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Beyond bollards: protecting crowded places means not letting the exceptional become the norm

  • Written by: Jon Coaffee, Professor of Urban Geography, University of Warwick
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The Australian government’s new strategy for protecting crowded places from terrorism draws heavily on other countries’ experiences of implementing similar strategies as part of a broader national counter-terrorism agenda.

The US and UK have had similar crowded places policies for a number of years due to persistently high threat...

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Finkel's Law: robots won't replace us because we still need that human touch

  • Written by: Alan Finkel, Australia’s Chief Scientist, Office of the Chief Scientist
imageThe rise of the ChiefBot.Wes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND

By now, you’ve probably been warned that a robot is coming for your job. But rather than repeat the warning, I’ve decided to throw down a challenge: man against machine.

First, I’ll imagine the best possible robot version of an Australian Chief Scientist that...

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Trump changes his mind on Afghanistan, but will upping the ante win the war?

  • Written by: Tony Walker, Adjunct Professor, School of Communications, La Trobe University
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President Donald Trump has upped the ante in America’s longest-running war, but it is not clear whether an all-guns-blazing strategy will bring the long-running conflict any nearer to a conclusion.

In a clear departure from approaches applied by his predecessors, George W. Bush and Barack Obama, Trump proclaimed a new...

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Science is important but moves too fast: five charts on how Australians view science and scientists

  • Written by: Rod Lamberts, Deputy Director, Australian National Centre for Public Awareness of Science, Australian National University
imageMore than 50% of Australians think drugs should be cleared for use before they've completed clinical trials. Neale Cousland/shutterstock

Ninety percent of Australians feel science has made life easier overall. But we’re a complex nation when it comes to the finer details of how we view science and scientists.

We recently released results of...

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  3. It's hard to find a humble CEO. Here's why
  4. Australia's car industry needs cybersecurity rules to deal with the hacking threat
  5. Evidence is clear on the benefits of legalising same-sex marriage
  6. It's not just the buildings, high-density neighbourhoods make life worse for the poor
  7. Greening the concrete jungle: how to make environmentally friendly cement
  8. The 2017 Melbourne International Film Festival: films to watch out for
  9. Surgery isn't the only option for prostate cancer yet many men aren't offered others
  10. North Korea tells Australia it is acting suicidally by joining war games
  11. Friend or foe? Just look at the way a person moves
  12. Being Here: the bold artistic vision and short life of Paula Modersohn-Becker
  13. Health Check: can stress during pregnancy harm my baby?
  14. Politics podcast: Mathias Cormann on the same-sex marriage postal survey
  15. Coalition position worsens in Newspoll to trail 46-54%
  16. Dry winter primes Sydney Basin for early start of bushfire season
  17. Where to take refuge in your home during a bushfire
  18. Being exploited and breaching your visa: the limited choices of the food delivery worker
  19. Curious Kids: Why do we count to 10?
  20. As Australia becomes less religious, our parliament becomes more so
  21. Australia's screen future is online: time to support our new content creators
  22. This is why apartment living is different for the poor
  23. Women who sexually abuse children are just as harmful to their victims as male abusers
  24. Religious classes in schools must adapt to fit a changing Australia
  25. No legal doubt over decisions Joyce and Nash take: Brandis
  26. National poll vs sample survey: how to know what we really think on marriage equality
  27. Tech companies can distinguish between free speech and hate speech if they want to
  28. Striking in al-Ándalus: why Islamic State attacked Spain
  29. How we inherit masculine and feminine behaviours: a new idea about environment and genes
  30. From the edge of the Solar System, Voyager probes are still talking to Australia after 40 years
  31. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the government's dual citizenship issues
  32. This may not be the 'biggest flu season on record', but it is a big one – here are some possible reasons
  33. If High Court decides against ministers with dual citizenship, could their decisions in office be challenged?
  34. Controlled experiments won't tell us which Indigenous health programs are working
  35. Barcelona attack: a long war against Islamic terrorism is our reality
  36. For sniffing out crime and missing persons, science backs blood-detection dogs
  37. Finding balance on marriage equality debate a particular challenge for the media
  38. Friday essay: Joan of Arc, our one true superhero
  39. Lessons from Adelaide in how a smart city can work to benefit everyone
  40. Walking the fine line between healthy weight advice and fat shaming
  41. Vital Signs: RBA rates decision stuck between jobs growth and household debt
  42. Noise from offshore oil and gas surveys can affect whales up to 3km away
  43. Grattan on Friday: Malcolm Turnbull's government has finally defied fiction
  44. New shock rocks government: Nationals' deputy Fiona Nash a dual British citizen
  45. Unrepentant Hanson hopes burqa stunt will create debate
  46. Father and son: Saturn and Jupiter in the northern sky
  47. Speaking with: Nicole Gurran on Airbnb and its impact on cities
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