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Australia needs ‘deep technology’ companies
Julian Waters-Lynch | September 13, 2021Tomorrow’s economy and society will be built with today’s scientific breakthroughs in deep technology ventures.
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Arvanitakis on the war on drugs: why have we failed?
James Arvanitakis | September 12, 2021Australia has struggled to control the supply and consumption of cocaine, meth and other hard drugs, but without creative solutions the criminal gangs and terrorist organisations which traffic them will continue to thrive.
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The science of better decision making
Open Forum | September 12, 2021QUT researchers working on complicated problems in agriculture, ecology and medicine have developed a mathematical model to enable faster solutions.
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Universities may regret their spate of ‘city deals’
Geoff Hanmer | September 12, 2021A capital funding squeeze led universities to seek new ways of developing their campuses. It now appears city CBDs and developers might do better out of those deals than universities.
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September 11 2001: 20th anniversary reflections on freedom, democracy and Australia’s place in the world
Dominic O'Sullivan | September 11, 2021As Australia reflects on the sombre anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, we might also consider the fuller meaning of democracy and freedom and how our actions expand or limit its expression around the world today.
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Fiji walks the tightrope between the USA and China
Denghua Zhang | September 11, 2021With the resurgence of COVID-19, Fiji once again sees itself at the centre of great power rivalry as assistance arrives from both the United States and China.
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All the answers on renewable energy
Neil Martin | September 11, 2021Everything you ever wanted to know about the way we will ultimately derive all our power from renewable sources, and how quickly it will be achieved.
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Covid computer
Alan Stevenson | September 10, 2021The effects of long hours of playing violent video games on young people have long been a matter of debate and concern, heightened by the current COVID-19 pandemic.
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Samoa’s first female prime minister takes charge
Kerryn Baker | September 10, 2021After a long political stand-off, Naomi Mata’afa Fiame has become the first woman prime minister of Samoa, and the second-ever woman head of government in the Pacific islands region.
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The big lesson from Afghanistan
Michael Shoebridge | September 10, 2021After the chaotic, violent withdrawal of US, NATO and Australian forces and nations from Afghanistan, it’s time to consider the big lessons for Australia.
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Holding onto hope
Alan Petersen | September 9, 2021The COVID-19 pandemic provides a “hopeful moment” – to use a phrase coined by Hirokazu Myazaki – to create opportunities for envisioning alternative futures, ones that are more inclusive and caring, less environmentally destructive, and oriented to fulfilling basic human needs.
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An ecological balance sheet for the Royal National Park
Isabelle Dubach | September 9, 2021Professor Richard Kingsford will lead a new ecological health assessment of Australia’s oldest national park.
