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Fight for the future
Open Forum | July 27, 2020Leading scientists and academics, business and civil society leaders, former politicians and famous artists have signed an open letter urging all Australians to take action in the face of major threats to humanity’s future.
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Victoria’s privatised quarantine arrangements were destined to fail
Richard Holden | July 27, 2020Victoria’s second wave of COVID-19 cases can be traced back to poor security at quarantine hotels. Economics tells us that governments privatising services where quality counts is a bad idea.
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The road more travelled
Open Forum | July 27, 2020Unsanctioned footpaths across open ground defy design, but is that necessarily a bad thing?
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The climate change threat to tropical plants
Caroline Tang | July 26, 2020Tropical plants closer to the equator are most at risk from climate change because it is expected to become too hot for many species to germinate in the next 50 years, UNSW researchers have found.
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Fighting the good fight
Open Forum | July 26, 2020Giving the Devil His Due – Reflections of a Scientific Humanist, the latest book by American rationalist Michael Shermer, should be required reading for those who seek hope in reason in these troubled times.
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Artificial reefs boost estuary fish numbers
Open Forum | July 26, 2020In a boost for both recreational fishing and the environment, new UNSW research shows that artificial reefs can increase fish abundance in estuaries with few natural reefs.
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Arvanitakis on American politics: Correction v cancel culture
James Arvanitakis | July 25, 2020Like the #metoomovement before it, the death of George Floyd has unleashed a much broader wave of social change, but some fear that freedom of thought and speech are being swept away alongside relics of the past.
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Our changing identities under COVID-19
Terry Bowles | July 25, 2020The fallout from the pandemic is a challenge to many people’s identity, but some of us have fewer resources to cope when our worlds are turned upside down.
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Turning crisis into opportunity
Robert Glasser | July 25, 2020Australia has a unique opportunity in the wake of the unprecedented disruption caused by the Black Summer and Covid-19 crises to boost national disaster resilience.
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An open letter to Dan Tehan
Open Forum | July 24, 2020More than 70 of Australia’s Laureate professors have signed a letter to the minister for education, Dan Tehan, outlining the flaws in the proposed university reforms.
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Creativity is key to arts, work and science
Open Forum | July 24, 2020Australian schools and universities should increase their emphasis on teaching creativity, as new research shows it is a core competency across all disciplines and critical for ensuring future job success.
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Australia’s Health 2020 report reveals mental health crisis
Open Forum | July 24, 2020The Australia’s health 2020 report shows one in five Australians reported a mental or behavioural condition in 2017-18, but a UNSW mental health prize is helping to highlight the work of people fighting this crisis.
