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Pet shop productivity
Michelle Grattan | June 13, 2025Former prime minister Paul Keating used to say the resident galah in any pet shop was talking about micro-economic policy. These days, if you encounter a pet shop with a galah, she’ll be chattering about productivity, but will the Government’s new roundtable allow progress to be made?
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Goodnight and good luck
Mark Beeson | June 13, 2025Is it time to rethinking Australia’s alliance with Trump’s America, given that Trump’s America thinks only about itself.
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Supporting older Australians
Open Forum | June 13, 2025In line with the federal government’s new Support at Home program, which launches on November 1, Flinders University researchers have developed “Restorative Care Pathway Clinical Guidelines” to help maintain older people’s independence.
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22 years after RAMSI
Clifton Aumae | June 12, 2025More than two decades after Australian intervention saved the Solomon Islands from chaos and collapse, the fractures that prompted ethnic conflict between Guadalcanal and Malaita communities remain deeply entrenched in the nation’s politics, society and governance.
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Out and about
Open Forum | June 12, 2025GPS technology appears to be encouraging older people to be more adventurous on the road.
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Bad news for young journalists
Jee Young Lee | June 12, 2025There seems to be more ‘news’ than ever, but shrinking budgets and job insecurity means there are fewer opportunities for young journalists, and that’s bad news, especially in regional Australia.
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Life story work
Milissa Deitz | June 11, 2025Life Story Work is an approach that aims to improve general health and wellbeing by promoting a sense of belonging and connection. It is a process that helps children and young people make sense of their experiences including their relationships with both birth and foster families.
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AI in the public service
Helen Dickinson | June 11, 2025Should GenAI be rapidly rolled out to improve public service policymaking and delivery? Or is a more cautious approach needed to rebuild trust after Robodebt? Senior public servants think GenAI will boost productivity – but are worried about the risks.
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Procan can
Open Forum | June 11, 2025Researchers have used artificial intelligence to show how they can analyse large amount of cancer samples, to match treatments to patients, with the aim of improving outcomes.
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Restoring faith in democracy
Michelle Grattan | June 10, 2025Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says his second term government is “focused on delivery” to improve Australians’ faith in democracy as well as the strength of the economy.
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Australia adrift
Peter Court | June 10, 2025Successive governments have allowed our maritime capability to wither. In the 1980s, Australia maintained a fleet of more than 120 internationally trading ships of varied types, including tankers and container carriers. Today, we effectively have none.
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Refocusing on Asia
Jeremy Kingsley | June 10, 2025Donald Trump’s quixotic attack on free trade may force Australia to strengthen and diversify our relationships in the Asia-Pacific, and that is no bad thing.
