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Tips and rumours

Tips and rumours

Nov 13, 2014

The ABC's director of television says no decision has been made on Big Ideas. But the show's Twitter and Facebook accounts beg to differ.

‘Utter bastardry’: Big Ideas’ fate hangs in the balance

Nov 11, 2014

Can we retrieve and renew the idea that we live in a society, and it's the qualities of how we live with each other than makes life good?

Eva Cox: put the big society (back) on the agenda

Dec 09, 2010

Nostalgia is the pang we feel upon realising the impossibility of returning to an idealised past.

Mel Campbell: the political power of nostalgia

Dec 07, 2010

There have been claims that plenty of money has been spent on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with little impact. Here are three targeted policy initiatives that would give guaranteed good results, writes <b>Larissa Behrendt, Professor of Law and director of research at the Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning at the University of Technology</b>.

Larissa Behrendt: indigenous policy — three fixes in three minutes

Dec 03, 2010

As counter-intuitive as it sounds, straight people get the raw end of homophobia too. For LGBT people, one of the hardest things is to make straight people care, but it’s the only thing that will effect proper change, writes author and freelance writer <b>Benjamin Law</b>.

Benjamin Law: I’m not even sure I really like rainbows

Dec 01, 2010

We are too focused on our own needs and on hoarding more with the sad result that we lack the ability to care for others or approach life with a generous demeanor and spirit, writes <b>Daniel Petre</b>, executive chairman of Netus and head of the Petre Foundation.

Daniel Petre: the decline of generosity

Nov 26, 2010

Is form following function? Are we evolving? Or, to the question I want to consider here: is writing evolving? And is there a danger of Australian writers losing their distinctive voice, asks writer and editor <b>Sophie Cunningham</b>?

Sophie Cunningham: is writing evolving?

Nov 25, 2010

Drug use, particularly that of marijuana, is endemic in all our communities, and yet we persist in throwing up our hands, sputtering outrage and condemning users whenever the four-letter-word is mentioned, writes <b>author Kate Holden</b>.

Kate Holden: lots of people like drugs, try asking them about it

Nov 23, 2010

We are too focused on our own needs and on hoarding more with the sad result that we lack the ability to care for others or approach life with a generous demeanor and spirit, writes <b>Daniel Petre</b>, executive chairman of Netus and head of the Petre Foundation.

Daniel Petre: the decline of generosity

Nov 18, 2010

Something is broken in the very heart of many communities and urban decay is breeding decay. But within these empty spaces lies incredible opportunity, writes <b>Marcus Westbury</b>, the founder of Renew Newcastle and the forthcoming Renew Australia.

Marcus Westbury: time to get creative about regional development

Nov 16, 2010

Countries like Norway and Chile are using returns on natural resource exports to create national funds to diversify and future proof their economic base. This is all about national leadership and vision. And when it comes to innovation, we don't have it, writes <b>Terry Cutler</b>.

Terry Cutler: the dearth and decline of innovation

Nov 08, 2010

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