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Boost adoption rate through national target
Jeremy Sammut | April 22, 2014Tony Abbott has ordered a committee to report on adoption in Australia in May. Jeremy Sammut urges the government to take action and boost the number of local adoptions from care.
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Eliminating waste and creating sustainable urban agglomerations
Mark Liebman | April 22, 2014Mimicking natural ecosystems can turn unsustainable towns into sustainable bioregions. Mark Liebman suggests a planning system that is beneficial for both the land users and the ecosystem inhabitants.
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Youth unemployment and ways forward
Simon Kwan | April 22, 2014Young people are finding it ever more difficult to find jobs that match their skills and education. Simon Kwan is part of a group of business leaders who offer professional support to young people in their work and career development.
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Inform and inspire
Open Forum | April 19, 2014The Sydney Opera House will again be the home for TEDx Sydney on Saturday, 26 April. TED is a not-for-profit enterprise that aims to broadcast ‘ideas worth spreading’ and invites the world’s leading thinkers and doers to speak for 18 minutes.
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Take advantage of ASEAN’s new market
Open Forum | April 18, 2014The ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), a newly integrated market, will be formed 2015. Australian businesses operating in ASEAN are well placed to capitalise on this new market. The Centre for Economic Diplomacy Asia Pacific (CEDAP) and the Australia Indonesia Business Council (AIBC) offer a practical workshop on Monday, 19 May 2014 in Brisbane.
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Australia’s Easter Bilby
Nicholas Newland | April 17, 2014This weekend, countless children in Australia will look forward to the Easter bunny hiding chocolate eggs. Nicolas Newman from the Foundation for Rabbit Free Australia explains why he wants us to kick the Easter bunny habit.
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WA Senate re-elections – what does it mean for voters?
Dominic O'Sullivan | April 15, 2014The Senate re-election in Western Australia has come and gone almost unnoticed by a seemingly disengaged public. Dominic O’Sullivan argues that to enhance the democratic credentials of our system we need to make sure that the act of voting is sufficiently clear for a vote to mean what the voter intends it to mean.
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Do bicycle advocates need to act like Hollywood?
Rachel Smith | April 15, 2014What does Hollywood have to do with bike riding? Rachel Smith says we all need to get involved in collecting data if we want to see our dream of more people cycling come true.
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Disruption in the space industry
Dr Jason Held | April 14, 2014With new technologies emerging, the barriers to space are continuously being reduced. Jason Held from Saber Astronautics explains how even smaller companies are now able to enter the space sector.
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What if consumers were as determined as the businesses they dealt with?
Christopher Zinn | April 11, 2014Making meaningful comparisons as a customer is challenging. Christopher Zinn says we need help in order to make better decisions as a consumer.
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Conversation at the end of a life well lived
Don Campbell | April 11, 2014Watching a loved person die is painful and confronting. Don Campbell urges patients and their families to have their own difficult conversations in advance to help doctors provide compassionate care at the end of a life well lived.
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How to be a bettertarian
Rebecca Sullivan | April 8, 2014There are so many choices around food available, which makes it complicated for consumers to purchase sustainable products. Rebecca Sullivan explains how as a bettertarian she makes better nutritional choices that integrate the land, the animals and the people.
