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Can we build it? Yes, we can

Can Australia can become a global manufacturing hub, create jobs and enhance national security? Yes, writes Professor Simon Ringer for The Daily Telegraph, who says the time is ripe for investment in advanced manufacturing to spur Australia's economy
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2020/08/04/can-we-build-it--yes--we-can.html
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How to rock white sneakers without eco-guilt

In this opinion piece, Lisa Heinz explains how to avoid fast fashion with sustainable alternatives.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2017/12/14/how-to-rock-white-sneakers-without-eco-guilt.html
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Facebook's news ban before COVID vaccine rollout is dangerous

Facebook's ban on news links could be damaging to public health messaging, right before Australia's COVID-19 vaccine rollout, writes Maryke Steffens.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2021/02/18/facebook-news-ban-before-vaccine-rollout-is-dangerous.html
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Climate explained: why don’t we have electric aircraft?

Electric cars, trains, trams and boats already exist. That logically leads to the question: why are we not seeing large electric aircraft? And will we see them any time soon? Aeronautical engineering academic, Dr Dries Verstraete explains.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2019/09/23/climate-explained--why-don-t-we-have-electric-aircraft-.html
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How banks can win public trust back

A major bank's claim that "trust is critical to our business" sits very awkwardly with its recent track record, writes Professor David Kinley of the University of Sydney.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2017/08/25/how-banks-can-win-public-trust-back.html
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Why you're probably not 'addicted' to your smartphone

Tips to reduce your smartphone use, from our cyberpsychology expert. Obsessively checking your smartphone apps might look like addiction, but is it? Dr Andrew Campbell from the University of Sydney explains.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2018/02/23/why-you-re-probably-not--addicted--to-your-smartphone.html
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Lock up your pet cat, it's a killing machine

Roaming pet cats kill 390 million animals per year in Australia, including reptiles, birds and mammals. Read more from University of Sydney.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2020/05/15/lock-up-your-pet-cat-its-a-killing-machine.html
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Policy sentiment rather than substance for housing affordability

Will the 2017 Federal Budget provide first home buyers some relief? Professor Peter Phibbs and Professor Nicole Gurran write on the Coalition Government's policy response.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2017/05/15/policy-sentiment-rather-than-substance-on-housing-affordability.html
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Give teachers more freedom

It's time to roll back curriculum constraints and give teachers the freedom to make their own professional judgements, writes Dr Nicole Mockler. Read more here.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2017/01/24/give-teachers-more-freedom.html
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6 ways politics "trumps" health in America

The Trump Administration has shown time and time again that public health takes a backseat to political promises, writes public health law experts Professor Lawrence Gostin and Professor Roger Magnusson.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2018/07/17/6-ways-politics-trumps-health-in-america.html