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Independent directors can restore banking’s credibility
Peter Swan | May 5, 2018The board membership of financial companies is coming under increased scrutiny in the wake of the banking royal commission – and rightly so as they are ultimately accountable for the shocking revelations in the news.
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Don’t let the final frontier slip further away
Kim Carr | May 5, 2018Australia depends on satellite data for everything from defence surveillance and weather forecasting to restocking supermarket shelves and synchronising mobile phone conversations. The creation of a new space agency should see a blossoming of Australian space services.
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Australia must restore work rules to ensure secure jobs and fair pay
Sally McManus | May 5, 2018Union leader Sally McManus makes an impassioned plea for the restoration of worker rights under assault from powerful business interests.
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Electricity and gas markets in Australia today
Rod Sims | May 4, 2018ACCC Chairman Rod Sims outlines the current state of Australia’s electricity and gas markets and the prospects for reform to ensure security of supply at an affordable cost to industry and consumers.
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Saving the reef needs a sea change in tactics
Jon Brodie | May 4, 2018The government’s announcement of $500 million for the Great Barrier Reef is welcome, but the new funding is focused on measures that are already in the foreground. Australia actually needs a sea change in tactics to save the reef from destruction.
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Consumers can change the recycling story
Open Forum | May 4, 2018It is hard to know who is really making a difference in the war on waste but QUT Business School Associate Professor Gary Mortimer believes that consumers have the power to drive change if they want to.
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The political power of global corporations
John Mikler | May 3, 2018We know the global corporations’ names, we know where they are headquartered, and we know where they invest and operate. But we don’t usually think of them in political terms. How do global corporations drive or modify the agendas of states?
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The US Alliance – Our dependence grows as our options narrow
Kim Beazley | May 3, 2018Australia’s dependence on the United States in the post–Cold War era has grown as the strategic options in our region have narrowed. Our national strategy of ‘defence self-reliance within our alliances’ is now being tilted by major shifts in power relativities and US engagement
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We can change our brain and its ability to cope with disease with simple lifestyle choices
Yen Ying Lim | May 3, 2018Lifestyle factors such as meditation can change our brain for the better while physical activity can induce a cascade of biological processes that improve function of brain regions responsible for memory and decision making.
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Trees improve our lives – and save cities money
Theodore Endreny | May 2, 2018Trees are keystone species in the urban ecosystem. They clean the air and water, reduce stormwater floods, improve building energy use and mitigate climate change. Trees make people’s lives more liveable and save cities money.
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Australia should be a regional leader on youth, peace and security
Helen Berents | May 2, 2018The UN-led Youth, Peace and Security agenda highlights the benefits of working with youth to address violence and insecurity globally. Australia’s foreign policy is behind the curve when it comes to recognising and partnering with young people for positive change.
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The beauty of a both/and mind
Michael Edwards | May 2, 2018How can we find our way out of the impasse that stymies action on the really big issues of the day? Cultivating a ‘positive sum’ mind may be the key to more imaginative and inclusive thinking.