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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?
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Dear baby boomers: Australian philanthrophy needs your help
Krystian Seibert | April 6, 2019Although Australians should be proud of the giving we do, there is clearly room for improvement and the right structures and incentives could encourage more philanthropy to benefit good causes.
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Predatory delays in climate policy destroy our prosperity and threaten our survival
Ian Dunlop | April 5, 2019The delaying tactics of politicians and business executives in regard to climate policy must end. We face a genuine climate emergency which requires the suspension of politics and business as usual to do whatever it takes to rapidly reduce carbon emissions.
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Steer clear of wild mushrooms this autumn
Open Forum | April 5, 2019The Food Safety Information Council has warned people not to pick or eat any wild mushrooms this autumn.
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Goodbye Google+, but what happens when online communities close down?
Stan Karanasios | April 5, 2019Google+ is the latest online community to shut down, forcing users to seek other options. So why are organisations pulling away from user-generated content such as reviews, comments and debates?
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The 2019 Budget verdict – Part 1
Open Forum | April 4, 2019From the politics and macro numbers, to infrastructure and domestic violence, University of Melbourne experts dissect the government’s election budget in part one of our special coverage.
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The 2019 Budget verdict – Part 2
Open Forum | April 4, 2019What does it mean for the unemployed? Refugees? Indigenous Australians? Climate change and education? University of Melbourne experts assess the Federal budget in part two of our coverage.