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On the QT
Stephan Modest | October 5, 2024“Greenhushing” is the growing practice of companies keeping their sustainability credentials secret, but it’s not always because they have something to hide.
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1923…2024?
Andrew Bonnell | October 5, 2024A new book on Hitler’s first attempt to seize power in Germany “offers a powerful reminder that even strong democracies, if they are continually undermined from within, may eventually collapse into authoritarianism.”
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Introducing Intermezzo
Orlaith Darling | October 5, 2024A new novel by the Irish writer Sally Rooney offers a moving story about grief, love and family through the stories of two brothers, Peter and Ivan Koubek
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What can AI do you for?
Sandra Peter | October 4, 2024Amid the excitement around generative AI, it is important to remember that AI is more than chatbots. It impacts many things beyond the flashy conversational tools – often in ways that quietly improve everyday processes.
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Better messaging for the next pandemic
Shauna Hurley | October 4, 2024How can we improve public health messaging for any future pandemics in an age of misinformation and distrust?
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Manufacturing more resilient supply chains
John Coyne | October 4, 2024Australia should define and maintain a minimum manufacturing capacity to enhance its national resilience in an age of continuous, concurrent and cascading crises.
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Iran gambles on war
Shahram Akbarzadeh | October 3, 2024Iran has waged war against Israel through proxy terrorist groups like Hamas and Hezbollah for years, but the barrage of missiles it launched directly against Israel will invite massive retaliation, and perhaps threaten the regime itself.
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The rise of cube-sats
Mustafa Aksoy | October 3, 2024The swift progress and substantial investments already made in CubeSat missions could help make humans a multiplanetary species. But that journey will be a long one – and depends on the next generation of scientists to develop this dream.
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Australia needs a coast guard
Nell Bennett | October 3, 2024Australia should establish a coast guard to counter China’s use of grey zone tactics in expanding its territorial claims in the South China Sea.
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Taiwan belongs in the United Nations
Lin Chia-lung | October 3, 2024Accepting Taiwan into the United Nations would acknowledge its economic and strategic importance and signal global opposition to Communist China’s plans to invade and annex the thriving island nation.
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Jimmy Carter’s century
Christopher Simmonds | October 2, 2024Jimmy Carter is turning 100 years old and will be remembered as much for his common human decency out of office as his single term in the White House.
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How brands exploit green certification
Arne Nygaard | October 2, 2024Greenwashing, free-riding, and institutional inertia can undermine the value of environmental certifications, posing challenges for businesses and consumers alike.
