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Victoria’s old cell-phones help Congo’s gorillas
Open Forum | December 7, 2018More than 115, 000 mobile phones have been collected and recycled through a community campaign at Zoos Victoria, preventing around 12 to 20 cubic metres of waste going to landfill and recovering 182 kg of materials whose mining threatens wild populations of eastern Grauer’s gorillas in the Congo.
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Trump, trade wars and tariffs
Tim Harcourt | December 6, 2018Experts from around the world are working hard to understand what Donald Trump’s economic policies mean for global trade systems.
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The encryption deal done, but more work is needed
Fergus Hanson | December 6, 2018Australia has a strong history of bipartisanship on national security issues and is much stronger for it. This tradition has held, just about, through the debate on data encryption, but much still remains to be done.
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Climate change ramps up allergy threats
Open Forum | December 6, 2018A rise in dangerous and even fatal asthma and other allergic attacks – as occurred in Melbourne’s deadly 2016 ‘thunderstorm asthma event’ – could be one of Australia’s biggest health challenges from climate change.
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Can we make plastic fantastic?
Open Forum | December 5, 2018There’ll be more plastic than fish in the world’s oceans by 2050 if we don’t change our ways, but simple ways to turn plastic trash into functional products could help stem the tide.
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Reducing the death toll on Victoria’s roads
Open Forum | December 5, 2018Victoria has been working to reduce the death toll on its roads for over 50 years, but more work needs to be done to encourage safer driving habits among its road users.
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It’s time to counter Russia’s militarisation of the Black Sea
Connor Dilleen | December 5, 2018If NATO continues to cede influence and authority in the Black Sea to Russia, Putin’s threat to Ukraine and neighbouring nations will only increase, threatening the international rules based order on which international security depends.
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Victoria’s wet spring won’t damp down summer bushfires
Catriona May | December 4, 2018While spells of wet weather make a small impact on the risk of bushfires in the summer, long-term climate trends are much more important in shaping the extent of the threat.
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George H.W. Bush deserves his glowing tributes
Tom Switzer | December 4, 2018Americans today could do worse than heed the 41st President’s counsel about the importance of allies, the danger of hubris, illusions of omnipotence, and the wisdom of limits, restraint and modesty in a messy and pluralistic world.
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The purposes of the Pacific pivot
Graeme Dobell | December 4, 2018A ‘Pacific pivot’ that can marry Australia’s strategic needs with the fundamental needs of Pacific peoples will be a policy which benefits all stakeholders and so ensure enduring results.
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Building cities for a changing climate
Anna Hurlimann | December 3, 2018Our cities are responsible for a large chunk of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions, so the way we plan and construct them has to adapt to the future impacts of climate change.
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The benefits – and pitfalls – of working alone
Agustin Chevez | December 3, 2018From Antarctic researchers to Australian truck drivers or home based ‘knowledge workers’, depression, stress, lack of motivation and eventually burnout are all possible consequences of working in isolation for too long.
