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Deputy Director & Chief Economist, John Curtin Research Centre. Auspol, China, Democracy/Authoritarianism, Climate, Covid (Australian)
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“We have 2500 vacancies and 1600 off sick – we simply can’t do it” I wonder why so many NSW police are sick? Wait, no I don’t: there’s been a 40% increase in NSW public admin & safety worker’s compensation claims since Covid, but SafeWork NSW doesn’t care #auspol www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...

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This is crazy. These scientists discovered a completely new blood-clotting mechanism that we previously didn't know about. Terrifying in relation to COVID, but amazing.

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Very well put 👇

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Ukraine just made a war in our region less likely. Just another reason we should do more to get their back #auspol

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Encryption is always no more than a speed bump that slows down access by 5-10 years. That means you don’t ever want recognisably critical data downloadable in a usable form even if it’s encrypted.

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Really great scientific advancement from Sydney, understanding how Covid cause organ damage This is a really big deal & should he celebrated Not all work ends in breakthroughs, but without the dead ends we don’t find the right answers #auspol www.miragenews.com/sydney-scien...

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New CNAS report on how four different groups of states would respond to a Taiwan war or crisis. A useful graph to depict the sliding scale of possible responses, from stern words to troops on the ground. s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.o...

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Register now for the 2025 ACIPC International Conference! Join us from 16–19 November 2025 at the Hotel Grand Chancellor Hobart or online. For more information and to register please click the link below: acipcconference.com.au/registration/ #ACIPC25 #BusinessEventsTasmania

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ACTU, SDA & TWU joint statement saying federal contracts should only go to companies that meet basic standards. Seems simple to me. “If you don’t pay your fair share of tax, if you deny workers their rights… you should not be rewarded with public money.” #auspol www.sda.au/news/media-r...

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This is a pretty shit new tactic from China, deliberately breaching biosecurity to attack the food supply. It just raises prices for everyone, everywhere. ground.news/article/2-ch...

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I think Vietnam is letting itself get played here. Admittedly 65% tariffs is a huge risk, but I don’t think what they’re doing will help deal with Trump. ground.news/article/viet...

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Good news from Korea! ground.news/article/sout...

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Yes, we have a bloody tomato shortage in Australia. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...

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I might be in the minority here, but Greens senators should stay in the Greens. Labor is better off not accepting them. This shit just causes trouble and benefits no one. #auspol

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Good to see Marles calling out the CCP’s war mongering & militarist expansionism at the Shangrila Dialogue. Note to Australian left: it’s not Australia that’s threatening anyone in our region (or anywhere) #auspol www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Russia’s long range strategic bombers were in *Siberia*, 4,300km from Ukraine. That’s almost like NZ hitting an airbase in Perth. Admittedly this involved an infiltration & smuggling operation, not a direct strike, but still… ground.news/article/ukra...

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You absolutely love to see it. www.smh.com.au/world/europe...

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“There won’t be a renewable energy industry in 2030 – it will just be the energy industry” The Libs decades long campaign to prevent energy investment in Australia has finally been defeated. By the time they return to office, the energy sector will be transformed www.smh.com.au/business/the...

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More defence spending is fine, but as it stands we have no real strategy for deterring the CCP at any level of defence spending apple.news/AseC_hSceTOq...

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The environment act has to have a climate trigger. That much is obvious. #auspol #insiders

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“If you’re not for net zero by 2050, you’re for the catastrophic effects of climate change.” - Chris Bowen

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