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The dangers of exponential growth
					
			
																				
			Elizabeth Dangerfield		
				
																						
			07/08/2025		
				
		
		
			António Guterres understands something that most world leaders do not. He knows that exponential growth is unrelenting and immensely destructive. ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						The fast lane to a renewable energy future
					
			
																				
			Andrew Blakers		
				
																						
			04/08/2025		
				
		
		
			An academic living in cold Canberra retired his gas heaters a few years ago and installed electric heat pumps for ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						When AI audits the scholarly record, what will happen to public trust in science?
					
			
																				
			Naomi Oreskes		
				
																						
			31/07/2025		
				
		
		
			Self-correction is fundamental to science. One of its most important forms is peer review, when anonymous experts scrutinise research before it ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						Tackling antisemitism can’t be at the expense of a free and open society
					
			
																				
			Ian Robinson		
				
																						
			27/07/2025		
				
		
		
			At the heart of the Special Envoy’s Plan to Combat Antisemitism recently released by Jillian Segal, Australia’s Special Envoy to ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						End the government funding of faith workers
					
			
																				
			Rationale Magazine		
				
																						
			24/07/2025		
				
		
		
			Editor’s note: If you would like to submit a letter for possible publication, please email it to editor@rationalist.com.au. See our Publishing ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						Democracy and the legitimacy of political power
					
			
																				
			John Wright		
				
																						
			21/07/2025		
				
		
		
			Imagine that one day your neighbour knocks on your door and proceeds to tell you what to do. They might ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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