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Loneliness is bad for your health
Jed Magen | April 10, 2018Research shows that people who feel lonely and experience social isolation have more health problems, feel worse and perhaps die at an earlier age. Quality of life can be greatly enhanced by engaging people in the community.
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Data security in the spotlight
Megan Prictor | April 10, 2018Australia’s new Notifiable Data Breaches scheme means you should be notified if your data is hacked. Will unmasking a problem many firms have tried to cover up force them to take security more seriously?
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Assessing Australia’s South Pacific guest worker programme
Open Forum | April 10, 2018A new report from the World Bank offers a detailed examination of the impact of Australia’s guest worker programme on labour from the South Pacific. The study also suggests eleven ways to improve inclusion, equity and economic returns.
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Why the health of our ecosystems matters as much as their size
Ayesha Tulloch | April 9, 2018The Victorian mountain ash forest, like many other Australian habitats, has been severely affected by fires and logging. To determine the actual health of the forest, we need to look at the quality, not just the quantity, of what remains.
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Unbottling the drivers of family violence
Vic Health | April 9, 2018The pernicious effect of alcohol often looms large in situations of family violence, so much so that it can overshadow the presence of other contributing factors.
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All Leninist autocracies are equal, but some are more equal than others
Michael Shoebridge | April 9, 2018Common threads among the Chinese, Russian, North Korean and Iranian regimes add up to a disturbing strategic challenge to Western states’ power and stability, but these states use different tactics to further their goals.
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The political aftershocks of PNG’s earthquake need careful handling
Paul Flanagan | April 8, 2018The earthquake in Papua New Guinea on 26 February killed over 100 people and left 270,000 needing humanitarian help. The social aftermath is now undermining the affected areas’ LNG project, responsible for 40% of PNG’s exports.
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Sport and innovation drive Australia forward
Alan Finkel | April 8, 2018The Chief Scientist outlines the synergies between innovation in sport and technology as the Commonwealth Games are celebrated on the Gold Coast.
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Our ‘liveable’ cities need a visionary response to rapid growth
Chris Chesterfield | April 8, 2018Australia is now undergoing its third great wave of population growth, putting pressure on infrastructure, services and the environment. A similar third wave of planning and investment in open space and green infrastructure is therefore now needed to underpin liveability as our cities grow.
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Solar PV and wind could replace coal, oil and gas in 20 years
Matt Stocks | April 7, 2018Deep cuts must be made in the use of fossil fuels to ease the threat of climate change, and renewable energy is on track to make a significant contribution in the future.
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Tracking down London’s thylacines
Penny Edmonds | April 7, 2018The Tasmanian Tiger is one of 30 mammals that have been lost in Australia since European settlement and we still have the worst mammal extinction rate in the world. Thinking through the meanings and politics of the loss of the thylacine is crucially important to protecting the environnment today.
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An alternative to the rules-based order?
Peter Layton | April 7, 2018There’s a fundamental problem in Australia’s relationship with China: China’s growth advances prosperity but menaces security. If the rules-based order construct does not suit volatile times then is there an alternative?
