Latest Story
-
The “scrooge effect” on foreign affairs
Graeme Dobell | December 21, 2020DFAT has built an admirable record in navigating the rapids of international diplomacy over the last 50 years, but gradual cuts in funding can only undermine its future efficacy.
-
What makes a good education video?
Sarah Dart | December 21, 2020Research – and common sense – suggests that students prefer videos that are simply produced, convenient to watch and have a clear narrative delivered in an informal conversational way.
-
Defending or undermining rules-based order?
Rebecca Strating | December 20, 2020Australia’s prime minister was awarded the “Grotius Prize” for supporting the rules-based order. However, it is debatable whether Australia is living up to Grotian ideals.
-
Timtams, wine, and whisky
Conor McLaughlin | December 20, 2020Trade deals have become the single most important issue for a post-Brexit UK. As Australia is experiencing its own trade tensions, the time is ripe for an Australia-UK trade deal to become a reality.
-
Robo-pets!
Ben Knight | December 20, 2020If having a pet just isn’t practical for your accommodation or lifestyle, could a robotic companion be the next best thing?
-
Leadership lessons from Santa
Open Forum | December 19, 2020As Father Christmas gears up for the busiest 24 hours of his year, two doctors reflect on the skills he uses to get a seemingly impossible job done effectively and safely – and whether they can be applied to medicine.
-
Charting Australia’s inequality
Belinda Henwood | December 19, 2020A new report on Australian inequality charts the differences in wealth and opportunity which the COVID pandemic has only intensified.
-
Head in the clouds
Michael Shoebridge | December 19, 2020Australia’s peak intelligence agency, the Office of National Intelligence, is beginning an essential, radical and rapid shift into cloud applications and services.
-
How COVID changed the way we use health care
Open Forum | December 18, 2020Data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare reveals how people’s use of health care services changed due to COVID-19.
-
Staying “food safe” this Christmas
Open Forum | December 18, 2020The Food Safety Information Council has launched their Christmas and Summer entertaining food safety advice, with additional tips to avoid COVID-19.
-
Multilateralism à la carte
Carsten Bockemuehl | December 18, 2020Much 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.
-
Reducing Australia’s trade dependence on China
Michael Shoebridge | December 17, 2020China’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.