The amount of funding countries allocate for research is important. Equally important is spending those funds in ways that promote research excellence and innovation.
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To move towards a knowledge-based economy, Indonesia needs to invest its research funds strategically.
‘American Progress’ by John Gast.
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Progress, in historical terms, has so often meant clearing places of their native inhabitants – both human and non-human.
Australia’s Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Act obliges individuals to register if they act on behalf of “foreign principals”.
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Australia’s Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Act is at least a step in the right direction.
States that come under cyber attack from state actors have few good legal remedies available to them.
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Cyber attacks are a real and increasing threat to Australia, and the law lags a long way behind in both protection and recourse.
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Polar bears ‘invading’ a Russian village have renewed concern over climate change in the Arctic, but human-wildlife conflicts are flaring up everywhere.
Media reports tend to focus on people who drown at the beach. But almost as many people drown in rivers and lakes. Where are the safety messages for them?
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Migrants are no more at risk of drowning than Australian-born swimmers but you’d never know from media reports.
Less recreational screen time is better for children.
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Global experts warn that excessive screen time increases the risk of obesity, low physical fitness, anxiety and depression.
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Data from hydrophones in the Indian ocean has raised new questions about what happened to MH370.
The irukandji jellyfish, up close.
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The irukandji jellyfish can be deadly and particularly hard to trace. However, emerging technology offers a solution.
Your dog can help your garden grow.
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Don’t let your dog’s poo go to landfill and contribute to our waste problem - compost it instead.
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Native cherries are everywhere, but we know surprisingly little about them.
Meng Wanzhou, CFO of the Chinese tech giant Huawei, is shown arriving at a parole office in Vancouver on Dec. 12. Her arrest at the request of the U.S. officials has strained Canada-Chinese relations.
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China is influential, but would not have succeeded in changing the UN human rights system without quiet consent from countries who wished to trade with it, including Canada.
Asset recycling is a shell game, a way to get around government accounting rules.
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The so-called ‘Australian model’ of ‘asset recycling’ is no miracle cure for US infrastructure problems.
A young girl protesting at a rally to bring refugees on Nauru and Manus Island to Australia.
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The refugee and migration compacts are not perfect, but they offer the chance for countries to do better by people on the move, and should be joined.
Northwest Australia has some of the world’s best conditions for solar and wind energy production.
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An energy transmission network between Australia and Indonesia could help both nations achieve 100% renewable electricity by 2050.
For many respondents, leaving a newsroom has allowed a re-evaluation of work-life balance.
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Since leaving secure jobs in newsrooms, employment has been unstable for many former journalists – but job satisfaction has been surprisingly high.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison says he has heard “loud and clear” that “Australians in our biggest cities are concerned about population”.
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The results of three surveys show that, in testing public opinion, much hangs on how the questions are asked and the surveys are designed.
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Australia is the world centre for sexual deception in plants, tricking wasps along the way.
Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, receive a “hongi,” a traditional Māori welcome, from Māori elders on the lawns of Government House in Wellington, New Zealand in October 2018. In New Zealand, Māori elect members to parliament from designated Māori constituencies – and the right to participate offers more than the ‘duty to consult’ in Canada.
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In New Zealand, sovereignty is disputed, but the Maori case for sharing it with settlers underscores the limits of First Nations consultation in Canada.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has called for a rethink of the ‘top-down’ approach to immigration in Australia, allowing states and territories more input.
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The Canadian immigration model shows that giving states and territories a say in immigration policy can help take the pressure off major urban areas.