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What is the law when AI makes the decisions?
Kobi Leins | December 7, 2019A Federal Court ruling that the Australian government’s ‘Robodebt’ system is unlawful shines a much-needed light on what the law actually says.
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Bleak economic prospects for the New Year
Kate Newton | December 7, 2019Weak GDP growth and the US-China trade dispute remain prominent economic challenges for 2020 according to UNSW’s Professor Richard Holden.
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More clouds could mean less rain in Australia
Kim Reid | December 6, 2019A giant, continent-sized cloud that dumps rain from Broome to Hobart has increased in frequency over the past 33 years, but its impact may not be what you expect.
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Celebrating citizen scientists
Open Forum | December 6, 2019Academic journal rules are penalising citizen scientists and indigenous knowledge, according to a group of US and Australian scientists who want citizen scientists included as authors on journal papers.
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Helping China chart a diplomatic course
Allan Behm | December 6, 2019China’s international behaviour reflects its friendlessness. Like Russia it relies on bullying and bluster, subornation and subversion rather than negotiation and persuasion, and Australia can help it chart a more productive path.
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Closing the IT gap for indigenous Australians
Dion Devow | December 5, 2019Although information technology may still seem foreign to many Indigenous communities, embracing IT could help sustain, preserve and communicate tbe oldest living culture on earth.
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A splash of green can banish the blues
Kathleen Wolf | December 5, 2019Urban greening is emerging as a key part of the solution to some of our major health and environmental challenges. Here are eight ways to bring a little bit of nature to our city lives.
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Cultural values and democracy
Open Forum | December 5, 2019The relationship of cultural values and democracy is a ‘chicken and egg’ conundrum, does one rely on the other, or are they inter-dependent? New research on political trust may shed light on the answer.
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Australian climate politics need an independent path
Warren Brown | December 4, 2019The failure of Australia’s traditional political parties to act on the worsening climate crisis means that independent politicians must step up to force their hand in the Senate.
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A win for free speech?
Michael Douglas | December 4, 2019New proposals for media reforms will make it harder for people to successfully sue a news organisation for defamation.
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Australia’s ageing population deserves a proper policy
Ebony Stansfield | December 4, 2019Demographic change is projected to slow labour force growth, reducing national income and tax revenue, but this will only be a problem if policy makers ignore it.
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Rescuing Australia’s lost students
Jim Watterston | December 3, 2019The alarmingly high number of school-aged Australians detached from education has been largely hidden – until now.
