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The ACCC wants to curb digital platform power – but enforcement will be tricky
Katharine Kemp | December 14, 2018The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission says we need new laws to monitor and curb the power wielded by Google, Facebook and other powerful digital platforms.
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Exploring the ethics of artificial intelligence
Liesl Yearsley | December 13, 2018Rather than produce piecemeal policies to try to slow the progress of AI, we should concentrate on ensuring that its inevitable impact benefits, rather than damages, society.
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Celebrating the superstars of STEM
Open Forum | December 13, 201860 female scientists and technologists have been named Superstars of STEM for 2019 by Science & Technology Australia to highlight the role of women in technology.
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Methamphetamine and alcohol remain Australia’s problem drugs
Open Forum | December 13, 2018Methamphetamine was the leading drug problem for the seventh year running according to a report by Odyssey House NSW, one of Australia’s largest alcohol and drug treatment services.
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Invasive species and habitat loss threaten our biodiversity
Open Forum | December 12, 2018Invasive species and habitat loss are the biggest threats to Australian biodiversity, according to new research by the Threatened Species Recovery Hub in partnership with The University of Queensland.
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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights – 70 years on
Sev Ozdowski | December 12, 2018Despite the passing of 70 years since the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, significant work still needs to be done to realise its vision.
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Australia should privatise visa processing
John Coyne | December 12, 2018It would be wonderful if the government had the resources to purchase, maintain and upgrade its own visa processing systems and if every application could be assessed by a trained Home Affairs official, however neither of these appears possible.
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The problems with small satellites – and what Australia’s Space Agency can do to help
Duncan Blake | December 11, 2018Australia is part of the global explosion in space industries – including the design and engineering of satellites smaller than a loaf of bread – and Australia’s new space agency can help tackle some of the problems associated with this expansion.
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The new era of great-power competition in the Pacific
Graeme Dobell | December 11, 2018The first strategic priority for Australia in the Indo-Pacific is to manage great-power competition. And the central trend of that competition is China’s rapidly growing challenge to US dominance.
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What the Modern Slavery Act means for Australian firms
Open Forum | December 11, 2018Australia has joined Britain, France and other nations in passing legislation to compel domestic companies to address the reality of slavery in their international supply chains.
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Is the internet to blame for the ‘new authoritarianism’?
Juan Ortiz Freuler | December 10, 2018There are three very different perspectives on the vexed question of whether the internet is having a damaging impact on democracy.
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The global fight against corruption affects us all
Serena Lillywhite | December 10, 2018World Anti-Corruption Day should remind Australia to maintain more effective safeguards against nepotism, fraud and dishonest conduct.