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Morrison’s ‘new deal’ for a post-COVID normal
William Bowtell | July 9, 2021The Prime Minister has borrowed language from Franklin Roosevelt to describe his pathway out of the pandemic but his ‘New Deal’ may leave some people behind.
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You are the product
Mark Andrejevic | July 9, 2021A recent expose by the investigative journalists at The Markup revealed how Facebook uses detailed information about what people do online – the websites they visit and the search terms they use – to allow pharmaceutical companies to target people regarding medical conditions in which they’ve shown an interest.
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CSIRO opens satellite offering for Australian Earth observation
Open Forum | July 9, 2021Australian researchers in industries like agriculture and natural disaster management can now apply to direct the Earth observation satellite NovaSAR-1 by accessing Australia’s share of the satellite through CSIRO. This will mark the first time Australia has managed its own source of Earth observation data.
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Securing data to protect Australia’s critical infrastructure
David Tudehope | July 8, 2021If Australia’s laws and authorities are to help secure and defend Australia’s critical data, it must first be brought within the new security regulatory regime.
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Biting our tongue
Joyce Nip | July 8, 2021Australian universities profit from large numbers of Chinese students, but this should not inhibit the discussion of sensitive political topics, such as Taiwan and Hong Kong.
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Australia can learn from South Korea’s tech success
Alice Dawkins | July 7, 2021Australia’s recent attempts to regulate tech giants has done little for the long-term prospects of its national innovation ecosystem. As South Korea shows, there are other ways to achieve these goals.
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Pop goes Korea
Duncan Graham | July 7, 2021Close neighbours Australia and Indonesia are slowly drifting apart. Part of the problem comes down to a generational divergence of popular culture interests.
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Mandatory standards for ESG metrics?
Iris de Orte Júlvez | July 7, 2021The way each country measures corporate social responsibility and sustainability is evolving in different formats and rates. Standardisation is necessary for achieving the targets by the Sustainable Development Goals.
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The view from the balcony
Zivit Inbar | July 7, 2021A fresh way of thinking, a more holistic view, a new way of leading are required to see us all thriving sustainably for the long term.
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Putting education research into practice
Lucas Walsh | July 7, 2021A new study suggest that teachers want their school leaders to guide them and involve others when using research to improve their teaching.
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Australia and the Latin American Pacific
Robert Mason | July 6, 2021This week marks four years since Australia began ambitious negotiations for a free trade agreement with the Pacific Alliance. This year also marks ten years since the Pacific Alliance bloc was first formed by Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru.
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Crisis? What crisis?
Mike Fogarty | July 6, 2021James Callaghan was an underrated British prime minister, and in a new biography, Hickson and Miles present a compelling psychological portrait of a fervent political operator who rose from humble circumstances to the highest office in the land.
