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Strengthening Australia’s cyber-defences
Open Forum | January 17, 2021After China launched a series of cyber-attacks on Australian targets and Russia established a beachhead in some Australian networks, the Australian government stands at a crossroads in terms of cyber-security.
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Europe after Trump
Colin Chapman | January 17, 2021Decision makers and opinion formers in Europe viewed the Trump presidency with increasing apprehension and disquiet, but problems and issues will remain long after Biden takes office.
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US Strategy in the Asian century
John West | January 16, 2021The United States is a country that has lost its way in the emerging Asian Century. The new administration will face some daunting challenges in developing an effective strategy for the Asian Century.
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Red herrings
Caroline Tang | January 16, 2021Partially protected marine areas create confusion and don’t meet their broad conservation objectives, UNSW researchers have found.
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Australia’s rising star in space
Malcolm Davis | January 16, 2021Australia is one of eight nations to commit to the Artemis Accords, an agreement setting out principles for cooperation in civil exploration and peaceful use of the moon, Mars, near-earth comets and asteroids.
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Shaping the America that Australia needs
Peter Jennings | January 15, 2021Australia will need to court America’s support to resist an ever more aggressive China, and so good relations must be forged with Joe Biden’s new administration.
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Food delivery services need a regulation overhaul
Ebony Stansfield | January 15, 2021Governments are scared of appearing business ‘unfriendly’ if they intervene in the gig economy and big companies are using this to their advantage, say experts at UNSW Sydney.
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China’s COVID origins cover-up
Open Forum | January 15, 2021The Chinese Communist Party continues to resist attempts to investigate the origins of COVID-19 and persecute citizens who told the truth about it, while pushing falsehoods through its worldwide media machine.
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Fight for the future
Open Forum | January 14, 2021A loss of biodiversity and accelerating climate change in the coming decades coupled with ignorance and inaction is threatening the survival of all species, including our very own, according to the experts from institutions including Stanford University, UCLA, and Flinders University.
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How weather affects our consumption
Victoria Tichá | January 14, 2021Marketers and business managers benefit from knowing why weather may be associated with increased consumption and how this process may differ between men and women.
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Trump’s Twitter ban and the limits of free speech
Conor McLaughlin | January 14, 2021Trump’s recent suspension from social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook raises questions about the limits of free speech in a functioning democracy. The recent move signals that while online platforms welcome debate, when it is accompanied by violence they must draw a line.
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Long term repercussions of the Capitol incursion
Carla Winston | January 13, 2021The violent mob storming the US Capitol building has been described as a failed ‘coup attempt’ but though Joe Biden has been confirmed as President-Elect, the fallout could have much broader implications.
