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Be brave and shave
editor | February 23, 2015Get sponsored to shave your hair between 12-15 March 2015 and support the Leukaemia Foundation in helping people with blood cancer. If you are not quite brave enough, you can always colour your hair instead.
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Pulcinella revisited: rethinking privacy and security through “commedia dell’arte”
Malcolm Crompton | February 23, 2015What if everyone knew everything about everybody, but nobody talked about it (at least not in public)? Malcolm Crompton says the "commedia dell'arte" could have been onto something regarding privacy and security.
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Australia needs a vision for early learning
Samantha Page | February 20, 2015The Productivity Commission has released the final report from its Inquiry into Child Care and Early Childhood Learning. Samantha Page, CEO of Early Childhood Australia, says the report is a good start but lacks a clear enough vision for families.
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Mental toughness – What is it? Do you need it? Have you got it?
Clive Leach | February 19, 2015In an often challenging and stressful study and work environment, it’s useful to have a level of mental toughness. Clive Leach explains how we can be helped to better manage ourselves and perform at our best.
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Children in immigration detention: government sanctioned child abuse?
Angela Beresford | February 19, 2015Tony Abbott has rejected the Australian Human Rights Commission report on children in immigration detention as ‘blatantly partisan’. Angela Beresford says it’s obvious that the government is out of touch with society and reality.
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Life in the digital world – what do you think are the future challenges?
Malcolm Crompton | February 17, 2015What are the future challenges of living in a digital world? Malcolm Crompton wants to hear your thoughts and concerns for an upcoming forum on this topic.
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STEM: Part culture war, part cargo cult
Nicholas Gruen | February 16, 2015How can we get the teaching of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) right in Australian schools and universities? Nicholas Gruen says it is about more than just funding.
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‘Coup-culture’ undermines Australian democracy
Troy Whitford | February 15, 2015Focusing on the leader, rather than the government, is undermining our democratic standards and fostering a deeper cynicism about politics. Dr Troy Whitford says we need to make sure the voter is central to changes.
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After the leadership spill a difficult task lies ahead for Tony Abbott
Dominic O'Sullivan | February 13, 2015Prime Minister Tony Abbott narrowly avoided a leadership spill on Monday. Associate professor in political science Dominic O’Sullivan analyses the main political problems the Prime Minister is facing now.
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It’s not just your TV listening in to your conversation
Michael Cowling | February 13, 2015Be careful what you say in front of your new television, following reports that Samsung’s new Smart TVs are now being programmed to listen to every word you say and send it over the internet to a third party cloud service. Dr Michael Cowling explains.
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The Top 7 Intelligent Communities of 2015: The year of “the no-name cities”
Louis Zacharilla | February 11, 2015An Australian city has made it again as one of seven finalists for the world’s most Intelligent Community of the Year. Lou Zacharilla explains how good planning and common sense is providing a pathway into a better future for these expanding communities.
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Therapeutic tools from canola waste product
Saira Hussain | February 9, 2015Canola is primarily grown for its oil. Saira Hussain shares exciting research results on how the by-product of canola oil might be used for treating a wide range of conditions like diabetes, cancer, hypertension and fat development.
