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Back on the couch
Nick Haslam | April 5, 2024Writer and psychotherapist Adam Phillips is often hailed as one of the world’s great essayists. His new book – exploring the topic of giving up, among other things – is both erudite and slippery.
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Firms behaving badly
Allan Fels | April 5, 2024Australian authorities have never had the power to break up big businesses that behave badly, but maybe they should, given the power of major corporates and their disdain for fair competition and consumer law.
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The ugly truth of anti-Zionism
Suzanne Rutland | April 5, 2024The protests against Israel’s war on Hamas following the terrorist attack of October 2023 are all too often a thin veneer over the underlying wish to wipe Israel from the map and destroy the Jewish people.
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Remembering Daniel Kahneman
Daniel Read | April 4, 2024Daniel Kahneman’s passing at 90 years old leaves a major gap in the field of behavioural science and the wider intellectual community.
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Lab rats
Brendan Walker-Munro | April 4, 2024The penetration of the Canadian government’s National Microbiology Lab by two Chinese agents underlines the importance of Australian governments and universities guarding against Chinese espionage.
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CSIRO steps up to drive SME innovation
Open Forum | April 4, 2024Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, has announced a $20 million investment to provide small to medium enterprises with greater access to vital research and development opportunities to accelerate their growth.
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Understanding the right to disconnect
Katie Miller | April 3, 2024The ‘right to disconnect’ is coming to Australia and will give workers a break from having to reply to work-related emails, messages, or activities outside of their normal working hours. Will it help stressed Aussie workers find a better work-life balance by setting boundaries between professional and personal time?
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The return of the megadrought
Open Forum | April 3, 2024Australia’s eastern states are due for a soaking this week, but Australia could soon see megadroughts that last for more than 20 years, according to new modelling from The Australian National University (ANU) and the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes.
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Understanding “strategic culture”
Andrew Carr | April 3, 2024Michael O’Keefe’s new book on Australian foreign policy making offers a detailed overview of Australia’s main diplomatic relationships and strategic culture.
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Self determination – or delusion?
Alan Stevenson | April 2, 2024The debate over whether humans have free will is a long-standing and complex issue in philosophy, psychology, and neuroscience. Do we really have free will – and therefore moral responsibility for our actions – or are our choices shaped our genetic makeup and social influences in ways that put them out of our control?
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Fighting crime in the Pacific
Virginia Comolli | April 2, 2024Fighting transnational organised crime is critical to strengthening institutions in Pacific island countries and helping them build long-term sustainable prosperity.
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The upside of deep fakes
Katrien Jacobs | April 2, 2024While audiences and users need to be educated on the negative implications of AI generated deepfakes, the technology can also have positive impacts.
