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Looking deeper into violence against people with disability
Rosemary Kayess | March 15, 2019The recently announced royal commission into the abuse of people with disability needs to be backed by budget measures and research into the complex nature of violence and abuse as well as societal shifts in the concept of ‘disability’ itself.
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Mapping global threats to biodiversity
Open Forum | March 15, 2019A University of Queensland-led team has mapped the massive extent of destructive human activities, including hunting, land clearing, urbanisation and other agro-industrial land uses, on global biodiversity.
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How advocacy helps build rural, regional and remote internet connectivity
Rachel Hay | March 14, 2019The success of a community action group in boosting internet access to remote communities in Queensland could help Pacific Islanders achieve similar improvements across their region.
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Reconciling urbanisation and global food security
Nerissa Hannink | March 14, 2019Changing our diets and food choices can have a knock-on effect on global supply and demand – even balancing the impact of our rapid urbanisation on food security.
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Be careful how you treat today’s AI: it might take revenge in the future
Nicholas Agar | March 14, 2019There’s clearly a market for machines with human psychological abilities. But we should spare a thought for what we might inadvertently create.
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Where the future work skills debate goes missing
Veronica Sheen | March 13, 2019“Future Skills”, a new report by Australian thinktank AlphaBeta for Google Australia, argues that positive human traits, rather than knowledge or skills, will be job seekers’ unique selling point in the years ahead.
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Will national security concerns end the globalisation of technology?
Mark Gregory | March 13, 2019Fears about data security are prompting calls to ban Chinese technology from sensitive sectors, as state sponsored Chinese cyber-espionage and surveillance continues to menace western democracies.
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A million urban trees for Melbourne should be just the start
Judy Bush | March 13, 2019Trees and green spaces are essential for urban sustainability and liveability, but so is planting the right things in the right places. Urban planners must make more room for trees and we must cherish the mature ones we have as well as planting more saplings.
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Early childhood development – roadblocks in the way of public policy
Ian McAuley | March 12, 2019Even where there are no strong ideological conflicts and where there is strong evidence supporting policy reform, there may still be systemic impediments to reform. The good news is that these impediments are not permanent.
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It’s time to modernise, not abandon, the WTO
John Denton | March 12, 2019There is no shortage of opinion pieces heralding the end of the rules-based multilateral trading system but this means the World Trade Organisation needs to be modernised, rather than abandoned altogether.
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Managing our post-election relationship with China
Tony Walker | March 12, 2019No matter who forms the next government, Australian policymakers will need to be flexible – and resourceful – in handling the rise of China in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Regenerative offsets could create a carbon neutral coal industry
John White | March 11, 2019A one-off investment of $1b in Australian regenerative agriculture could not only safeguard Australian soils against drought and climate change, but help deliver a lucrative zero emissions energy solution for export to the world.
