Economy
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Banking in the Age of AI: Who Makes the Decision?
People trusted institutions with their money. Institutions assessed risk, provided credit, processed payments and offered financial advice. Evelyn Tuma Technology…
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Overtourism and the Right to Remain
For many years, tourism success was measured through a simple language of numbers: more arrivals, more hotel nights, more flights,…
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Adam Smith – The Wealth of Nations
Is a Wealthier Society Necessarily a Better Society? George Ph Georgiou Dinos Toumazos Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations, published…
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Karl Marx & Friedrich Engels – The Communist Manifesto
Who Creates Wealth, and Who Controls It? George Ph Georgiou Dinos Toumazos Published in 1848, The Communist Manifesto by Karl…
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Why Marx Still Matters: Commodity Fetishism in the Age of Algorithms and Artificial Intelligence
More than 150 years after the publication of Capital, Karl Marx continues to provoke discussion far beyond economics. Celia Paule…
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Renewables-powered data centres could revive Australia’s regions
Renewable energy, data centres and energy-intensive industries could shift economic growth towards regional Australia, where power can be generated and…
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Rethinking Cooperation
Why cooperative enterprises continue to matter in a changing global economy. Dean Koyionis When people hear the word cooperative, many…
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Beyond the Battlefield. Assessing the Post Conflict Landscape Through Current International Perspectives
The eventual conclusion of regional armed conflicts is widely expected to mark an important turning point for international politics and…
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Nuclear Power’s Second Act: Why the Energy Debate Is Being Rewritten
Rising electricity demand, geopolitical uncertainty and climate goals are reshaping how governments think about nuclear energy. Arnold McKergow For much…
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Australia must have an ambitious research policy to underpin economic transformation
In a speech marking the 20th anniversary of the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS), Kim Carr warns that Australia…
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Agreement. And 60 Days to Prevent the Next War
Originally published in Time Ali Vaez, Senior Adviser to the President & Project Director, Iran ICG “Ships of the World,…
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One Nation, science and democracy – the trust deficit in Australia
The rise of anti-establishment politics reflects a deeper loss of confidence in Australia’s economic model, making investment in science, research…
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Treason in the futures markets
Unusual market activity before a sudden US policy reversal on Iran raises serious questions about insider knowledge and government integrity.…
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A bold plan to fix Australia’s research and innovation system – but will it deliver?
A major review calls for sweeping reform of Australia’s research and innovation system – but questions remain about delivery, priorities…
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The $175 billion question: will the US Supreme Court stop the war fund?
A US court order forcing the refund of $175 billion in tariff taxes has triggered a constitutional confrontation over whether…
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U.S. Snaps up Venezuela’s Oil and Rare Minerals in Race for Supplies
Even before the price of oil spiked, the Trump administration was eyeing Venezuela’s natural resources. There is now more urgency…
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