Dialogue
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We’re banned from leaving Australia. Who can get an exemption to go overseas? And how?
Australians are all too aware of the restrictions on interstate travel and on who can currently enter Australia. But people may not realise there is also a ban on overseas …
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Why you must complete an Advanced Health Care Directive now
COVID-19 has beaten the world into submission with some countries and states faring worse than others. A particularly tough disease, authorities are quick to quarantine and even quicker to act …
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80 per cent of international students are still in Australia – how we treat them will have consequences
COVID-19 has not stopped international education. As of August 24, 524,000 international students were living among us in Australian cities and communities. They represent 78 per cent of all student …
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I wish to get Greek citizenship through my Greek-born parent
My mother was born in Greece and I would like to know if and how I could obtain the Greek citizenship, which I believe is like a European citizenship, as …
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Job-ready graduates changes loom as last straw for emerging researchers
With the federal government making concessions on the Job-ready Graduates Package, we are closer to it becoming law. It’s meant to take effect in 2021. We prepared a submission on …
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Open letter to Americans about Turkey’s bullying of Greece and Cyprus
Dear Americans, Turkey has a large population and a large economy. Recep Tayyip Erdogan is planning the future very carefully, boosting the defence industry, and preparing to celebrate the 100th …
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Religious concerns over vaccine production methods needn’t be an obstacle to immunisation
We tend to assume disseminating public health messages is solely the role of public servants such as Victorian chief medical officer Brett Sutton and his former federal counterpart Brendan Murphy, …
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Parliament an instrument that ensures the ultimate safety of citizens
Victoria’s Premier Daniel Andrews wants parliament to agree on a 12-month extension of the state’s emergency powers. This is unlikely to pass the Legislative Council. These powers have made the …
Life –
Aristotle and the chatbot: how ancient rules of logic could make artificial intelligence more human
Many attempts to develop artificial intelligence are powered by powerful systems of mathematical logic. They tend to produce results that make logical sense to a computer program — but the …
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Panhellenion: saying ‘meh’ to SAE, tasked with bringing Greeks from around the world together
In 131AD, while on tour in Greece, Philhellenic Roman emperor Hadrian, who like all emperors since Augustus revered classical Greek culture and appropriated it in order to legitimise and provide …