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Australia can't afford to forget smaller businesses when negotiating trade deals

  • Written by: David Treisman, Lecturer in Economics, Bachelor of International Business, Monash Business School, Monash University

Politicians often cite the large market value of exports as justification for free trade agreements. But this misses a fundamental point about trade - we benefit most when we focus on exporting the goods and services we are the most efficient at producing, rather than simply increasing the absolute value of our exports.

It is a firm’s...

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How protons can power our future energy needs

  • Written by: John Andrews, Professor, School of Engineering, RMIT University
How protons can power our future energy needsThe proton battery, connected to a voltmeterRMIT, Author provided

As the world embraces inherently variable renewable energy sources to tackle climate change, we will need a truly gargantuan amount of electrical energy storage.

With large electricity grids, microgrids, industrial installations and electric vehicles all running on renewables, we are...

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Technology and regulation must work in concert to combat hate speech online

  • Written by: Andre Oboler, Lecturer, Master of Cyber-Security Program (Law), La Trobe University
Technology and regulation must work in concert to combat hate speech onlineshutterstock

Online bullying, hate and incitement are on the rise, and new approaches are needed to tackle them. As the Australian Senate conducts hearings for its Inquiry into cyberbullying, it should consider a two-pronged approach to combating the problem.

First, the government should follow the lead of Germany in imposing financial penalties...

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Voice assistants will have to build trust before we're comfortable with them tracking us

  • Written by: Louise Kelly, Lecturer, Queensland University of Technology
Voice assistants will have to build trust before we're comfortable with them tracking usIf consumers are unsure of how that data was collected and used they are likely to reject the personalised content.Shutterstock

We’re all used to targeted advertisements on the internet. But the introduction of voice assistants like Apple’s Siri and Google Assistant mean that companies are capturing all new kinds of data on us, and...

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