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  • A welcome boost for pre-school funding

    Lennie Barblett     |      May 16, 2021

    The 2021-22 budget includes funding for 15 hours per week of free preschool education for all children in the year before school.

  • A missed opportunity for nation building

    Gillian Savage     |      May 16, 2021

    Sustainable nation-building requires us to go beyond short-term ‘sugar hit’ investment and relearn how to collaborate with persistence.

  • The post-election reckoning ahead

    Michelle Grattan     |      May 15, 2021

    The Coalition ditched its mantra of ‘fiscal responsibility’ during the pandemic, but a financial reckoning may be on the horizon – as soon as the next federal election is won.

  • Einstein on the birds and bees

    Open Forum     |      May 15, 2021

    Could bees and birds help us understand the principles of physics? Albert Einstein thought so, according to a long-lost letter that reveals he predicted a link between physics and biology seven decades before the evidence emerged.

  • After Afghanistan

    Oved Lobel     |      May 15, 2021

    Against the advice of all of his senior military and intelligence officials, US President Joe Biden has opted to continue the irresponsible policy of his predecessor Donald Trump and fully withdraw American troops from Afghanistan by September, under a deal negotiated directly between the US and the Taliban.

  • Lessons from an octopus

    Chris Schell     |      May 14, 2021

    As humans take up space and modify our environment, we affect the habitat of species that perish if they can’t adapt, change or move. What can we learn from octopuses about innovation and sustainability in the face of change?

  • We need herd immunity against vaccine misinformation

    Open Forum     |      May 14, 2021

    A new study published in the scientific journal PLOS ONE revealed over 103 million people globally liked, shared, retweeted or reacted with an emoji to misinformation and conspiracy theories about COVID-19 vaccines.

  • Rethinking Australia’s approach to Africa

    Annalise Feller     |      May 13, 2021

    Africa is a powerful region for future strategic policy. Australia does not demonstrate the interest in African states it should.

  • China’s propaganda war pays off

    Julia Bergin     |      May 13, 2021

    Chinese propaganda may be crude in terms of content, but the sheer weight of the Communist Party’s misinformation campaign is shifting the narrative in its favour around the world.

  • The power of the Indigenous business sector

    Michelle Evans     |      May 13, 2021

    Each year, Indigenous businesses bring in at least $A4.9 billion; now first-of-its-kind research reveals the extent of the economic power and diversity of Australian Indigenous businesses.

  • Patients embraced telehealth during COVID-19

    Open Forum     |      May 13, 2021

    The expansion of telehealth-supported access to health care during the COVID-19 pandemic was roundly embraced by general practice patients, according to new Flinders University research.

  • Stronger together

    Todd Hanks     |      May 12, 2021

    While threats to regional security are increasing, like-minded democracies can cooperate to contain the common dangers they face.