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Terrorism in Australia in 2019: More of the same?
Clive Williams | February 4, 2019While there can be no ironclad guarantees, generous resourcing should allow security authorities to remain on top of the situation and prevent group plots from succeeding.
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Australia’s defence and security: Are we doing enough?
Jim Molan | February 3, 2019Given that anything in Australian defence takes decades to mature, an upcoming election is the perfect time to talk about the issue of defence and security.
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Do footballers return too soon after concussion?
Sandy Shultz | February 3, 2019The third season of the women’s football competition, the AFLW, kicks off this weekend and with it will come renewed debate around concussion. Thirty women suffered a concussion playing in the AFLW in the first two seasons of the competition, according to AFL statistics, forcing several players into early retirement.
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Penalties and a super-regulator might be the way forward for banks
Ibrar Khan | February 3, 2019Whatever the recommendations of the banking royal commission to be made public on Monday, customers of our recalcitrant financial institutions are in for a rough ride.
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My ongoing battle with the self-serve check out
Stuart Thomas | February 2, 2019Self-service check outs allow supermarkets to cut staff and boost profits, but they can be a headache for customers to use as something always seems to go wrong.
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Facebook at 15 – Time to grow up
Bhaskar Chakravorti | February 2, 2019Official action to rein in Facebook’s power should reflect on the bad and ugly things the company has done and allowed to happen, but the debate shouldn’t forget some of the positives.
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Nurturing talent in developing countries with smarter investments
Andy Dunne | February 2, 2019A new economics study suggests more breakthrough science could be achieved by supporting exceptional talent from developing countries.
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More unites us than divides us
Andy Dunne | February 1, 2019A new study suggests that diverse groups around the world share more in common in terms of their beliefs and values than polarised reporting too often suggests.
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Hitting the right targets in the final year of school
Joanne Dickson | February 1, 2019The final year of high school can be one of the most fraught and stressful times in a young person’s life, but setting specific, achievable aims can help reduce anxiety and improve personal and academic results.
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Author’s detention raises awkward China questions
Tony Walker | February 1, 2019Canberra is being drawn into a broader controversy over China’s detention of foreign nationals on grounds that are opaque and at the mercy of an unpredictable Chinese justice system.
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How creativity can help us cultivate moral imagination
Elizabeth Reid Boyd | January 31, 2019Whether it’s a painting, or a patchwork quilt, when we create something, we step into the future, we trust in the destiny of our own creations. We learn to trust that we can create our own reality.
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A better way to stay connected with the South Pacific
Geoff Heriot | January 31, 2019DFAT’s new Office of the Pacific is being established to provide whole-of-government coordination, and is inviting secondments from the nation’s defence and security agencies. Hopefully, it will also reach out more widely to develop a meaningful communication strategy for Pacific engagement.