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China verses the world
Shiro Armstrong | August 13, 2018Since coming to power in 2012, Xi Jinping has set his sights on increasing his own power in the country, and his country’s power in the world. Can this threat to the established order be turned into an opportunity?
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The link between sitting and diabetes in older adults
Andrea LaCroix | August 12, 2018Researchers are learning even more about how a sedentary lifestyle is bad for our bodies. A recent study shows a link between sitting patterns and diabetes in older people.
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Mice that roar: patrol and coastal combatants in ASEAN
John Coyne | August 12, 2018ASPI’s border security program has released a special report which explores the diverse approaches to maritime sovereignty in the region and the implications for Australian policymakers.
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The sleepy lizard awakens new tools for climate change research
Michael Kearney | August 12, 2018Understanding the factors which limit the distribution of animals – such as their need for water – can help model how populations will shift in the light of climate change.
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Working with nature can help us build greener cities
Paul Osmond | August 11, 2018A more strategic approach to urban growth can ensure our cities maintain adequate green space and become low-carbon, efficient and affordable.
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Australian ingenuity is still flying high
Brendan Nicholson | August 11, 2018Lockheed Martin’s chief executive in Australia, Vince Di Pietro, praises Australia’s record of innovation in the past and looks forward to a bright future of technological co-operation with the USA.
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Drammed if you do, drammed if you don’t
Open Forum | August 11, 2018French and UK researchers have found a link between both abstaining from alcohol, and drinking more than two units a day during our midlife, and an increased risk of developing dementia.
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Weak protections leave more renters exposed
Open Forum | August 10, 2018The rising number of people using rental housing need improved protection as the market diversifies into niche services, says a new UNSW study based on data over the last decade.
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New therapy helps troubled children develop empathy
Open Forum | August 10, 2018A new therapy for children with severe behavioural problems who respond poorly to existing interventions has had an encouraging effect on the children’s empathy levels and behaviour in an Australian trial.
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Pivoting to the Pacific
Alexandre Dayant | August 10, 2018China’s growing power in the Pacific has provoked a flurry of action from democratic nations in response, but how do the aid numbers add up? New research from the Lowry Institute makes sense of the data.
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The future of sharing: it’s still about freedom
Jem Bendell | August 9, 2018The idealism behind the original vision of the sharing economy hasn’t died — it just needs more support and protection.
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How will artificial intelligence shape humanity’s future?
Open Forum | August 9, 2018In his new book 2062: The World that AI Made, UNSW artificial intelligence expert Toby Walsh urges us to choose wisely as we define the effects on our lives of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
