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Two is the magic number
Open Forum | June 9, 2021The keys to collaboration between small business and the research sector have been revealed in a major new report. A survey of small to medium businesses found those in collaborations with researchers were introducing more products and better protected from the financial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The best of times, the worst of times
Frank Bongiorno | June 9, 2021Public trust in government increased during the COVID crisis, but the jury is out on whether Coalition support will fall due to bungles in the vaccine rollout.
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Little green numbers
Anders Sandberg | June 9, 2021Unidentified flying objects might be many things, but alien spacecraft are most unlikely to be one of them.
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The start of a new space age
Rebecca Shrimpton | June 8, 2021Australians can take pride in their contribution to the first space age in the second half of the 20th century, but effort is needed if we are to optimise our position in this new era.
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Meet Australia’s largest dinosaur
Open Forum | June 8, 2021What’s as long a basketball court, taller than a giant truck and has just stomped into the record books as Australia’s largest dinosaur?
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Have use-by dates reached their sell-by date?
Cecilia Duong | June 8, 2021Next time you’re about to throw food in the rubbish, you should double check the date on it first. Food safety experts say some labelling is confusing – and you could be throwing out food that is actually still perfectly safe to eat.
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Should we pay Australians to get vaccinated?
Anthony Scott | June 7, 2021The incentives for Australians to get their COVID-19 vaccine are all wrong. Carrots, sticks and nudges don’t seem to be working. So, why don’t we pay people to get vaccinated?
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Countering coercive statecraft
Peter Hunter | June 7, 2021Australia can work with our partners in the Indo-Pacific, including the Quad, Indonesia and the Pacific island countries, to adopt cost-imposing strategies that will deter grey-zone political warfare by hostile foreign powers.
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Wild horses
Open Forum | June 7, 2021Deputy Premier John Barilaro has proven firsthand that his Kosciuszko feral horse protection law is an environmental, political and cultural failure,” according to a “Reclaim Kosci” spokesman.
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Batteries included
Open Forum | June 6, 2021Community-scale batteries are already achievable in Australia, will complement existing household batteries and will allow more solar energy to be stored in our suburbs, according to analysis from The Australian National University.
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COVID-19 and the global microchip shortage
John Hopkins | June 5, 2021The manufacturing world is facing one of its greatest challenges in years in the form of a global shortage of semiconductors – and there doesn’t appear to be an end in sight.
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Broader education would benefit uni students
Richard Colledge | June 5, 2021Despite the government’s quest for “job-readiness”, Australian universities would do well to look at creative ways to develop a more holistic educational experience for all their students.
