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How COVID-19 challenged PhD students
Khandakar Al Farid Uddin | July 2, 2020A new survey of Australian PhD research students finds that 90% said the pandemic had affected their continuing research, while 70% thought their planned research outcome would be severely affected.
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Walking the walk
Michael Shoebridge | July 2, 2020The new force structure plan sets a clear direction for Australia’s military that engages with the new world we are living in. It positions Australia to resist coercion and deter conflict but now the hard work of implementation must begin.
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Half a dollar for healthier kids
Open Forum | July 1, 2020Fifty cents per child per day is all it would take to improve the nutritional value of food at long daycare centres, according to new research from Edith Cowan University.
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Future proofing Australian students with ‘new credentials’
Sandra Milligan | July 1, 2020A new report offers a glimpse into the next generation of school and university credentials and aims to redefine success for school leavers and graduates.
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The science of living longer
Kate Gregorevic | July 1, 2020Dr Kate Gregorevic’s new book, Staying Alive: the Science of Living Healthier, Happier and Longer, applies the science of longevity to everyday life; and this edited extract explores how the small daily decisions we make now can help us live better for longer.
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A universal basic income might get us through the Covid recession
David Thorp | June 30, 2020A universal basic income could help the economy recover after COVID-19, remove the work disincentives current benefits create and improve equity and social cohesion.
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Watch the skies!
Alan Stevenson | June 30, 2020The release of footage from US Navy jets tracking fast moving, unidentified craft has rekindled interest in the possibility of alien visitors from distant worlds.
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Politics means never having to say you’re sorry
Richard Holden | June 30, 2020We judge the competency of politicians by what they say and do, and this creates perverse incentives for even competent politicians to refuse to admit mistakes.
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Crouching media, hidden agenda
Stjepan Bosnjak | June 29, 2020Recent Chinese state-owned media have been using colourful headlines and articles to describe Australia. This is a tried and trusted method that has been used for at least a quarter century.
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Renewable energy exports in Australia’s post-fossil-fuel future
Hal Crichton-Standish | June 29, 2020The Northern Territory has an opportunity, via the new Sun Cable and Pilbara projects, to lead Australia on its transition from fossil fuel exports to renewable energy exports.
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Save the world to save ourselves
Rebekah Brown | June 29, 2020When we disrupt the natural environmental systems people depend on, when populations collide with exotic wild animals in a wet market, we find ourselves confronted with a global pandemic.
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Putting workers first?
Dawn Lo | June 28, 2020The focus on economic recovery will be an opportunity for unions and employers to initiate major change in industrial relations.
