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Australia comes bottom of the class on climate action
John Iser | November 24, 2017Australia has scored poorly in the recently released Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) coming 54 of 57 countries and remaining a long way from Paris targets. Dr John Iser of Doctors for the Environment discusses the major additional effort to be undertaken if Australia is to increase its ranking.
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Space and national security
Brett Biddington | November 23, 2017Space is an inherently ‘dual use’ – meaning space technologies have both military and civil/commercial application. CEO of the recent International Astronautical Congress Brett Biddington AM considers this dynamic on the development of a national space agency.
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Understanding the Global Navigation Satellite System
Ben Southwell | November 22, 2017Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) is an umbrella term encompassing all global systems including GPS. There just so happens to be a GNSS hotspot over Australia. Ben Southwell from the Australian Centre for Space Engineering Research (ACSER) explains the term and how it relates to potential growth in our space capabilities.
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The rise of extremism
Ted Cantle | November 21, 2017We are now in one of the most difficult and dangerous political periods for fifty years. The founding father of community cohesion Professor Ted Cantle CBE outlines the struggle facing mainstream political views.
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Agriculture beyond the farm gate
Professor Michael Friend | November 21, 2017As we celebrate Australian agriculture today #AgDay, Director of the Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation, Professor Michael Friend writes about the value of the sector beyond the farm gate and the important role of research across the value chain.
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Is it time to think about ‘organic indoor air’?
Marco Amati | November 20, 2017Rising public concern towards exposure to toxins and pollutants have led researchers to consider our indoor environment. Environmental scientist Marco Amati explains the important role indoor plants can play in eliminating harmful toxins from these areas.
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After postal vote, we will never think of western Sydney the same way again
Andy Marks | November 17, 2017The emphatic “no” response from western Sydney shows that the epicentre of conservative values no longer lies in regional NSW. Assistant Vice-Chancellor of UWS Dr Andy Marks explores Sydney’s results.
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Why is sport so important in Australian culture?
Stefan Grun | November 16, 2017Australians like to think of themselves as sports obsessives, a nation of people who play hard, are loyal to their team and passionate about sporting endeavour. Stefan Grun looks at the background to this sense of national identity.
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Australians with disability deserve equal access to information and advocacy
Diana Palmer | November 16, 2017With the onset of the NDIS the NSW Government have announced funding cuts to disability information services, due to begin in 2018. Diana Palmer, Executive Officer at IDEAS, an information provider for Australian’s explains why these services are crucial for those living with a disability.
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The great obfuscation: Australia votes YES whilst bigotry is rebranded as “freedom of speech”
Tenley Gillmore | November 15, 2017Today the Marriage Survey was returned in favour of change. Social commentator Tenley Gillmore considers what to expect, particularly from conservative stakeholders, over the coming weeks.
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Replacing Federation: Why and with what?
Klaas Woldring | November 14, 2017Is it time to move on from federation? Constitutional expert Klaas Woldring argues that there are 3 major reasons to update the order and suggests a more productive model of government would be a two-tier system.
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The social impact of a national space agency
Solange Cunin | November 13, 2017Talk about the Australian Space Agency has moved quickly onto the impact for the economy and society. Founder of STEM space program Cuberider Solange Cunin discusses how a national space agency will impact our youth and their education.
