by a thousand cuts
Open Forum | April 14, 2026Australia’s aid budget remains among the lowest in the world according to the latest Official Development Assistance data published by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development.
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Inspiring the space generation
Kate Ashmor | April 14, 2026As the crew of Artemis II return with a renewed perspective on humanity, it prompts the need to look again at the best way to prepare the next generation for the new world we are rapidly creating.
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Defending democracy
Kate Griffiths | April 13, 2026Despite the welcome defeat of Hungary’s Victor Orban, democracy is under threat and in decline around the world and Australia is not immune from the challenges it faces, so what can be done to revitalise its appeal?
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Aged health after COVID
Alysia Blackham | April 13, 2026The COVID-19 pandemic uncovered glaring gaps in healthcare for older people. Now, with an increasingly older population, Australia needs to come to terms with its ageism.
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Moments mean more than hours
Erin Harper | April 13, 2026A new report suggests that quality of care is still a stronger and more consistent predictor of a child’s outcomes than the number of hours they spend in early education and parenting remains the most important factor of all.
