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Walking the talk on transparency
Michelle Grattan | October 31, 2025The Albanese government hasn’t “walked its talk” about accountability and integrity and needs to honor its stated commitment to transparency to restore public trust in democracy and its institutions.
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Red lines in the grey zone
Jake Thrupp | October 31, 2025Constant grey-zone aggression by China and Russia has allowed them to further their strategic aims in the Asia-Pacific and eastern Europe with little consequence and it’s time for the West to draw clear lines to deter further transgressions.
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Intergenerational tax equality
Robert Breunig | October 30, 2025The balance of tax and benefits between the generations is a major issue for Canberra policymakers and these and other aspects of Intergenerational inequality will be discussed at GAP’s forthcoming conference on NSW Parliament House in early November.
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Earth’s boring billion
Open Forum | October 30, 2025A study led by researchers from the University of Sydney and the University of Adelaide has revealed how the breakup of an ancient supercontinent 1.5 billion years ago transformed Earth’s surface environments, paving the way for the emergence of complex life.
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Avoiding the post-year 12 blues
Sarah Jefferson | October 30, 2025Young people can struggle after leaving the comfort of school routines and slump after the stress of Year 12 exams, so here are some research-informed strategies to help support them as they embark on the next chapter of their lives.
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Balancing talent and technology
Open Forum | October 29, 2025Australia’s largest accounting body, CPA Australia, is urging businesses not to cut junior finance and accounting roles in favour of artificial intelligence, warning that an overreliance on technology could undermine long-term competitiveness.
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The lonely planet
Open Forum | October 29, 2025Interventions designed to reduce loneliness can be effective, but do not yet offer a complete solution to what is becoming a worldwide public health problem, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.
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The WPS generation
Emily Cooper | October 29, 2025The WPS generation has come of age. It includes women who are leading human rights organisations in Sudan, commanding units in the Ukrainian armed forces and rebuilding communities from Bougainville to Bakhmut. But many of them are doing this work despite the system, not because of it.
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Inside the minds of power
Eloise Dennis | October 28, 2025Deeper collaboration between psychologists, political scientists and policymakers could combine strategic empathy with empirical research to create more accurate models of leadership behaviour.
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The sky that remembers the dead
Roger Chao | October 28, 2025Another lyrical poem on contemporary issues from Open Forum’s poet laureate Roger Chao.
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Only a third of Australia’s forests remain
Open Forum | October 28, 2025New analysis from the Australian Conservation Foundation has highlighted the enormous scale of deforestation in Australia, exacerbated by ‘deforestation loopholes’ and weak nature laws that provide special carve outs to industry and allow rampant destruction of the bush.
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The young ones
Intifar Chowdhury | October 27, 2025Educational credentials, financial independence, home ownership, partnership and parenthood were once universal goals but social and economic conditions mean that many young people are struggling to attain them.
