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Innovation remains the answer
Dawn Lo | July 17, 2020Businesses facing pressing issues like COVID-19 and climate change need to innovate, and so do business schools, say experts drawn from industry and research.
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Trust is the first victim of cyber-war
Richard Buckland | July 17, 2020Beyond the obvious risk of financial loss, cyberattacks can weaken our trust in digital infrastructure – and by extension, our trust in public institutions, too.
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A new approach may be needed to tame COVID-19
Open Forum | July 17, 2020A prominent Australian pharmacologist has called for a new approach to treating COVID-19 as hopes fade of finding an effective vaccine or antiviral before the end of the year.
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$12m in government seed funding for SMEs
Open Forum | July 16, 2020The Morrison Government is calling on the nation’s small and medium sized businesses to help develop innovative solutions to solve national environmental challenges.
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The national integrity watchdog needs some teeth
Leanne Close | July 16, 2020Australia needs a national integrity commission to root out corruption in the corridors of power – but not the one proposed by the government.
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Bike delivery leaves infrastructure trailing innovation
Ben Knight | July 16, 2020Tonight I’ll be having new cycling lanes with a side of bike parking.
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The hidden hand of Chinese power
John West | July 16, 2020The Chinese Communist Party’s global influence operations are covert but pervasive, and are undermining Western democratic institutions. Hidden Hand is very welcome in raising our awareness of this, and the stakes involved.
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Behavioural economics in uncertain times
Peter Fritz | July 15, 2020The new edition of the Journal of Behavioural Economics and Social Systems explores the potential of Second Track processes to tackle wicked problems by focusing on several specific examples, from mergers and acquisitions, responses to the pandemic and university-industry collaborations to Pacific development, disruptive technologies and workforce transformation.
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Smart solutions need the human touch
Open Forum | July 15, 2020A lot of supposedly ‘smart’ software doesn’t take human needs into account, or is designed to fit commercial imperatives rather than empower consumer choices.
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Putting the environment first
Ian Dunlop | July 15, 2020The ongoing independent review of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act offers Australia an opportunity to reset the dial and prioritise environmental custodianship over profit-led destruction.
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Two leaders with the right stuff
Ian Munro | July 14, 2020Gladys Berejiklian and Sally Capp, the winners of the 2019 McKinnon Political Prize for Political Leadership, have successfully mixed strength with empathy in recent years.
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Cutting food waste – through social media
Open Forum | July 14, 2020Australians who have been economically impacted by COVID-19 are doing it tough. The bills keep coming in and the family still needs to be fed. Yet the average Australian family continues to waste around $3,000 per year on food that isn’t being eaten.
