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Backing the strengths of young indigenous people
Sandra Eades | March 18, 2019Aboriginal youth know who they are and where they want to go, and we need to use these strengths if we are to close the health and employment gap between Australia’s disparate populations.
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In fighting online interference, the first line of defence is the mind
Chris Zappone | March 18, 2019The internet and social media give authoritarian nations a lever to pull in democracy’s debates through intermediaries who guide opinions in their interest or undermine the legitimacy of democracy itself.
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Let’s learn to love our Aussie accents
Kate Burridge | March 17, 2019Our views of accents are arbitrary social evaluations rather than intrinsic facts, and we base them on our knowledge and experience of the people who lie behind them. We should embrace our accents as part of who we are.
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Democracy is good for your health
Open Forum | March 17, 2019Living in a democracy is closely linked with better health for adults thanks to an increase in government spending, according to international researchers.
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ANU research set to shake-up space missions
Open Forum | March 17, 2019A new study from The Australian National University (ANU) has found a number of superthin “2D” materials can not only withstand being sent into space, but potentially thrive in the harsh conditions.
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Solving the Max 8 accident riddle
Geoffrey Dell | March 16, 2019Australia’s decision to suspend all Boeing 737 Max 8 flights in and out of the country appears to be a prudent precaution in the wake of 2 recent major accidents.
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Can ‘revisionists’ rule the world?
Rod Lyon | March 16, 2019A world disordered by the joint efforts of Russia and China to diminish US power and influence — accelerated by some of the US’s own actions — seems to be the near-term reality we’ll be living through.
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Groundbreaking survey of childhood maltreatment underway
Open Forum | March 16, 2019A $2.3 million five-year study of the prevalence and effects of child maltreatment in Australia, the most comprehensive national study of its type, is underway.
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Children teach the world a climate change lesson
Stephen Healy | March 15, 2019The school students of today will suffer the effects of climate change tomorrow. Young people who demand meaningful action on climate change therefore deserve to be heard, rather than ridiculed or silenced.
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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.
