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The good stuff
Open Forum | November 5, 2023Developing children’s understanding of maths helps them navigate personal, social and political challenges as well as allowing them to add up their pocket money.
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University blues
Andrew Norton | November 3, 2023Australia’s universities have enjoyed explosive growth over the last thirty years, but critics argue this influx of international and domestic students have inflated revenues at the cost of academic standards and integrity.
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The pros and cons of Pacific tourism
Denis Tolkach | November 3, 2023Pacific Islands were likened to paradise by early European travellers. The climate, the nature, and the hospitality of local people make Pacific Islands seemingly perfect tourist destinations. Yet, the development and the impact of tourism among the Pacific Islands is very complex.
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The horror, the horror
Ali Alizadeh | November 3, 2023Halloween is over for another year, but adult horror fiction can be enjoyed at any time of year, and three new Australian novels – Bunny, Bitters and Blackwater – rank with some of the classics of the genre.
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Regulating AI
Julie Inman Grant | November 3, 2023We have seen extraordinary developments in generative AI over the past 12 months that underline the challenges we face in protecting these rights and principles.
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Smart work pays off
Open Forum | November 3, 2023High engagement, high return. That’s the advice from education experts at the University of South Australia for teachers looking to improve student outcomes.
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Cable sabotage in the Baltic Sea
Mercedes Page | November 3, 2023The damaging of two subsea telecommunications cables and a gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea by a Chinese container vessel underlines the reliance of the western world on these cables and the need to protect them from hostile authoritarian regimes.
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Zero stars for the food industry
Open Forum | November 2, 2023Australia’s food industry is failing to meet already low targets for displaying the Health Star Rating (HSR) on product packaging by a significant margin, according to the 2023 State of the Food Supply Report released by The George Institute for Global Health.
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Losing a friend
Adam Gerace | November 2, 2023It’s as fashionable to denigrate Friends these days as it was to love the show in its heyday, but the death of Matthew Perry has hit many people hard, a reminder that the happier, more carefree times of our youth are over.
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Fear, uncertainty and doubt
Howard Manns | November 1, 2023Politics is a people business, and appealing to emotions – or ignorance – can be more effective than rational, fact based campaigns.
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A time for war
Benjamin Netanyahu | November 1, 2023“This is a turning point, a turning point for leaders and nations. It is time for all of us to decide if we are willing to fight for a future of hope and promise; or surrender to tyranny and terror.”
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Does politics let down the people?
Michelle Grattan | November 1, 2023While Australians remain strong supporters of democracy, criticisms of the political system which delivers and administers it continue to mount, so what are the problems and what can be done to solve them?
