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Myth and dystopia in the Anthropocene
Mark Kernan | April 5, 2018The symbolism of the devouring glacier is unmistakable. As these modern day ice giants melt, they seek revenge for their deaths by attempting to devour those whose actions are causing their demise—our cities, our industries and us.
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Why too much sugar is bad for your health
Kieron Rooney | April 5, 2018Large amounts of sugar are hidden in our foods, causing weight gain and contributing to poor health and serious diseases. Half of us are eating too much sugar, here’s why you should cut down.
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Why do we ignore Chinese political interference in Australian affairs?
Clive Hamilton | April 5, 2018Clive Hamilton castigates the timid academics, publishers and politicians in Australia who shy from acknowledging the extent of Chinese Communist Party interference in Australian affairs.
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The necessary transience of happiness
George Gillett | April 4, 2018The happiness industry is booming, yet few of us are happier. Why not? George Gillett suggests we should live in the moment and enjoy the journey of life while we can.
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The worried West – Chronic decline or hypochondria?
Michael Shoebridge | April 4, 2018Being Russian, North Korean or Chinese at this moment in history and watching liberal democracies talk themselves into decline must be odd but satisfying.
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The world’s richest 1% took 82% of the wealth created last year
Open Forum | April 4, 2018Eighty two percent of the wealth generated last year went to the richest one percent of the global population, while the 3.7 billion people who make up the poorest half of the world saw no increase in their wealth, according to a new Oxfam report.
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Your chance to suggest topics for the 2021 census
Open Forum | April 4, 2018The Australian Bureau of Statistics wants your help to decide which information to gather in the next Census.
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How tree bonds can protect our vital street trees
Joe Hurley | April 3, 2018Urban trees improve our quality of life, natural environment and boost house prices. Trees need our protection and tree bonds can encourage developers and owners to value and protect the trees around our homes.
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Forget about GDP, it’s time for a well-being economy
Kate Pickett | April 3, 2018Robert Kennedy criticised the obsession with gross domestic product half a century ago and to avoid another fifty years of pursuing increasingly inappropriate goals, we need to cultivate a new economic vision that relates to people’s daily experiences, rather than the growth of abstract numbers.
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Striking a new balance between data, privacy and power
Vanessa Teague | April 3, 2018In the wake of the U.S. Facebook debacle, Dr Vanessa Teague and Dr Chris Culnane of the University of Melbourne argue we need to rein-in data harvesting with more user control and allow less data collection.
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The foundations of home ownership are being shaken
Rachel Ong ViforJ | April 2, 2018Rising house prices are destroying the Australian dream of home ownership, with consequent effects for welfare and financial independence in old age.
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Amazon deforestation nears fatal tipping point
Thomas Lovejoy | April 2, 2018Deforestation of the Amazon is about to reach a threshold beyond which the region’s tropical rainforest may undergo irreversible changes that transform the landscape into degraded savanna with sparse shrubby plant cover and low biodiversity.
