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What makes a good life?
Mihaela Zaharia | June 27, 2016What exactly determines wellbeing? Does it change with age? Mihaela Zaharia wants your participation to find out why some people thrive and others don’t.
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Negative gearing changes: the unforeseen consequences
John Cunningham | June 24, 2016One of the centerpieces of Bill Shorten’s election campaign is proposing changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax. President of the Real Estate Institute of New South Wales, John Cunningham, argues that executing these changes would be a mistake.
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An international voice: My concerns as a young person in today’s world
Megan Boehm | June 24, 2016Is today’s youth really mindless, lazy and technology-dependent? Megan Boehm is a young American student, and here she shares some of the big issues her generation really is concerned about.
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Part 3 of 3. Why Tesla and 200,000 Australian auto workers need each other
Stewart Nattrass | June 24, 2016There has been no mention of the elephant in the room during the lead up to the election. In his final blog of this series, Stewart Nattrass suggests to vote in the Senate for those that will support investigating how to attract Tesla to Australia.
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Helping to ‘Change the Conversation’ about people seeking asylum to our shores
Ciantal Bigornia | June 24, 2016What can we do to make Australia a more welcoming place for people coming to our shores? Following Refugee Week Ciantal Bigornia explains how the Sydney Alliance Table Talk campaign helps shifting attitudes about asylum seekers.
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Theme of upcoming GAP Summit announced
editor | June 23, 2016How can Australia build and nurture spaces for innovation and creative engagement so that we can become a truly innovative nation? This will be the key theme of this year’s Global Access Partners Annual Economic Summit in the NSW Legislative Assembly Chamber on 15 and 16 September.
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Celebrate NAIDOC week
editor | June 22, 2016It’s NAIDOC week from 3 to 10 July 2016. NAIDOC celebrations are held around Australia each July to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
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Horrific live export footage demands immediate action: Voiceless
Elise Burgess | June 22, 2016Recent footage of the horrific abuse of exported Australian animals have again shown that the live export industry isn’t working. The animal protection institute Voiceless is calling on the Prime Minister to act now.
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Part 2 of 3. Why Tesla and 200,000 Australian auto workers need each other
Stewart Nattrass | June 22, 2016Tesla has pulled off the greatest sales and marketing campaign in the history of the auto industry, without one car on the show room floor. In his second of three blogs Stewart Nattrass looks at the current state of the global market and where we could be in five years.
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Part 1 of 3. Why Tesla and 200,000 Australian auto workers need each other
Stewart Nattrass | June 17, 2016Australia’s long history of building automobiles is coming to an end. Meanwhile Tesla’s electric cars are going from strength to strength. In this first of three blogs Stewart Nattrass argues that with vacant assembly lines and teams of experienced skilled workers we could enter a mutually beneficial relationship with Tesla.
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Australia – a new federation, a new republic, a new hope
David Thorp | June 17, 2016Is it time to abolish the States? The political and constitutional barriers are large. David Thorp offers an alternative vision for Australia that he thinks could inspire the majority of voters.
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Kids Giving Back – creating the next generation of generosity
Ruth Tofler-Riesel | June 17, 2016Kids Giving Back provides volunteering opportunities for young people to give back, grow community and develop a strong sense of self. Co-founder Ruth Tofler-Riesel urges us all to help nurture tomorrow’s change-makers and empower them to make a difference.
