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Tough times teach us about resilience
Sherry Landow | June 10, 2020Resilience is an adaptive process usually developed over a lifetime – but we’re taking a crash-course in it now.
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“Economic distancing” would repeat historic errors
Shiro Armstrong | June 10, 2020Instead of accentuating differences and retreating from openness, the lessons of past crises point to a need to realise the common interest in immunising the global economy from prolonged stagnation and depression.
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Black lives matter in Australia too
Jacinta Elston | June 9, 2020Protests in American cities against institutional racism are continuing, and Australia should face up to its own record of discrimination as well.
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Accounting for the human factor in water management
Caroline Tang | June 9, 2020The often-overlooked “human factor” in water management rules can have serious consequences for water supply for both irrigated agriculture and the environment, according to new UNSW Sydney research.
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Take the trade dispute with a grain of barley
James Laurenceson | June 9, 2020When Australian trade with China is disrupted, commentary quickly gravitates towards the frame of economic coercion. With such deeply intertwined trade relations, coercion is, in reality, only one possible cause.
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Deregulation lights the road to recovery
Victoria Tichá | June 8, 2020Pamela Hanrahan of the UNSW Business School argues that If deregulation is to aid Australia’s economic recovery then businesses must work with the government to effect real change in society.
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China’s belt and road shouldn’t start in Victoria
Michael Shoebridge | June 8, 2020If the national cabinet has a purpose beyond the Covid-19 pandemic, it could act to force a cohesive and united national policy on China, and that should start with reconsidering Victoria’s deal.
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Helping South East Asia recover from COVID-19
Huong Le Thu | June 8, 2020How can the Australian government prioritise its response and make the most difference in helping the region recover from the economic and social ravages of the coronavirus pandemic?
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The long march for racial justice
Barbara Uridge-Mcinerney | June 7, 2020Thousands of Australians took to city streets over the weekend to protest for racial justice, as demonstrations continue in many American cities after the death of George Floyd at the hands of police.
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The young Australian workers hit hard by COVID-19
Marissa Shields | June 7, 2020For governments and policy makers, COVID-19 is a chance to address the existing problems for younger Australian workers as youth unemployment looks set to peak.
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Wearing masks will help society recover
Open Forum | June 7, 2020The World Health Organisation has reversed its earlier advice and now encourages everyone to wear a mask while outside. Wearing masks on public transport is now compulsory in many countries, and Australia should follow suit.
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Imagining a more sustainable Australia
Gillian Savage | June 6, 2020In the wake of COVID-19, we need to reimagine a nation that integrates global, national and local thinking and solutions for our collective benefit.
