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Australia should introduce a universal basic income
David Thorp | June 26, 2019A universal basic income could allow fundamental reforms of tax rates and the labour market while improving security and equality for all Australians.
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Kids cartwheel to better mental health
Open Forum | June 26, 2019“Circus takes your mind off some things…sad things…it’s my weekly pick-up and sort of an escape.”
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The hidden history of Australia’s own well-being framework
Richard Holden | June 26, 2019Australia’s treasury adopted a well-being framework well before New Zealand’s much celebrated “well-being budget”. Here’s what happened to it.
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Australia can learn from New Zealand’s older workforce
Open Forum | June 25, 2019There’s a lot we can learn from the Kiwis about how we keep our older employees in the workforce, according to an Edith Cowan University workplace expert.
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A new NASA contract highlight’s Northern Australia’s space potential
Scott Wallis | June 25, 2019With the support of state and national governments, northern Australians are well placed to reap commercial advantage from upstream and downstream opportunities in the rapidly growing global space industry.
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Turning English up to 11
Kate Burridge | June 25, 2019Superlatives come and go in the English language, often coined by each new young generation in turn.
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Can we separate well made art from badly behaved artists?
Janna Thompson | June 24, 2019The history of art is full of great artists who were cruel, exploitative, prejudiced or predatory. Can their work be judged independently of their creators?
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Three realities for the Pacific family and Australia’s step-up agenda
Michael Shoebridge | June 24, 2019The new Morrison government, and Alex Hawke in particular, need to show they are listening to and acting on this voice from the Pacific to have credibility in building on the Pacific step-up.
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The problem can be how we think about problems
Ibrar Khan | June 24, 2019If you’re struggling with contradictory demands at work, adopting a “paradoxical” mindset could help, according to a UNSW Business academic.
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Australia’s media should reflect its cultural diversity
Helen Vatsikopoulos | June 23, 2019As we face a growing tide of unregulated hate speech, the role of the media is crucial in normalising diversity and demolishing the “othering” of difference that divides us. So how is the Australian media faring in the diversity stakes?
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Obesity is the new normal but it’s still a health risk
Tim Olds | June 23, 2019More people are now overweight than ever, but this doesn’t alter the fact that obesity increases a range of serious health risks, as well as affecting people’s quality of life.
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A cultural shift helps safeguard the reef
Open Forum | June 23, 2019The tourist industry on the Great Barrier Reef is being encouraged to use a novel low-cost device to help secure coral fragments to the reef.
