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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.
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Feral cats and foxes menace Australian mammals
Open Forum | December 3, 2018The twelve Australian mammal species at greatest risk of succumbing to predation by cats and foxes have been identified in new research.
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Introducing integrated e-government in Australia
Fergus Hanson | December 2, 2018Launching a national effort to integrate service delivery across all three tiers of government would be a political challenge but it would deliver benefits for every Australian.
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Australia needs better maths education
Alan Finkel | December 2, 2018Australia’s Chief Scientist, Alan Finkel, calls for teaching maths, in sequence, through a structured program, and at the level of a student’s real ability.
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Queensland’s land clearing policy backfires
Open Forum | December 2, 2018Australia has some of the highest rates of private land deforestation in the world, and policies designed to prevent the destruction of remnant natural vegetation may even be making it worse.
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Are tech companies using data in more ethical ways?
James Arvanitakis | December 1, 2018Technology firms generate their huge profits from the vast amounts of data they harvest from their users, so have they really changed their ways to protect user data from abuse in the light of recent scandals? New research suggests that while their rhetoric has changed, the reality has not.
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Australian inaction on climate change threatens citizen health
Open Forum | December 1, 2018The Australian government’s policy inaction on climate change is threatening lives, according to a report in the Medical Journal of Australia.
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‘Forward defence in depth’ for Australia (II)
Malcolm Davis | December 1, 2018Australia must develop its military ability to ensure the security and stability of maritime Southeast Asia and the South Pacific and offer nations in the region an alternative to greater debt and dependency on Beijing.
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Why it is (almost) impossible to teach creativity
Robert Nelson | November 30, 2018Australians are always told to become more creative to compete in a fast changing economy, but creativity, by its very nature, is somewhat irresponsible and may be impossible to teach in a culture of learning outcomes.
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The great wall of silence: Australia’s failure to talk about China
Danielle Cave | November 30, 2018Australia’s silence on the attribution of cyber-attacks and intellectual property theft by China is part of a broader silence which does nothing to serve Australia’s national interest.