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Gender equality: it’s everyone’s business
Becky Batagol | April 10, 2019Gender equality is in everyone’s interest as it allows every citizen to fully participate in all spheres of Australian life and contribute to an inclusive and democratic society.
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The “Disneyfication” of the AFL
Andrew Fuller | April 9, 2019Australian Rules football is a grassroots sport, but the AFL’s increasing corporatisation is distancing the game from the fans.
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The uncertain geopolitics of the federal election
Graeme Dobell | April 9, 2019The documents released with the recent Federal budget set out a mixed picture of Australia’s place in the world in the run-up to the May election.
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Academy of Science welcomes new women in STEM strategy
Open Forum | April 9, 2019The Australian Academy of Science has applauded the Australian Government’s Advancing Women in STEM strategy released by Minister for Industry, Science and Technology the Hon Karen Andrews MP.
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Engaging Europe after Brexit
Tim Harcourt | April 8, 2019Australia’s engagement with Europe has traditionally been dominated by its relationship with the United Kingdom. After Brexit, Australia should look to forge stronger ties with Brussels and the continent.
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It’s time to confront China’s efforts to curb Australia’s academic freedom
Elaine Pearson | April 8, 2019There is increasing concern about Chinese government interference in Australian politics, and a spotlight should also be shone on China’s malign influence on our university campuses.
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A scientist, an island and 38 million pieces of plastic
Open Forum | April 8, 2019Two years after revealing that one of the world’s most remote islands was littered with plastic waste, IMAS scientist Dr Jennifer Lavers is leading an expedition to clean up its beaches.
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Let’s talk about AI again
Thom Dixon | April 7, 2019Artificial Intelligence is a strategic battleground for today and tomorrow, but who will set the international norms to protect the public?
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Adani is a burning question for Australia-India relations
Ashok Sharma | April 7, 2019The Adani coal mine has provoked significant opposition in Australia but this resistance to what India sees as an essential project to help secure its energy future may have a lasting impact on Australia-India relations.
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2018 was an environmental disaster
Shoshana Rapley | April 7, 2019Environmental news is rarely good. But even by those low standards, 2018 was especially worrying, with a succession of problems threatening our health and livelihoods as well as Mother Nature.
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How the “superhero” immune system of newborn marsupials could help save premature babies
Andrea Schraven | April 6, 2019Understanding how marsupials can survive outside the womb at a very early stage of development could help researchers devise new ways to support premature human babies.
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“Helmet churn” hampers e-scooter adoption
Marek Kowalkiewicz | April 6, 2019Every day, e-scooters and helmets are put out together, but some people ride without helmets and at the end of each day helmets are missing. So what can be done to ensure safe riding behaviour?
