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Australia’s expanding navy helps us play a larger regional role
Brendan Nicholson | October 9, 2019The Royal Australian Navy is building relationships with allies and gaining experience in an increasingly complex and uncertain Indo-Pacific region.
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The eco-friendly path to a neat and tidy backyard
Sarah Jessica Smith | October 8, 2019Urban backyards are getting smaller, and fewer people have the time to tend an abundant garden. However we all have to keep our backyard neat and tidy, and this can be done without harming the environment, with a little thought and care.
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The great poker machine charity con
Louise Francis | October 8, 2019Gambling operators often trumpet their funding of “good causes”, but research in Victoria suggests the charitable giving claimed by operators to reap tax benefits falls far short of their claims.
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Navigating global uncertainties in Australia’s back yard
Martin Parkinson | October 8, 2019Intensifying great power rivalry in Asia and the Pacific poses an increasing risk to regional prosperity and Australia and its neighbours must step up to strengthen collective leadership.
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Tracking nature’s return to old mine sites
Open Forum | October 8, 2019A new approach to setting benchmarks for the return of wildlife will allow rehabilitation managers to assess the success of their restoration efforts on mine sites across Australia’s north.
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Space can solve our resource shortages
Richard Matthews | October 7, 2019Australia’s space industry could help replenish the dwindling stocks of precious resources on Earth, but space companies also need to learn some key lessons about sustainability.
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New map offers insights into marine habitat
Open Forum | October 7, 2019The world’s first comprehensive national-scale map of marine habitats is revolutionising the way Australian governments, industry and communities can access information about marine habitats and how they are used.
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Cyber security and great power politics in the age of AI
Ashok Sharma | October 7, 2019Artificial Intelligence and cyber warfare are emerging as key components in great power rivalry. The international community needs to act fast to develop legal and political frameworks that can mitigate their worst effects.
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The vegans are coming!
Matthew Ruby | October 6, 2019Between the rise of plant-based sausages and veggie burgers that “bleed”, vegan protesters at supermarkets, and Disney adding hundreds of vegan items to its theme park menus, veganism is in the news.
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Zap! And the weeds are gone
Claudia Hooper | October 6, 2019A University of Melbourne researcher has invented a device that uses microwaves to control weeds, reducing the need for herbicides.
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Lessons from the ANU cyberattack
Michael Shoebridge | October 6, 2019Australian National University Vice Chancellor Brian Schmidt’s public release of a detailed report on the damaging cyberattack on ANU systems and data marks a refreshing shift in behaviour on cybersecurity for Australian public institutions.
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Morrison warns against ‘negative globalism’
Michelle Grattan | October 5, 2019Delivering the Lowy Lecture, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Australia “cannot afford to leave it to others to set the standards that will shape our global economy”.
