Page 294 – Openforum https://www.openforum.com.au Open Forum offers an independent platform for Australian debate Wed, 27 Mar 2024 21:57:31 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.25 Charting Australia’s inequality https://www.openforum.com.au/charting-australias-inequality/ Fri, 18 Dec 2020 23:03:34 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=31025 A new report on Australian inequality charts the differences in wealth and opportunity which the COVID pandemic has only intensified.

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Head in the clouds https://www.openforum.com.au/head-in-the-clouds/ Fri, 18 Dec 2020 23:03:26 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=31028 Australia’s peak intelligence agency, the Office of National Intelligence, is beginning an essential, radical and rapid shift into cloud applications and services.

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How COVID changed the way we use health care https://www.openforum.com.au/how-covid-changed-the-way-we-use-health-care/ Thu, 17 Dec 2020 20:17:36 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=31016 Data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare reveals how people's use of health care services changed due to COVID-19.

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Staying “food safe” this Christmas https://www.openforum.com.au/staying-food-safe-this-christmas/ Thu, 17 Dec 2020 20:17:28 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=31020 The Food Safety Information Council has launched their Christmas and Summer entertaining food safety advice, with additional tips to avoid COVID-19.

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Multilateralism à la carte https://www.openforum.com.au/multilateralism-a-la-carte/ Thu, 17 Dec 2020 20:17:18 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=31012 Much has been written about the changing international order and the ‘crisis’ of multilateralism in recent months. The winds of change have been howling, and it's time for Australia to step up to the challenge.

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Reducing Australia’s trade dependence on China https://www.openforum.com.au/reducing-australias-trade-dependence-on-china/ Wed, 16 Dec 2020 21:53:39 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=31007 China's use of trade bans to place political pressure on Australia means we must find alternative trading partners for a host of products, including iron ore and clean energy.

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How resilient is the insurance industry against climate change? https://www.openforum.com.au/how-resilient-is-the-insurance-industry-against-climate-change/ Wed, 16 Dec 2020 21:53:33 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=31004 New research finds there are several steps insurers can take to improve the way they assess and manage the impacts of climate change on the community.

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Eastern wetlands face further decline https://www.openforum.com.au/eastern-wetlands-face-further-decline/ Wed, 16 Dec 2020 21:53:17 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=31001 Recent rains have seen Eastern Australia's remaining wetlands and waterbirds partially recover from the drought, but drainage and water use by agriculture continues to threaten their future.

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Counterpoint by Mark Nicol – Autocracy, democracy, meritocracy https://www.openforum.com.au/autocracy-democracy-meritocracy/ Tue, 15 Dec 2020 23:07:06 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=30997 A revamped political system based on meritocracy, rather than lumpen authoritarianism or traditional democracy, might be the best way to escape the West's current political and social malaise.

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The billion-dollar backpack https://www.openforum.com.au/the-billion-dollar-backpack/ Tue, 15 Dec 2020 23:06:59 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=30991 Backpackers are worth a billion dollars to the Australian economy as both tourists and temporary workers and their return to these shores will be an important part of the post-COVID economic recovery.

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Five years on from the Paris Agreement https://www.openforum.com.au/paris-five-years-on/ Tue, 15 Dec 2020 23:06:53 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=30988 Five years after the Paris agreements, Australia's government and coal producers are still to take meaningful action to tackle accelerating climate change.

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2020 – Silver linings https://www.openforum.com.au/2020-silver-linings/ Mon, 14 Dec 2020 22:47:42 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=30969 Global Access Partners, the publisher of Open Forum, tackled the challenges posed by COVID social distancing measures by successfully moving its administration and events online.

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