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Pull out of Afghanistan now, says new Australian MP
Antony Lowenstein | August 26, 2010An Australian politician who actually thinks before he speaks on Afghanistan (unlike the parrots in the major parties).
Andrew Wilkie has said the justification given by both parties for keeping Australian troops in Afghanistan is a “great lie”.
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UncategorisedNew News 2010 Conference
editor | August 25, 2010
The Swinburne University Public Interest Journalism Foundation (PIJ) and Melbourne Writers Festival (MWF) present New News 2010, a groundbreaking two day conference on the future of journalism on 2nd and 3rd September. -
UncategorisedTony Windsor MP
editor | August 25, 2010
Meet the regional independents likely to hold the balance of power. To see how Tony Windsor MP presents himself on his homepage CLICK HERE>> -
UncategorisedBob Katter MP
editor | August 25, 2010
Meet the regional independents likely to hold the balance of power. To see how Bob Katter MP presents himself on his homepage CLICK HERE>> -
UncategorisedRob Oakeshott MP
editor | August 25, 2010
Meet the regional independents likely to hold the balance of power. To read how Rob Oakeshott MP introduces himself, in his own words, on his website CLICK HERE>> -
Psychology: public perceptions and social roles
Shane Rogers | August 23, 2010Researchers from the University of Western Australia are seeking volunteers to complete a short questionnaire regarding the public perception of psychology.
People may consider consulting a psychologist in regards to mental health, but how well informed do people feel about psychology?
Does the public feel that the distinctions between a clinical psychologist, psychiatrist and counselling psychologist are made clear enough?
Does the public feel that more information regarding what occurs in therapy should be disseminated?
How aware is the public of the broader psychological research that is conducted into areas outside the realm of clinical psychology?
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Reflections on the election campaign
patrickcallioni | August 23, 2010If we want to move away from the politics of the lowest common denominator, let us start from the right place.
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Cochlear keeps innovating
Kate Williamson | August 20, 2010
Rami Banna, Principal Systems Engineer and Project Manager with Cochlear speaks to Open Forum’s Kate Williamson about the Cochlear Nucleus 5 System; winner of an Australian International Design Award 2010.What was the impetus behind the Cochlear Nucleus 5 System?
In 2005 Cochlear released a new system called the Nucleus Freedom. We received a range of feedback from that launch.
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Senate Voting Below the Line
Radhika Withana | August 19, 2010Voting below the line in the Senate gives you control over how your preferences are directed. A new free online tool can make numbering all 86 candidate less daunting.
So the election is looming (or for political tragics, election junkies and sufferers of other similar maladies "2 more sleeps") and I have been informed of the most amazing website to assist you with voting in the Senate, which I thought I’d share with you www.belowtheline.org.au.
As you will recall from elections past, the Senate ballot paper is a massive sheet of paper that could double as a tablecloth albeit not a particularly attractive one. You can either vote above the line marking a "1" next to your preferred party or vote below the line and number all the boxes.
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UncategorisedJulia Gillard’s First Speech to Parliament
editor | August 18, 2010
Sometimes at this point in the election cycle it’s fun to read what they said they stood for at the very beginning. Click here to read Julia Gillard’s first speech to parliament >>
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UncategorisedTony Abott’s First Speech to Parliament
editor | August 18, 2010
Sometimes at this point in the election cycle it’s fun to read what they said they stood for at the very beginning. Click here to read Tony Abbott’s first speech to parliament >>
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UncategorisedBob Brown’s First Speech to Parliament
editor | August 17, 2010
Sometimes at this point in the election cycle it’s fun to read what they said they stood for at the very beginning.Click here to read Bob Brown’s first speech to parliament >>
