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Hiring and workforce trends after COVID
Derek Lotts | November 26, 2021From new restrictions and health measures to a power shift in global economics, the last two years have impacted the workforce and the hiring industry in quite drastic ways.
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Welcome La Niña
Andrea Taschetto | November 25, 2021With La Niña bringing moist air from the Pacific, there is an increased risk of flooding along the north, east and southeast regions of Australia.
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Strengthening intelligence collaboration
Michael Shoebridge | November 25, 2021This is an extraordinarily rich if difficult time to be in the intelligence community, whether in Australia or in our key allies and partners.
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The new face of Australian science
Open Forum | November 25, 2021Nanotechnology pioneer Distinguished Professor Chennupati Jagadish will become the next president of Australia’s premier science organisation, the Australian Academy of Science.
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Fly the red ensign, not the white flag
Peter Jennings | November 25, 2021While Hugh White preaches appeasement and surrender, Australia and its allies can stand up to Chinese bullying and aggression on the international stage.
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The human brain project
Christelle Langley | November 24, 2021Europe’s Human Brain Project aims to unravel the brain’s mysteries and, after a difficult start, has made substantial progress in mapping how thoughts and decision making are generated.
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Supporting children at school
Open Forum | November 24, 2021New technology from the University of South Australia is helping to ensure children are better monitored and supported throughout their school education.
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Surveillance nation
Gabby Bush | November 23, 2021Online monitoring raises serious questions about privacy and rights, but where justified it can be used for good if organisations consider wider issues like transparency and fairness.
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Australia can lead the way to a low carbon economy
Alan Stevenson | November 23, 2021Australia has shown that we are capable of great ideas in a wide variety of areas – from food production to energy generation and automated systems for mining and computer control – which could power the transition to a low-carbon economy.
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Screen time?
Open Forum | November 23, 2021Genomics England has announced a pilot programme of whole genome sequencing to screen for genetic diseases in 200,000 healthy seeming newborns, so should every newborn baby have their whole genome sequenced as a matter of course?
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The power of Indigenous diplomacy
Anastasia Kapetas | November 23, 2021Australia’s Indigenous nations have their own traditions of relationship-building and diplomacy which could help strengthen our ties with the Pacific.
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Opening Australia’s trade window
David Widdowson | November 21, 2021Trade-related regulatory requirements are administered and enforced by more than 30 agencies at the federal level in Australia, as well as some at the state and territory level, with little coordination between them.
