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Sports diplomacy
Andrew Horton | September 17, 2024Sports diplomacy can be a potent weapon in the Pacific to improve ties with democratic nations and resits China’s coercive grasp for political power and social influence.
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Great ‘techspectations’
Open Forum | September 17, 2024Though Australians like to embrace new technologies, concerns over security, privacy, and the loss of human interaction remain.
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The high price of loyalty
Katie Miller | September 17, 2024Customers were once rewarded for loyalty to a firm’s products and services, but more unscrupulous operators now offer discounts to new consumers at the expense of long-standing ones.
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The holy creed of Carbonus Rex
Roger Chao | September 17, 202465 million years ago, a natural act wiped out the dinosaurs, but today it’s the dinosaurs of the fossil fuel industry who imperil life on Earth.
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What the experts say on…social media restrictions
Open Forum | September 16, 2024The Australian government has committed itself to imposing an age limit on social media before the next election, but is this a desirable or workable solution?
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Tech bros and media barons
Andrew Dodd | September 16, 2024Is the world better off with “tech bros” like Elon Musk who demand unlimited freedom to brazenly assert their influence, or old-style media moguls who spin fine-sounding rhetoric about freedom of the press but exert influence under the cover of journalism?
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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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Commercialising research with Queensland’s SMEs
Open Forum | September 16, 2024CSIRO is inviting Queensland-based small to medium-sized enterprises and academic researchers to collaborate through the new Regional University Industry Collaboration program to translate scientific potential into economic benefits for regional communities.
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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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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?