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(Not) closing the gap
Open Forum | May 25, 2021Gaping policy shortfalls in the Australian Government’s ‘Closing the Gap’ program have seen it fail to reduce disparities in Indigenous health, income, employment, child removal and incarceration, Flinders University researchers say.
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A billion-dollar waste of migrant skills
Prabha Bogoda Arachchige | May 24, 2021One in four permanent skilled migrants work in a job beneath their skill level according to a CEDA report, and this skill underutilisation is costing the Australian economy at least $1.25 billion.
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Saving the mountain pygmy-possum
Lachlan Gilbert | May 24, 2021The critically endangered Pygmy Mountain-possum will soon be bred and acclimatised to conditions in Lithgow with a view to releasing them into a temperate lowland environment.
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The climate crisis and the electricity grid
Ariel Liebman | May 23, 2021Artificial intelligence is the key to linking a range of renewable solutions to reduce carbon emissions from electricity generation and supply.
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Economic ups and downs
Richard Holden | May 23, 2021Australia’s official unemployment rate falling to 5.5% is enough to make a treasurer dance but we shouldn’t get too carried away.
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Reacting to the gun
Open Forum | May 23, 2021As the regional strategic situation becomes more dangerous, and with threats likely to escalate rapidly, Australia needs to appoint a senior intelligence officer to assess the possibility of a surprise attack.
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Building on reforms to aged care
Julia Sarant | May 22, 2021The Federal budget is a promising step in the right direction, but more is needed to achieve the high standard of aged care Australia has the capacity to provide, and older Australians deserve.
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Arvanitakis on education: Confronting vaccine hesitancy and building trust
James Arvanitakis | May 22, 2021The only long-term solution for vaccine hesitancy is the rebuilding of trust. To do this, we must take a view that we as educators are also to blame for the rise of mistrust – and we must take ownership and respond accordingly.
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A promised land
Colin Chapman | May 22, 2021Obama’s account of his movement from lower reaches of Democrat politics to the White House is compelling reading. It is well written, and best digested slowly, chapter by chapter, anecdote by anecdote.
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The case for a ‘disinformation CERN’
Anastasia Kapetas | May 22, 2021The scale and reach of the disinformation problem is now so vast that only research cooperation across the democratic world can address the shared threat to our societies.
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Bringing reusable rockets to Australia
Malcolm Davis | May 21, 2021The development of re-useable rockets brings the promise of rapid, low-cost access to space a step closer, and increases the attractiveness of Australia as a potential launch site for both civilian and military purposes.
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An apple a day keeps the doctor away
Open Forum | May 21, 2021The first wide-ranging study to look at whether healthy food prescriptions lead to better diets and healthier patients suggests there could be some truth to the saying ‘an apple a day keeps the doctor away.’
