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Closing time
Katie Miller | July 14, 2024Australian firms are going out of business at a rapid rate in a difficult economic environment.
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Chatbots and kids
Open Forum | July 14, 2024A new study proposes a framework for “Child Safe AI” following a string of recent incidents which have raised concerns about their interactions.
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Australia’s economy strategy in Southeast Asia
Teck Chi Wong | July 14, 2024Economic engagement was a key focus at the 2024 ASEAN-Australia Special Summit, and there has been some serious money being put on the table by the Australian Government to help “derisk” private sector investment in Southeast Asia.
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The well of loneliness
Carol Lefevre | July 13, 2024Loneliness is more than solitude, indeed we can be lonely surrounded by other people and feel lonelier than ever, but it can be a source of mental strength and creative inspiration as well as crushing psychological distress.
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Enforcing foreign investment rules
David Uren | July 13, 2024Treasury has stepped up enforcement of Australia’s foreign investment regime to find the right balance between protecting national interests and encouraging investment inflows.
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Dialogue may not avert disaster
Joe Keary | July 13, 2024China and Australia agreed last month to set up a new maritime affairs dialogue, but this is unlikely to lead to a reduction in the frequency of unsafe behaviour by the Chinese armed forces.
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Australia’s anti-semitism envoy
Dan Goodhardt | July 12, 2024The Albanese government has named Jewish lawyer and businesswoman Jillian Segal as the county’s first antisemitism special envoy.
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Philanthropy can help Australia meet land protection targets
James Fitzsimons | July 12, 2024Australia aims to protect 30 percent of its landscapes by 2030 and harnessing the power of philanthropy through government fund-matching initiatives could help achieve this ambitious target.
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With a little help from our friends
Theo Mendez | July 12, 2024The Albanese government wants Australia to revitalise the manufacturing sector, but that won’t be possible without closer cooperation with our trading partners, not least South Korea.
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The myth of nuclear reliability
Peter Farley | July 11, 2024International experience suggests that Peter Dutton’s ambition to build nuclear reactors in Australia to guarantee electricity supplies may not be the best course for the future.
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Fixing the Pacific’s debanking crisis
Louis de Koker | July 11, 2024The withdrawal of major banks from Pacific islands poses significant socio-economic risks to the region, prompting intervention by Australia, the US and New Zealand.
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Digging deep into soil biology
Open Forum | July 11, 2024Researchers in South Australia are digging deep into history of soil biology in the state to gain a better understanding of how the soil microbiome functions to ensure sustainable broadacre farming into the future.
