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Australian Expatriates could Advance Australia Fair on Australia Day
Sue Ellson | January 24, 2016Are you an Australian living abroad? If you want to enjoy some Aussie traditions this Australia Day, Sue Ellson has a list of events for you. She also explains how Australia could benefit from an improved exchange of knowledge, skills and networks with expatriates.
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Why Australia should aim to become a “centre of excellence” for entrepreneurship by 2020
Tony Surtees | January 20, 2016We all agree that Australia must transform to deliver growth, jobs and prosperity, and innovation is central to that transformation. Let’s talk about entrepreneurship, the process that catalyses innovation, says Tony Surtees.
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Innovation needs collaborative creativity
Graham Thorburn | January 13, 2016In his last blog for our Innovation forum, Graham Thorburn offers ten brief thoughts about collaborative creativity he's gleaned in 35 years as an artist and teacher of artists.
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Forever Young – A Vision for Australia
Open Forum | January 13, 2016Everyone will have a different vision for Australia. This is one.
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Take control of your data
editor | January 10, 2016The Big Data & Analytics Innovation Summit happens in Melbourne on 10-11 February 2016. With a vast amount of data available, modern businesses are faced with the challenge of storage, analysis, privacy, visualisation, security and disruptive tools and technologies.
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Insights from innovative minds
editor | January 10, 2016Above all human is a conference for startup founders, makers, designers and innovators in Melbourne on Friday, 29 January 2016.
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The game is changing, baby: Chris Gayle and sexism in cricket
David Rowe | January 6, 2016West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle has been fined A$10,000 by his club for "inappropriate conduct" after he asked TV journalist Mel McLaughlin for a date in a live interview. Professor for Cultural Research David Rowe says there is still considerable resistance to the full integration of women into sport culture, and not least in the sports media.
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2015 – Australia’s year of food safety woe spurs Country of Origin Labelling & Food Recall App
Michael Sheridan | January 6, 20162015 has left Australian consumers concerned about food safety, with scares about frozen mixed berries, fish poisoning and undeclared allergens in coconut milk causing headlines. Michael Sheridan has developed an app that provides up-to-date information about food recalls.
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Year of Disenchantment: Memories of 2015
Binoy Kampmark | January 4, 20162015 was another year which saw its share of calamities, its historical follies heaped up. But it will take some time to know where the consequences will come home to roost, says Binoy Kampmark.
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Celebrate your way
editor | December 31, 2015Whether you are having a picnic with your family, a barbeque with friends in the backyard or follow the Australian of the Year awards, Australia Day on 26 January is an occasion to come together to celebrate what’s great about Australia, to be proud of what we have achieved as a nation while not forgetting our shortcomings.
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Looking back on 2015
Svetlana Stankovic | December 23, 2015Thank you for your interest and support throughout the year. As 2015 comes to an end, I'd like to share some highlights and the most popular blogs of the year with you.
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Can Australian industry adapt fast enough?
Graham Winter | December 23, 2015Australia has crept up a step in terms of its global competitiveness, according to the World Economic Forum, but remains outside the top 20 and is poorly armed to tackle innovation.