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Lessons for the WPS agenda in the Solomon Islands
Amelia Meurant-Tompkinson | April 28, 2018Women’s rights in the Solomon Islands remain poor, despite Australia’s efforts to promote the UN ‘Women, Peace and Security’ agenda in the region.
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Aussie teens prefer screens to sleep
Open Forum | April 27, 2018New research from VicHealth and the Sleep Health Foundation has found Australian teenagers are missing out on crucial sleep due to screen time, caffeine, stress and other addressable factors.
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Should Australia use blockchain to track humanitarian aid?
Melissa Liberatore | April 27, 2018The use of blockchain ledgers to keep track of aid donations could make its delivery more efficient and ensure help reaches the people who need it.
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Fighting the shift from services to tax cuts
Cassandra Goldie | April 27, 2018The Australian Council of Social Service has criticised the Treasurer’s announcement that he will not pursue an increase in the Medicare Levy to help fund the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
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The problem with staffing rural schools
Daniela Acquaro | April 26, 2018Attracting new teachers to country schools remains one of the biggest challenges in Australian education and encouraging student teachers to complete placements in rural schools as a way to address the chronic shortage of teachers in the bush isn’t working.
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Facing up to reality in Sino-Australian relations
Alex Joske | April 26, 2018Chinese Communist Party interference in Australian affairs is real, not mere rhetoric, and it’s the central reason for bilateral tensions. Mistakes in how the China–Australia relationship has been managed shouldn’t lead us to lose sight of that crucial fact.
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Time for a shake up in musculoskeletal pain care
Helen Slater | April 26, 2018System wide reform is required to improve the management of chronic pain in Australia and ease the suffering it brings to thousands of Australians.
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Beyond ANZAC: What really shaped our nation?
Marilyn Lake | April 25, 2018Australia’s reputation as one of the first progressive democracies in the world may have been forged peacefully, but is nonetheless worthy of commemoration.
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A ‘clever’ Australia needs a larger, more potent navy
Richard Menhinick | April 25, 2018Australia is surrounded by the three largest oceans on earth, yet governments over more than three decades have failed to focus on forward defence via powerful, sustainable and deployed maritime forces.
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Well-being and the great outdoors
Vic Health | April 25, 2018Time spent outdoors in green space is good for our physical and mental wellbeing. It sounds simple. But making sure those positive benefits are extended to all corners of our community is a considerably more complex issue.
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Sexy selfies continue a complex game of evolution
Khandis Blake | April 24, 2018Young women posting alluring photos of themselves online say less about gender discrimination – or those taking the sexy selfies – than about the economies they live in.
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The big chill in Australian-Chinese relations
Graeme Dobell | April 24, 2018A fifth ‘ice age’ has descended on China–Australia relations — cooling business, frosting diplomacy and chilling strategic perspectives.
