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A Nation of “Good Sports”‘? Cultural Citizenship and Sport in Contemporary Australia
David Rowe | July 24, 2014The national government and its agencies tend uncritically to reproduce the mythology of universal Australian love of sport. David Rowe is head of a project in ethnically diverse Greater Western Sydney, exploring if it still can be assumed that sport plays a unifying role in this country.
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Sport in Australia: global engagement, national and local significance
Daryl Adair | July 21, 2014Australia is no backwater in world sport and hosts big international tournaments each year. Daryl Adair says a balance of global and local events is important for the sustainability of the Australian sport marketplace.
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Opportunities for SMEs
Open Forum | July 21, 2014Australian and international thought leaders discussed the role SMEs can play in meeting the G20’s target of 2% growth above trend at the invitation of the Honourable Bruce Billson MP, Australian Minister for Small Business, and the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI).
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We can’t afford to ignore it
Open Forum | July 20, 2014It is Homeless Persons’ Week from 4 to 10 August 2014. This year, Homeless Persons’ Week will look at how ignoring homelessness causes significant costs to individuals, government and society. The event is coordinated by Homelessness Australia. It is used to raise awareness of people experiencing homelessness and the surrounding issues.
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It’s about what is wrong and what is right
Alycia Gawthorne | July 18, 2014Politicians from both major parties keep using asylum seekers to score political points. Alycia Gawthorne from GetUp says that instead of operating on our most base human emotions, fear of the unknown, our actions should reflect our nation’s true values of mateship and a fair go.
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Obituary: Australia’s carbon price
Paul Twomey | July 18, 2014Australia no longer has a carbon price, after it has been repealed in the Senate. Paul Twomey delivers the eulogy for a scheme that had passionate origins, but eventually found an untimely death.
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Swimming, sport and all that Jaz
Jasmin Forsyth | July 16, 2014Regardless of the level you reach in any sport, the life lessons and skills developed are invaluable. Jaz Forsyth from Swim Australia looks back on her own career as a competitive swimmer cut short.
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Clear your head, make a difference
Open Forum | July 15, 2014Give up alcohol as part of a team or as an individual for Dry July and raise funds for adults living with cancer and their families to improve their quality of life.
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Australia, we need to talk
Alycia Gawthorne | July 15, 2014Australians are kind and generous people, but like anyone, we are prone to fear what we do not know. Alycia Gawthorne from the community advocacy organisation GetUp says it is up to us to start changing the way we talk about asylum seekers.
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Australia’s response to the HIV/AIDS crisis
David Penington | July 15, 2014The first cases of HIV/AIDS first occurred in the early 1980. Professor David Penington was Chairman of the National AIDS Task Force at the time and recounts how the recognition and response to the disease unfolded in Australia ahead of a global AIDS conference in Melbourne.
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Have a night in to get the word out
Open Forum | July 14, 2014Friday 25 July is White Ribbon Night. The event raises funds to help stop violence against women. Communities across Australia are asked to have a night in to get the word out.
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World Cup goes to Germany
Open Forum | July 13, 2014Germany has won the 2014 FIFA World Cup. They beat Argentina 1-0 on Sunday evening. It’s Germany’s fourth World Cup victory. The last win in 1990 also came over Argentina.
