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Ardern shows the way in engaging with young voters
Alexandra Pascoe | October 18, 2020Jacinda Ardern seems to have been more successful in appealing to young people than many contemporary politicians, and encouraging them to participate in the electoral process in greater numbers.
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Sustainable success for Australian business
Glenn Hoetker | October 17, 2020The disruption of COVID-19 is an unexpected opening for businesses to adopt more sustainable practices – elevating the practice of sustainability across industries.
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New handbook helps citizens to debunk fake news
Open Forum | October 17, 2020The battle against fake news has gained a powerful new weapon, with leading experts across the globe penning a free new handbook describing the best ways to combat misinformation.
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Educating the public on genetic testing
Open Forum | October 17, 2020A study of Queensland health consumers has found that work is required to improve public understanding and awareness of genetic testing, given its significant potential to improve health outcomes.
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Widening the business talent pool
Victoria Tichá | October 16, 2020Neurodiversity and veteran hiring initiatives and partnerships can truly diversify recruitment and introduce powerful skillsets to organisations.
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Helping first responders deal with stress
Brendan Nicholson | October 16, 2020Fortem Australia is a not-for-profit organisation providing mental health support to members of first responder agencies and their families.
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Reviewing the global threat spectrum
Alexandra Pascoe | October 16, 2020While the headlines remain dominated by the problems caused by coronavirus and the turmoil of the American election, a range of other threats and tensions shouldn’t be forgotten.
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Counterpoint by Mark Nicol – The degradation of the environmentalist movement
Mark Nicol | October 15, 2020The protection of our threatened biosphere remains the vital issue of our times, but the modern environmentalist movement is hampered by its lack of moral grounding, and its hijacking by a range of other causes.
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The long history of scandal in NSW
David Clune | October 15, 2020Berejiklian is hardly the first NSW politician to become enmeshed in scandal. Corruption has been ingrained in the state’s political culture since its creation, and is why the Independent Commission Against Corruption remains a vital watchdog over the inner workings of its government.
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Doing democracy better
Open Forum | October 15, 2020University of Canberra researchers from the Centre for Deliberative Democracy and Global Governance have received a funding boost to monitor “deliberative integrity”, a project which could prove crucial for Australian democracy.
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Is News Corp bad for democracy?
Dominic O'Sullivan | October 14, 2020A strong regulatory code to ensure that news media cover a wide range of political perspectives, assess them independently, and promote informed public debate would usefully complement restrictions on any one company being allowed to dominate the market.
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Building research capacity for a disaster-resilient Australia
Paul Barnes | October 14, 2020Australia needs a networked consortium of teaching universities and regional research centres helping our emergency and disaster management services face the myriad dangers we face.
