By Denise Marigold, Associate Professor, Social Development Studies, Renison University College, University of Waterloo
Christine Logel, Professor, Social Development Studies, Renison University College, University of Waterloo
The one-sidedness of human-AI relationships is a problem. There’s a lot we can receive from an AI companion; there is less we can give.
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By Richard Shaw, Professor of Politics, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
Most of us use an imaginary two-dimensional spectrum to chart the positions of political parties, generally based on the fundamental issue of the relationship between the state and private enterprise.
Parties of the left tip towards a greater role for government, while those on the right favour free markets and lower taxes.
The centre – that fabled land where political kingmakers and queenmakers…
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By Anuradha Madugalla, Lecturer, Software Engineering, Deakin University
Next Monday, millions of people in Australia will feel their phones buzz with a message and hear a loud, siren-like warning.
It’s a preview of how the country plans to warn its population when the next bushfire, flood or cyclone comes down. The system is AusAlert, Australia’s most significant overhaul of disaster warning infrastructure in a generation.
AusAlert uses “cell broadcast” technology, sending a signal from the…
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By Sanjoy Paul, Associate Professor in Operations and Supply Chain Management, UTS Business School, University of Technology Sydney
Each year, about 10–12% of global shipping trade passes through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait – whose name means ‘Gate of Tears’.
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By Elizabeth Tynan, Professor and head of professional development GRS, James Cook University
The bomb tested on WA’s Montebello Islands was at least four times as big as the Hiroshima blast. Yet key facts about this test remain shrouded in secrecy.
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By Hamish McKenzie, Deputy Program Director, Energy and Climate Change, Grattan Institute, Grattan Institute
Alison Reeve, Program Director, Energy and Climate Change, Grattan Institute
Australia is one of the world’s largest exporters of liquefied natural gas (LNG). But it faces domestic gas shortages by the 2030s as old gasfields run dry.
Gas exports from the east coast only began in 2015. Since then, exports have ballooned and domestic gas prices have increased dramatically. Price…
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By Intifar Chowdhury, Lecturer in Government, Jeff Bleich Centre for Democracy and Disruptive Technologies, Flinders University
For every generation over the last century, Australian women have been more religious than men. But these charts show gen Z is different.
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By Mark Hancock, Professor of Physiotherapy, Macquarie University
Deborah Wareham, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Spinal Pain Research Centre, Macquarie University
If you’ve got low back pain, you’ve probably heard the advice to go for a swim. Now the evidence shows they were right.
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By Jae Yup Jung, Associate Professor, School of Education, UNSW
As term three rolls around, students in Years 9, 10 and 11 are starting to plan their subject pathways for their senior years.
Some students may be considering acceleration in one or more Year 12 subjects. This means placing them into classes with older peers to allow them to study above their year level. These students are likely to be among the most capable in their year group. They also tend to learn quickly and are highly motivated to learn.
The…
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By Charlotte Farrell, Lecturer, Theatre and Performance Studies, UNSW
Divine Playhouse, a queer arts venue in a deconsecrated church, was forced to close its doors in Sydney last week. It doesn’t have to be this way.
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