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A nation of apologies
Roger Chao | September 16, 2024A lyrical perspective on the fraught political and constitutional issue of Aboriginal rights in this country.
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China overhauls the USA in technology research
Danielle Cave | September 16, 2024China has overtaken the United States as the overwhelming leader in technological research over the last two decades, according to ASPI’s Critical Technology Tracker.
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Is there a future for commercial TV?
Amanda Lotz | September 15, 2024Australian commercial broadcasting once made its owners rich but a plethora of other viewing and advertising options means that its future is in doubt.
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Drama? No drama
Jo Raphael | September 15, 2024While parents often want their children to focus on maths and science, taking drama at high school could be the best move for your child and their future.
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The secret history of sharks
John Long | September 15, 2024The megalodon was one of the most fearsome predators which ever existed, so what made them die out 3.5 million years ago?
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Plastic apocalypse
Roger Chao | September 15, 20248 million tons of plastic dumped into our oceans every year, our marine life is swallowing more plastic than ever — and it’s killing them.
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Is print kaput?
Andrea Carson | September 14, 2024While the future of printed Australian newspapers is uncertain, it doesn’t spell the end of newspapers – or of a Murdoch’s influence on the news.
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Ancient angst
Konstantine Panegyres | September 14, 2024As we near the end of Year 12 and the HSC, young people all over Australia and wondering what comes next, but rest assured, some of history’s greats went through it too.
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One world to share
Open Forum | September 14, 2024Earth will only remain able to provide even a basic standard of living for everyone in the future if economic systems and technologies are dramatically transformed and critical resources are more fairly used, managed and shared, according to an international research team.
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Digital serfs
Roger Chao | September 14, 2024We spend more time interacting with our screens than we do each other. What space does tik-tok and instragram leave for poetry?
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Talkin’ bout my generation
Open Forum | September 13, 2024Social media is negatively impacting the life satisfaction of Australian high school students, according to the latest findings from Australia’s largest survey of young people.
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Staying resilient in later life
Open Forum | September 13, 2024New research published by Chinese and Swedish scientists suggests the ability to cope well with and adapt to life’s challenges in older age is linked to a lower risk of dying.
