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Conservatives should want to act on climate change
Claire Young | November 14, 2019Conservatives shouldn’t be prepared to see the homes and businesses Australians have worked hard for being lost to more intense droughts, bushfires or floods.
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The great outdoors
Open Forum | November 14, 2019Australia’s national parks are worth about $145 billion a year in the improved mental health of their visitors, according to initial estimates published by a team of Griffith University researchers.
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Virtual reality can improve real sports performance
Open Forum | November 14, 2019Virtual reality could become the next big thing to complement sports training as new research from the University of South Australia shows that it can significantly improve players’ real-world sports skills.
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Smart tech can get traffic moving
Hussein Dia | November 13, 2019Smart technology can improve traffic flows on existing roads at a fraction of the cost of building new infrastructure.
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Learning from Denmark to reduce teenage self-harm
Sarah Steeg | November 13, 2019Denmark’s success in reducing teenage self-harm suggests that positive social media and more support services can offset the pressures of school and work which can drive young people to damaging behaviours.
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The death of a “grievance-based organisation”
Michelle Grattan | November 13, 2019Did Labor really lose the Federal election “because of a weak strategy that could not adapt to the change in Liberal leadership, a cluttered policy agenda that looked risky and an unpopular leader”.
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The burning season
Open Forum | November 12, 2019The early-season bushfires in Queensland and NSW and ‘catastrophic’ conditions around Sydney are a worrying sign of more to come over the summer.
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Australia can prosper by fighting climate change
Ross Garnaut | November 12, 2019If Australia is to realise its immense opportunity in a zero-carbon world, it will need a different policy framework. We can make a strong start even with the incomplete and weak policies and commitments we have today.
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A foot in both camps
Dawn Lo | November 12, 2019From an initial interest in optometry to managing a start-up to joining one of the world’s biggest tech giant – UNSW Business School alumna Jenny Chu has tried it all in the pursuit of a fulfilling career.
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Putin bounces back
David Uren | November 12, 2019How does a country with an economy the size of Spain, corruption on a par with Papua New Guinea and life expectancy below Libya still cast a shadow over Europe?
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Will Australia support a shift to lifelong learning?
Caitlin Ruddock | November 11, 2019Dr Caitlin Ruddock reflects on the discussions at the recent GAP Summit on Lifelong Learning and the challenges Australian educationalists and policy makers face in closing our gaps in skills and knowledge.
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The world needs political leadership from its democracies
Chris Patten | November 11, 2019Democratic leaders must teach their electorates once again that countries must cooperate to tackle global problems such as mass migration, arms proliferation and environmental loss.
