Articles by The Mandarin

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  This robotic chemist does over 600 experiments a week and learns from its own work

  Tuesday July 14, 2020

  By Edd Gent

  • Communications & Technology

  A mobile robot can carry out experiments using standard lab equipment designed for humans and can make decisions on the fly about what experiments it…

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  Can environmental conservation mitigate the impact of recession on regional Australia?

  Monday July 13, 2020

  By Cassian Drew

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  Governments and philanthropic groups have long been involved in the purchase of private land to achieve conservation outcomes. The challenge in any conservation activity is…

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  Schools as service hubs for collaborative placed-based service delivery

  Monday July 13, 2020

  By Annette Michaux & Amy Conley Wright

  • Community & Social

  School structures daily life for children and families, providing safe harbour for all, including during life’s storms such as family breakdown and financial or housing…

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  Jeanette Young: pandemic policy advisor making a difference

  Sunday July 12, 2020

  By The Mandarin

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  Jeanette Young is chief health officer, Queensland.

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  How to reap the benefits and limit the costs when a job takes you far from home

  Friday July 10, 2020

  By Prithwiraj Choudhury

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  When you're a public servant posted to an outpost station, how can you take advantage of all the benefits while mitigating the constraints and minimising…

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  James Downie: pandemic policy advisor making a difference

  Friday July 10, 2020

  By The Mandarin

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  James Downie is chief executive officer, Independent Hospital Pricing Authority.

• In focus: Victoria COVID-19 infograms

  Thursday July 9, 2020

  By Juliette O'Brien

  • Australian Capital Territory

  This article is part of the COVID-19 in Australia infograms collection.

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  Opinion: the dark underbelly of domestic abuse in Australia

  Thursday July 9, 2020

  By Anushka Britto

  • Community & Social

  The current COVID-19 situation has highlighted a number of deficiencies in the support we have for domestic abuse victims. It has shown us that we…

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  Is 100 the new 80? Centenarians are becoming more common

  Thursday July 9, 2020

  By Katharina Buchholz

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  This year, the United Nations expects the number of centenarians to rise to 573,000 worldwide. Japan is the country with the highest rate of centenarians,…

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  Opinion: China’s behaviour warrants increased scrutiny of foreign investment

  Thursday July 9, 2020

  By Stephen Kirchner

  • Communications & Technology

  The government should aim to develop and publish clear and consistent principles for the application of the new national security test — something that has…

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  Liz MacLeod: pandemic policy advisor making a difference

  Wednesday July 8, 2020

  By The Mandarin

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  Liz MacLeod is chief executive, COVID Health Operations.

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  Jeff Smith: pandemic policy advisor making a difference

  Wednesday July 8, 2020

  By The Mandarin

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  Jeff Smith is CEO, People with Disability Australia, a disabled people's organisation run by and for people with disability.

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  ‘The Father of the Senate’: an interview with Kim Carr

  Tuesday July 7, 2020

  By Scott Hamilton & Stuart Kells

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  Of his nearly 28 years as an Australian senator, he spent 23 of those years on the front bench. When we spoke he was in…

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  Op-ed: in Canberra, three decisions in 25 years

  Tuesday July 7, 2020

  By Michael Easson

  • Australian Capital Territory

  Reflecting on a quarter of a century as a director of ACT government corporations Dr Michael Easson AM, discusses the role of boards and the…

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  Working hard to get energy-transition policy right: learning from Gippsland’s Latrobe Valley’s efforts

  Tuesday July 7, 2020

  By Chloe Ward & Emma Shortis et. al.

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  Chloe Ward, Emma Shortis, Leo Goedegebuure and Bruce Wilson explore the lessons learned about innovation and regional development from three years of research and engagement…