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Igniting change
Rachelle Towart | November 16, 2016The chasm between organisations seeking Indigenous middle managers and senior executives and those who could fill those roles is obvious. Rachelle Towart endeavours to change Australia, one great hire at a time.
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What is education for?
Karen Szydlik | November 14, 2016Can we in Australia do more for our youngest? Karen Szydlik introduces an educational project that considers young children as citizens with rights in the present and schools as places for democratic life.
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The rise of Trump has lessons for Australia
Craig Wallace | November 14, 2016Australia must act to address inequality, recommit to inclusion and hear citizen voice if it is to avoid a populist revolt on the scale of Brexit or the rise of Trump, argues Craig Wallace.
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Little Scientists: Igniting curious minds
Heike Schneider | November 9, 2016Information overload, virtual reality and other rapid global changes influence our children’s learning and development. Heike Schneider from Little Scientists explains why inquiry-based STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) in the Early Childhood Education Sector is so important.
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Inequality in the spotlight
Veronica Sheen | November 9, 2016Could wealth and income inequality be the reason for current volatile political situations in many countries, the ascendancy of maverick political figures and the fracturing of Australia’s political system? Dr. Veronica Sheen makes a compelling case based on French economist Piketty’s ideas.
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Learn the golden rules of recycling
Ryan Collins | November 8, 2016While 91% of us agree recycling is a good thing to do, Ryan Collins from Planet Ark explains that kerbside confusion is still holding us back from being expert recyclers. For National Recycling Week he shares the golden rules of recycling.
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An integrated approach to early childhood education
Sandie Wong | November 4, 2016Early childhood expert Dr Sandie Wong explains why we need a more cohesive and consistent system to support children and families in the early years.
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We need to end Australia’s refugee shame. Now
Phil Glendenning | November 4, 2016The Turnbull Government is preparing to ban all post-July 2013 boat arrivals from ever entering Australia. Phil Glendenning, President of the Refugee Council of Australia, says the devastating impact of the incarceration and punishment on innocent people has to stop.
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High quality early education: two years are better than one
Dr Stacey Fox | November 2, 2016A world class education system is the key to the future, but so far Australia’s children do not start school on an equal footing. Dr Stacey Fox from the Mitchell Institute at Victoria University says it’s time for Australia to catch up with the rest of the world and provide universal access to high quality preschool.
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Early Childhood Education – report released
editor | November 1, 2016A recently released report from the GAP Taskforce on Early Childhood Education calls for systemic changes, a stronger evidence base, pilot trials of holistic schemes, alternative procurement strategies, improved governance, better connection between services and the pursuit of stronger parental engagement.
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Bystander anti-racism: The challenge of speaking up
Craig Hackett | October 31, 2016A small team at CQU recently undertook an online research project looking at everyday racism and have now published their results. Craig Hackett has more.
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Building 21st century digital government
editor | October 31, 2016GovInnovate is running from 14 to 16 November 2016 at the National Convention Centre in Canberra. Open Forum readers can receive 20% off conference passes.
