Larissa Mavros – Openforum https://www.openforum.com.au Open Forum offers an independent platform for Australian debate Mon, 18 Mar 2024 22:22:42 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.25 Schools should help students navigate the rise of ‘smart’ technologies https://www.openforum.com.au/schools-should-help-students-navigate-the-rise-of-smart-technologies/ Tue, 30 Jul 2019 21:42:50 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=22445 A UNSW Sydney academic is calling for changes to the education system so that the workers of the future can thrive in a new age of artificial intelligence technology.

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3 million Australians live in poverty https://www.openforum.com.au/3-million-australians-live-in-poverty/ Wed, 17 Oct 2018 20:27:02 +0000 http://www.openforum.com.au/?p=17264 A new report shows that national poverty rates remain high despite Australia experiencing decades of uninterrupted economic growth.

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Universities return $66 billion to the Australian public, new research claims https://www.openforum.com.au/universities-return-66-billion-to-the-australian-public-new-research-claims/ Wed, 15 Aug 2018 22:20:50 +0000 http://www.openforum.com.au/?p=16092 UNSW Sydney Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Ian Jacobs' address at the National Press Club highlighted the economic contributions of Australia’s top research universities.

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International education is vital to Australia’s Indo-Pacific relationships https://www.openforum.com.au/international-education-is-vital-to-australias-indo-pacific-relationships/ Tue, 07 Aug 2018 22:54:39 +0000 http://www.openforum.com.au/?p=15979 International education means a lot more than foreign students merely coming to study in Australia and then leaving with a degree, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has told a meeting at UNSW Sydney.

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