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As it launches another missile, we must realise there are no easy options for dealing with North Korea

  • Written by: Tony Walker, Adjunct Professor, School of Communications, La Trobe University
imageReuters/KCNA

Here’s the script accompanied by a lot of bombast, signifying not much.

  • North Korea launches another missile – its 18th for the year and 80th since Kim Jong-un assumed power in 2011. This time it travels over Japan itself.

  • The “international community” expresses outrage. Australia echoes these imprecations –...

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APRA inquiry into CBA is the new comedy in town

  • Written by: Pat McConnell, Honorary Fellow, Macquarie University Applied Finance Centre, Macquarie University

Just when you thought it could not get any more bizarre, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) announces it will open its new season with an inquiry into the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), specifically focusing on “governance, culture and accountability frameworks and practices within the group”.

This is an...

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How to make robots that we can trust

  • Written by: Michael Winikoff, Professor in Information Science, University of Otago
imageCan we trust a robot that makes decisions with real-world consequences? from www.shutterstock.com, CC BY-ND

Self-driving cars, personal assistants, cleaning robots, smart homes - these are just some examples of autonomous systems.

With many such systems already in use or under development, a key question concerns trust. My central argument is that...

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How governments have widened the gap between generations in home ownership

  • Written by: Rachel Ong, Deputy Director, Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre, Curtin University

Various government policies have fuelled the demand for housing over time, expanding the wealth of older home owners and pushing it further and further beyond the reach of young would-be home buyers. A new study highlights this divide between millennials and their boomer parents.

The study is part of a Committee of Economic Development of Australia...

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  2. 'Build to rent' could be the missing piece of the affordable housing puzzle
  3. The world protests as Amazon forests are opened to mining
  4. Health Check: which vaccinations should I get as an adult?
  5. Decoding the music masterpieces: Schubert's Winterreise
  6. From the crime scene to the courtroom: the journey of a DNA sample
  7. Rethinking the causes of road trauma: society’s problems must share the blame
  8. The market for virtue: why companies like Qantas are campaigning for marriage equality
  9. Victoria is the latest state to take renewable energy into its own hands
  10. Is Hurricane Harvey a harbinger for Houston's future?
  11. APRA could have investigated CBA years ago: experts
  12. Explainer: what is a bunion and do I need to get mine treated?
  13. Busting the myth that all food additives are bad: a quick guide for label readers
  14. The uncertain origins of the modern marathon
  15. Talk of same-sex marriage impinging on religious freedom is misconceived: here's why
  16. I have always wondered: when do baby birds begin to breathe?
  17. Research shows the importance of parents reading with children – even after children can read
  18. Monumental errors: how Australia can fix its racist colonial statues
  19. Personal boundaries can be lost in translation for Chinese professionals in Australia
  20. Digging for dirt in the digital age: the trouble with journalism and doxing
  21. Green for wellbeing – science tells us how to design urban spaces that heal us
  22. Curious Kids: I heard that breathing through your mouth makes your IQ go down. Is that true?
  23. You can tell if someone is attracted to you by their voice
  24. How Trump and Hanson are damaging their brands
  25. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the dual citizenship cases in the High Court
  26. WA bathes in sunshine but the poorest households lack solar panels – that needs to change
  27. Was embracing the market a necessary evil for Labour and Labor?
  28. Fair Game? The audacity of Héritier Lumumba
  29. Getting rid of junk health insurance policies is just tinkering at the margins of a much bigger issue
  30. The off-topic Conversation #133
  31. Speaking with: John Gerrard on preventing infectious diseases
  32. Australians can be denied life insurance based on genetic test results, and there is little protection
  33. Friday essay: TV's troubling storylines for characters with a mental illness
  34. Business Briefing: the 'get rich quick scheme' influencing what you buy
  35. Vital Signs: don't expect much from the central bankers at Jackson Hole
  36. New budget standards show just how inadequate the Newstart Allowance has become
  37. Finkel's Clean Energy Target plan 'better than nothing': economists poll
  38. Written in stone: the world's first trigonometry revealed in an ancient Babylonian tablet
  39. Getting serious on roads reform is one way our political leaders can get back on track
  40. Grattan on Friday: A No vote in marriage ballot would be a humiliation for Turnbull
  41. Explainer: what exactly must companies disclose to investors?
  42. High Court sets dual citizenship hearings for October
  43. Legalising same-sex marriage will help reduce high rates of suicide among young people in Australia
  44. Singing death: why music and grief go hand in hand
  45. The great divide where religious beliefs and the law meet
  46. Terminator 2 in 3D reminds us what we've still to learn about AI and robotics
  47. Ethnic religious communities may be the 'No' campaign's secret weapon in same-sex marriage fight
  48. The politics of public monuments: it's time Australians looked at what, and whom, we commemorate
  49. Expansion of cashless welfare card shows shock tactics speak louder than evidence
  50. Meet the woman who can lay claim to being Australia's first female judge

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