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Premiers facing elections play hardball with hard borders
Michelle Grattan | September 6, 2020That old adage “never get between a premier and a bucket of money” has become “never get between a premier and a COVID election”.
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Surviving the self-inflicted recession
Richard Holden | September 6, 2020Governments around the world have voluntarily shut down their economies for the first time in history. How will Australia escape this unprecedented situation to restart its economy?
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Melbourne’s COVID car crunch
Open Forum | September 5, 2020When Melbourne goes back to work after stage 4 restrictions are lifted, commuters are likely to shun public transport in favour of their cars, potentially causing gridlock after weeks of empty roads.
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Coming to a head
Open Forum | September 5, 2020Coming to a head
A Monash research team studying head impacts at the elite level of Australian football say it’s too soon to make a direct link between concussion in the sport and brain problems later in life.
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Investing in the future after COVID-19
Andrew Elek | September 5, 2020Even the darkest cloud has a silver lining and COVID offers governments around the world an unprecedented opportunity to invest in a better future, not least by reducing greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050.
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Loving to learn in lockdown
Pearl Subban | September 4, 2020For introverted students, educators and professionals who enjoy routine, predictability and quiet reflection, being confined to their homes has given them a chance to thrive.
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Australia can lead a biotechnology revolution
John S. Mattick | September 4, 2020The Australian government needs to develop a bold vision and strategic plan to create the data-driven healthcare system and bioeconomy of the future.
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The long dark teatime of the soul
Open Forum | September 4, 2020Several new terms have been coined for the listlessness induced by COVID lockdowns, but an ancient word might be the best.
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The storm before the calm
Colin Chapman | September 3, 2020Many Americans think their country is in bad shape but George Friedman’s close examination of American history indicates that the country is in the midst of an expected period of transition rather than a state of decline.
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Reinventing medical education in the digital age of COVID-19
Wendy C. Coates | September 3, 2020Since the outbreak of COVID-19, everything about clinical practice and the medical educational system has been turned upside down, but scientific discovery progresses at a rapid pace during times of crisis as new approaches are born from adversity.
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Surprise! It’s a praying mantis
David Thompson | September 3, 2020A new study has for the first time illuminated the evolutionary history of the bizarre anti-predator defence – the praying mantis startle display – and suggests that the element of surprise may be key to its success.
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Counterpoint by Mark Nicol – Western crisis – The need for realpolitik enlightenment
Mark Nicol | September 2, 2020Faced with the rise of China and other geo-political threats, the declining power and confidence of the Western democracies, can only be reversed if cold hard realities are confronted.