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What we really need from innovation in Australia

  • Written by: Ron Johnston, Executive Director, Australian Centre for Innovation, University of Sydney
imageThe need for innovation, but what does it mean?Thomas Hawk/Flickr, CC BY-NC

The tone of commentary about the appropriateness and effectiveness of innovation as a centrepiece of Australian government policy has turned from one of enthusiasm, particularly among the start-up community, to pessimism and even rejection.

Just a day after the federal...

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Calls for deradicalisation programs after Nice attack should be met with caution

  • Written by: Keiran Hardy, Lecturer, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Griffith University
imageThere are calls for Australia to focus on early intervention strategies to steer young people away from the path to radicalisation in the wake of events like the Nice attack.Reuters/Eric Gaillard

A heated Q&A panel this week managed to agree on one thing: in the wake of the horrific terrorist attack in Nice, there is a greater need in Australia...

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How we lock accounts on The Conversation

  • Written by: Cory Zanoni, Community Manager, The Conversation

I dislike locking people’s accounts on The Conversation. I want as many people as possible to leave as many comments sharing as many opinions as possible on our articles.

But, on occasion, we have locked accounts. It’s worth explaining how and why. In part so the process is understood by everyone and in part so we can have a discussion...

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Five tips to get the government started on real health reform

  • Written by: Lesley Russell, Adjunct Associate Professor, Menzies Centre for Health Policy, University of Sydney
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Since the election, the Turnbull government has received a great deal of advice on how to counter the pervasive public scepticism about its ongoing commitment to the universality of Medicare.

While the impacts of the so-called Mediscare campaign, the Medicare rebate freeze and the “zombie” policies left over from the 2014-15 budget have...

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  1. FactCheck Q A: has the Grand Mufti of Australia condemned terrorist attacks overseas?
  2. Friday essay: secrets of the Delphic Oracle and how it speaks to us today
  3. What Australia can learn from England's plan for vocational education
  4. Italians again migrate to Australia, but experience work exploitation
  5. Turnbull orders review of local threat from lone wolf extremists
  6. Inner-city bias: the suburbs need a fair go
  7. 'Slapped cheek' syndrome: a common rash in kids, more sinister in pregnant women
  8. New cancer treatment? Scientists have programmed bacteria to kill cancer cells in mice
  9. Apple is taking its first steps towards a more comprehensive post-PC world
  10. Science by stealth: secret missions of a visual science communicator
  11. Grattan on Friday: Time for Labor and Greens to find common ground with government on marriage plebiscite
  12. The Cold Logic of Doing Good
  13. Politics podcast: Jim Chalmers on Labor's approach to the economy
  14. Your guide to see five planets after sunset
  15. Australia ranks 20th on progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals
  16. Xenophon and Katter's concerns over Ausgrid sale ring hollow
  17. Blood pressure targets – what does the new guideline say and how low should you go?
  18. Here's how to close the gap on Indigenous women smoking during pregnancy
  19. Politics serves as therapy when Trump takes the stage
  20. Smoothies as talismans: the allure of superfoods and the dangers of nutritional primitivism
  21. Why we need to hear what controversial people say and not silence the debate
  22. Grey dawn or the twilight years? Let’s talk about growing old
  23. A tale of five cities: applying foresight to shape their futures
  24. Weekly Dose: Truvada, the drug that can prevent HIV infection
  25. As life imitates art, how are we to read terror plots in film and TV?
  26. There are bright spots among the world’s coral reefs – the challenge is to learn from them
  27. How do we uncouple global development from resource use?
  28. Sleep problems that persist could affect children's emotional development
  29. Study of top business innovators shows more is needed than being tech savvy
  30. Earning influence: what power might Bernardi's grassroots lobby have?
  31. Migraines in childhood and adolescence: more than just a headache
  32. Climate policy needs a new lens: health and well-being
  33. A new brain-warp technique that helps to reconstruct fossil brains
  34. Productivity Commission attacks competition 'effects test' and farm foreign investment rules
  35. Bitter row over move to dump Kim Carr from ALP frontbench
  36. Coalition likely to face difficult Senate
  37. Don’t just blame older Australians for increased hospital demand
  38. Lessons from the election
  39. Death on smartphones: in a world of live streamed tragedy, what do we gain?
  40. The environment-energy superportfolio can deliver real action – here's how
  41. Former ambassador to China to be new Foreign Affairs department head
  42. Melania Trump's speech follows a long history of plagiarism in public life
  43. Queenslanders will soon see in real-time who's paying politicians – now Canberra must act
  44. Don’t poke the Bear: what could Russia do next about drugs in sport?
  45. What HILDA has to tell us about wealth and poverty
  46. Stark divide between young and old as Australian household incomes and wealth stall
  47. Business Briefing: The hurdles, pitfalls and payoffs of investing in Indonesia
  48. Blockchain really only does one thing well
  49. Bed-wetting in older children and young adults is common and treatable
  50. Australian foreign policy needs a broader conception of our national interest

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How Fulfilment Services in Australia Help Businesses Scale Efficiently

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Turning Your Empty Tables into Revenue

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How Telematics Helps Australian Companies Improve Productivity

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Lighting Shop in Perth: How The Right Lighting Can Transform Your Home And Business

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The pressure cooker: life in urban Australia in 2026

Australian cities have always been demanding. Long commutes, rising housing costs, busy schedules a...

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Is It Worth Getting Solar Panels in Melbourne?

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