The future fix
The Future Fix – Skilling up
What government policies are holding us back in innovation? Is business filling the innovation void? And are we creating a workforce able to take us forward?
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Innovation
Coders or carers: What will the jobs of the future be?
Innovation is happening in Australia – but it’s no thanks to the federal government. What skills do we need to foster to make sure the future really is an exciting time to be alive?
- by John McDuling
How will Australia feed our growing population?
Just how will we feed 50 million Australians and a ravenous growing region? Is business filling the innovation void? And is Government prepared to make the brave long-term calls? Our expert panel discusses food security.
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Food bowl
Lab-grown meat and ancient grains – what will be on the menu in 2050?
What will we be eating in 2050? And will there be enough to go around? These are the questions experts are already chewing on as our population grows and resources dwindle.
- by Yan Zhuang
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Obesity
While politicians refuse to act, Australians become more overweight
In the final instalment of The Future Fix, Dana McCauley examines Australia’s snowballing obesity crisis. Despite health experts offering solutions, politicians have failed to act, leaving us in the grip of a silent epidemic.
- by Dana McCauley
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Extreme weather
The numbers don’t lie so why aren’t we doing more to halt climate change?
In the third part of The Future Fix, we examine the "far away" threat of climate change. Why aren't we doing more to help avert disaster?
- by Nicole Hasham
Exclusive
Federal
'In freefall': Satisfaction with democracy hits new low
Political turmoil is taking its toll, with a sharp fall in the number of Australians who express satisfaction with their democracy, according to a new report.
- by Jessica Irvine
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Company tax
Battlelines redrawn in Australia’s great tax fight
Australians have been fighting about tax since colonial days but more recently the impetus for change had stalled. Now hope is on the horizon for real reform.
- by Jessica Irvine
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Explainers
The policy chaos eroding our faith in democracy
Amid an increasing sense of policy chaos, a new microcosm is forming around finding ways to fix Australian democracy.
- by Jessica Irvine
Opinion
Opinion
Short-term thinking is creating long-term problems
The system needs some updates. It’s time for Federation 2.0.
- by Ralph Ashton
Original URL: https://www.theage.com.au/topic/the-future-fix-1m31