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Clear your head, make a difference
editor | June 8, 2015You don’t often get the chance to raise money for charity by not doing something! Give up alcohol for a month for Dry July to support adults living with cancer and their families to improve their quality of life.
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What do you need to know about diabetes?
editor | June 8, 2015Diabetes is Australia’s fastest growing chronic disease with 280 new cases every day. 12 to 18 July 2015 is National Diabetes Week. Its aim is to raise awareness of the seriousness of diabetes and the growing number of people who have it.
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Learn, Respect and Celebrate
editor | June 8, 2015It’s NAIDOC week from 5 to 12 July 2015. NAIDOC stands for National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee. It is a celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and an opportunity to recognise the contributions of Indigenous Australians in various fields.
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Digital solutions in an accountable democracy: Tools for empowerment or exclusion?
Rebecca Rumbul | June 5, 2015Having access to information in principle is not the same as equality of access in practice. Dr Rebecca Rumbul, Head of Research at mySociety, wants to hear your ideas on how to engage a more diverse community in using online tools to exercise an enhanced democracy.
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The status of Australia’s compliance with the Refugee Convention
David Coleman | June 4, 2015In recent months, a situation which may amount to genocide with the Roingya in Myanmar has emerged. David Coleman says the status of Australia's compliance with the Refugee Convention is in crisis.
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Red alert! Heart attack often preceded by GP warning
Mary Barry | June 4, 2015Every day in Australia, 50 women will have a heart attack. The National CEO of the Heart Foundation Mary Barry says there are important steps women need to take to reduce their risk of heart attack.
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Losing weight is a science, keeping it off is psychology
John Carpenter | May 31, 2015We all know that a healthy weight has lifelong benefits. Personal trainer John Carpenter says losing weight and maintaining it is simpler than you might think.
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Australian health system: What needs to be done
Alan Castleman | May 31, 2015The Australian health system is often criticised. Chair of the Australian Centre for Health Research Alan Castleman says while the system is working well, there is room for improvement that requires changes in the way we think and act.
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The Australian Healthcare System – what’s wrong with it and how to fix it?
Kevin Austin | May 31, 2015For the next two months we will discuss Australia’s health. Introducing the topic is Kevin Austen who says to fix our Healthcare System we firstly need to agree on a common vision for it.
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A vision for Australian democracy
Bede Harris | May 29, 2015Australians feel increasingly disenchanted with the political system. Bede Harris says change can only occur if Australians overcome their political apathy and aversion to constitutional change and take the initiative to demand electoral reform.
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Letting women know they are enough
Donna de Zwart | May 28, 2015Employment is the best pathway to financial independence and the opportunity to move on from disadvantage. Donna de Zwart is CEO of Fitted for Work, an organisation helping women to get and keep work.
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The law, ethics and the development of artificial intelligence
David Coleman | May 27, 2015Serious concerns about artificial intelligence have been voiced lately. David Coleman says there are problems which need to be overcome before AI machines can be ethical and legal actors in society.
