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Melbourne’s big build
Janet Stanley | June 25, 2024Melbourne’s Suburban Rail Loop aims to help the city become more equitable – but better integration of land use and transport could deliver more benefits for less money
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OK Computer
Emma Baillie | June 25, 2024Australia’s live music scene is already suffering in the wake of COVID and the inflation crisis, but AI-generated muzak could put the industry under even greater pressure.
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Walk back to health
Tash Pocovi | June 25, 2024The recurrent nature of low back pain places a major burden on the health service as well as individuals but a combination of gentle walking and education can help many people recover.
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AI for SMEs
Open Forum | June 24, 2024Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, is helping small to medium enterprises enhance their research and development knowledge with a free 10-week online program focused on digital technologies and artificial intelligence.
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Women hold the key to Pacific elections
Kerryn Baker | June 24, 2024In a busy year of Pacific Island elections, the role of female voters may be more important than ever.
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AI apocalypse or overblown hype?
Simon Coghlan | June 24, 2024Social media, traditional media and water cooler conversations are awash with predictions about AI’s implications, including the risks and dangers of so-called large language models like ChatGPT
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Might social media be good for you?
Peggy Kern | June 24, 2024Social media gets a bad rap these days, but it’s worth considering the ‘why’ and the ‘how’ we use social media when we’re thinking about whether it’s good for our mental health
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Making innovation work
Daniel Samson | June 24, 2024The effective testing of new ideas requires a systematic and structured approach from their initial evaluation through to the final product release
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Making mega-projects work
Open Forum | June 23, 2024Medium and large-scale construction projects have a better chance of success if they are able to adhere to a set of pre-determined success criteria.
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In praise of Donald Sutherland
Daryl Sparkes | June 23, 2024Donald Sutherland never pigeonholed himself as a certain defined type of actor. He could play goofy, dramatic, scary, intense, subtle, tough or gentle and excelled at them all.
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High noon at Second Thomas Shoal
Euan Graham | June 23, 2024China has identified the beleaguered garrison at Second Thomas Shoal as a weak link to bully and intimidate, so a joint Philippines-US operation to resupply the Sierrra Madre would send a firm signal of deterrence and alliance cohesion to China.
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5 myths of eco-friendly eating
Open Forum | June 22, 2024Determining the environmental and health impacts of different foods is highly complex, but some commonly held myths about food that’s both good for people and the planet need to be dispelled.
