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Tourist traps
Frank Zou | October 19, 2024A decade after short-term tourist rentals debuted down under, the changes to tourist towns can be broken down to the good, the bad and the ugly.
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Won’t let the phones go down on me
Open Forum | October 19, 2024Australia is taking proactive steps to enhance the resilience of its telecommunications sector, according to a new report from The Australian National University.
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Under the ice
Open Forum | October 18, 2024Dusty ice exposed at the surface of Mars could provide the conditions necessary for the presence of photosynthetic life, according to a new modelling study
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Pigface stir-fry and chips
Open Forum | October 18, 2024University of Melbourne researchers have released a new cookbook to help demystify native ingredients and empower Australia’s home cooks to grow and incorporate Indigenous food into their everyday meals.
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Remembering George Negus
Denis Muller | October 17, 2024George Negus, who has died at the age of 82, will be remembered as a giant of Australian television and current affairs.
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Trust but verify
Jocelinn Kang | October 17, 2024Regulating a field as dynamic and wide-ranging as AI will require ongoing adaptation, and iterative updates that learn from past experience.
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Toxic threads
Saniyat Islam | October 17, 2024Australians could be exposing themselves to carcinogens in the fabrics of the ultra-cheap, ultra-fast fashions they buy online.
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Don’t believe everything you hear
Mladen Zecevic | October 16, 2024The rapid development of artificial intelligence has brought both benefits and risk and one concerning trend is the misuse of voice cloning by scammers and criminals to dupe unsuspecting members of the public out of their money and passwords.
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Is “overtourism” a real problem?
Philipp Wassler | October 16, 2024The overtourism debate is fraught with extremes, but without scientific measures, it risks becoming a distraction from real global tourism challenges.
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Time for a national research office?
Marigold Black | October 16, 2024Australia needs an office of national research, to make the greatest use of our intellectual resources in building our defences, strengthening our economy and supporting our society.
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Politics for the people
Phoebe Quinn | October 15, 2024Social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter have been accused of fracturing and distracting society, but a new approach aims to use a similar approach to bring people together to explore consensus solutions.
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Blockchain microcredit could boost international SMEs
Shazmin Khalid | October 15, 2024A new blockchain approach to micro-credit transactions in Kenya could pave the way for its adoption in other developing nations – including the South Pacific.
