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Why international law is failing to keep pace with technology in preventing cyber attacks

  • Written by: Lorraine Finlay, Lecturer in Law, Murdoch University
Why international law is failing to keep pace with technology in preventing cyber attacksStates that come under cyber attack from state actors have few good legal remedies available to them.Shutterstock

The prime minister’s announcement yesterday that a “sophisticated state actor” had hacked the computer networks of Australia’s major political parties again highlights the serious threat posed by cyber attacks.

Th...

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Desert River Sea is a vibrant, compelling tour of the Kimberley

  • Written by: Ted Snell, Professor, Chief Cultural Officer, Cultural Precinct, University of Western Australia
Desert River Sea is a vibrant, compelling tour of the KimberleyGarry Sibosado, Aalingoon (Rainbow Serpent), 2018, ochre pigment on engraved pearl shell, detail.Courtesy the artist

Review: Desert River Sea: Portraits of the Kimberley, Art Gallery of Western Australia.

For the past century, the curator has been the deciding factor in what is shown by museums and galleries, reassuring audiences of the importance...

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Minister who watches the nation's credit card overlooks his own

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

Mathias Cormann’s 2018 family holiday in Singapore is costing him a good deal more than the $2780.82 he belatedly paid for airfares booked with Helloworld travel company’s CEO who happened to be the Liberal party treasurer and a mate.

Cormann, Government Senate Leader, says he gave his credit card number to Andrew Burnes in July 2017...

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six tips to get the balance right

  • Written by: Christian Moro, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Bond University
six tips to get the balance rightTechnology, when used right, can enhance learning for students.www.shutterstock.com

Australia was one of the first countries in the world to have more computers than students in schools. But as the numbers of computers and other technological devices increased, student performance did not. The days of cramming computers into classrooms and...

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  2. The 'recycling crisis' may be here to stay
  3. Rock art shows early contact with US whalers on Australia's remote north west coast
  4. From refugees to social media to pill testing, church signs are getting political
  5. In Kwongkan, Indian and Australian performers convey an urgent climate change message
  6. New report shines light on who commits animal cruelty and how they are punished
  7. the surprisingly swift end to evolution's big bang
  8. How domestic violence affects women's mental health
  9. What we risk as humans if we allow gene-edited babies: a philosopher's view
  10. Best Picture at the Oscars? Why it has to be The Favourite out of a weak bunch
  11. This time it's Labor and the Greens standing in the way of cheaper super
  12. How big ideas for regional Australia were given short shrift
  13. How Australia made poisoning animals normal
  14. A state actor has targeted Australian political parties – but that shouldn't surprise us
  15. How climate change can make catastrophic weather systems linger for longer
  16. 'State actor' makes cyber attack on Australian political parties
  17. will eating nuts make you gain weight?
  18. what makes a shooting star fall?
  19. Labor's lead narrows to just 51-49 in Ipsos, but is it an outlier?
  20. 'is it normal to get sore down there after sex?'
  21. It's time to change our drug dog policies to catch dealers, not low-level users at public events
  22. Sailors' journals shed new light on Bennelong, a man misunderstood by history
  23. it's time to end chemical warfare
  24. A peace agreement in Afghanistan won't last if there are no women at the table
  25. Just like HAL, your voice assistant isn't working for you even if it feels like it is
  26. how you are influenced to choose without really knowing it
  27. Labor's lead cut to 51-49% in latest Ipsos poll
  28. Putting babies under general anaesthetic won't affect their development, new research shows
  29. There's little reason for optimism about Closing the Gap, despite changes to education targets
  30. how queer texts could fight homophobia in Australian schools
  31. The glowing ghost mushroom looks like it comes from a fungal netherworld
  32. Michelle Grattan on reopening Christmas Island and One Nation's shenanigans
  33. The Catholic Church is headed for another sex abuse scandal as #NunsToo speak up
  34. well placed to join the Moon mining race ... or is it?
  35. who are the Uyghurs and why is the Chinese government detaining them?
  36. Electronic waste is recycled in appalling conditions in India
  37. saints or monsters, pop culture's limited view of nurses
  38. when watchdogs become pets – or the problem of 'regulatory capture'
  39. For people at risk of mental illness, having access to treatment early can help
  40. You need more than just testes to make a penis
  41. What does "reopening" Christmas Island actually mean and why do it?
  42. Here's what you need to know about melioidosis, the deadly infection that can spread after floods
  43. A refugee legal expert on a week of 'reckless' rhetoric and a new way to process asylum seeker claims
  44. How Zip Pay works, and why the extra cost of 'buy now, pay later' is still enticing
  45. Four lessons from 11 years of Closing the Gap reports
  46. Love, Academically. Why scholarly hearts are beating for Love Studies
  47. Face recognition technology in classrooms is here – and that's ok
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