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Doveton College – school-based community support
Catherine Fritz-Kalish | August 23, 2013Doveton College is a school that offers health and family support alongside its education service for children from disadvantaged backgrounds. Catherine Fritz-Kalish, General Manager of Global Access Partners, says this model would be beneficial for all communities.
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Women! Are you travel smart?
Lena Aahlby | August 21, 2013Some countries can be quite unsafe if you are travelling alone. Lena Aahlby from StrategyforChange advises women in particular to learn about cultural norms and political realities in the places they are visiting.
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Human experimentation and ethics at Essendon Football Club
James Bradley | August 20, 2013The AFL has charged members of the Essendon Football Club in relation to the club's supplements program in 2011 and 2012. Leading up to the AFL hearing on 26 August, Dr James Bradley from the University of Melbourne puts this case into the wider context of medical ethics.
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Celebrating Children’s Book Week 2013
Susan Stephenson | August 19, 2013Australia is celebrating Children’s Book Week with events in local and school libraries. Children’s writer Susan Stephenson encourages families to get involved with books and book-related activities and help kids love reading.
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Sunday Streets in Sydney
Daniel Kogoy | August 18, 2013In recent years 100 cities around the world have started closing off some of their streets on Sundays and opening them up for people to cycle, skate or walk and connect with their community. Daniel Kogoy, Greens Councillor on Leichhardt Council, asks everyone to think big and help bring the event to Sydney.
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Conference on Productive Ageing report released
Open Forum | August 18, 2013Global Access Partner (GAP) and the Australian Centre for Health Research (ACHR) held a conference on Productive Ageing at NSW Parliament House on 17 May. They have now released their report.
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Sleep out for homelessness
Open Forum | August 17, 2013On Sunday 31 August Mission Australia held its fund raiser for homeless people and to build awareness of a very real problem in our community: Every night there are 105,000 people in Australia who don’t have a safe place to call home.
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Australia’s first Fair Food Week
Nick Rose | August 16, 2013Where is the food without the farmer? In Australia’s first Fair Food Week, Nick Rose, National Coordinator of the Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance and Director of the Food Connect Foundation, urges all Australians to question their values underpinning food and agriculture.
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What are the health aspects of food security?
Susan McAlpin | August 14, 2013The main reason for food insecurity in Australia is poverty. Associate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, Susan McAlpin, urges Australian governments to make sure that healthy food is affordable for all of us.
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The Virtual University — impact on accounting and business education
Prof. James Guthrie | August 13, 2013Massive Open Online Courses or MOOCs have been widely discussed in the last year. James Guthrie from the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia examines if they are an opportunity or threat for educators and students.
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The world food crisis
Kevin Parton | August 12, 2013Not only Australia is affected by rising food prices. Professor Kevin Parton from the Institute for Land, Water and Society describes causes and effects of the current situation and offers solutions to a global problem.
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Ignite your imagination in National Science Week 2013
Geoff Crane | August 11, 2013Every year in August schools, universities, science centres and museums are organising events to celebrate National Science Week. Program manager Geoff Crane talks about some of the upcoming highlights.
