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Where Positive Psychology is heading – highlights from the Australian Positive Psychology and Well-being Conference
Clive Leach | February 17, 2014Positive Psychology receives increasing credibility with mounting evidence that it works. Organisational coach Clive Leach shares his highlights of the Australian Positive Psychology and Well-being Conference.
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Brazilians versus the World Cup 2014
Denise Frizzo | February 14, 2014The FIFA World Cup, the international football tournament, will take place in Brazil this June. Denise Frizzo explains why many of her fellow Brazilians oppose the event.
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Get your heart racing
Open Forum | February 14, 2014Heart Research Australia has initiated RedFeb as part of Heart Research Month. The organisers are asking you to raise funds and increase awareness of Australia’s biggest killer, heart disease.
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On being a contemporary artist
Corinne Brittain | February 14, 2014‘Coming out’ as a contemporary artist is nerve-racking. Corinne Brittain recalls words of caution from disillusioned art lecturers and awkward dinner party conversations.
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Time to scrap the charity commission
Helen Rittelmeyer | February 13, 2014There have been calls to slash the charity regulator, the ACNC. Helen Rittelmeyer, Policy Analyst at CIS, urges the government to stay firm in abolishing the charity commission and reduce red tape in the not for profit sector.
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What can Australia learn from Cuba?
Peter Fritz | February 13, 2014Australia needs a balance of excellent management, self-interest and a coherent narrative. Peter Fritz recently visited Cuba and reflects on what we can learn from this country.
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The future of unions in Australia
Ian McAuley | February 10, 2014Paul Howes, head of the Australian Workers Union, has called for a ‘grand compact’ to reduce conflict between business, unions and government. Ian McAuley says we still need unions, but they and other social and political institutions in our country need reconfiguring.
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Heal our past, build our future together: the sixth anniversary of the apology to the Stolen Generations
Florence Onus | February 7, 2014Six years ago today, the Australian Government apologised for the first time formally for the suffering caused to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Florence Onus is a survivor of the Stolen Generations and invites all Australians on a collective healing journey.
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Looking and seeing
Anne Fritz Cohen | February 6, 2014What does art and culture have to do with cars and lorikeets? Anne Fritz argues that by looking and seeing with purpose we can create art every day.
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Drawn to Yirrkala
Amanda Peacock | February 4, 2014The Art Gallery of New South Wales is currently showing drawings from the Yirrkala community in Arnhem Land. Amanda Peacock travelled up north to witness the exciting early stages of creating an artwork.
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Using an eye tracker in autism research – autism and the social mind
Giacomo Vivanti | February 3, 2014Social learning relies on a natural inclination to watch people’s faces and eyes. Dr Giacomo Vivanti explains how the technology of eye tracking can afford a new window into the mental world of individuals with autism.
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Moments that take your breath away
Anne Fritz Cohen | February 3, 2014Art evokes a range of feelings and emotions. Anne Fritz, who has spent more than three decades exploring the arts, invites us to allow this emotional experience to happen and thus make our life richer.
