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Will the government's election finance reform bill strengthen democracy or give major parties an unfair head start? What are the details of the bill? And what does it reveal about the major parties' willingness to adapt to the rise of the teals?
On this episode of Democracy Sausage, Independent MPs for Curtin and Warringah, Kate Chaney and Zali Steggall, discuss Labor’s proposed reforms to campaign donations and spending caps.
The 2024 Mapping Social Cohesion study has found that while there has been a decline in key areas like trust and sense of safety, and financial stress remains a top concern, the strength of Australian communities is protecting our sense of wellbeing and harmony.
“In a world grappling with conflict and division, our social cohesion is under pressure but holding steady,” study author James O’Donnell from ANU said.
Writers from Hong Kong face a Kafkaesque decision in the years since draconian security legislation was imposed on the city: to stay and be subject to intense censorship, or to write freely from exile. In this episode, Louisa speaks to award-winning authors Lau Yeewa, who is still living in Hong Kong, and Gigi Leung Lee-chi, who left for Taiwan. Lau's book Tongueless won the 2024 Pen Translates award, and Gigi's book, The Melancholy of Trees, won Taiwan's Golden Tripod award.
"According to the researchers [from from ANU and the University of Cambridge], early inhabitants of Tasmania were managing forests and grasslands by burning them to create open spaces, possibly for food procurement and cultural activities. The team analysed traces of charcoal and pollen contained in ancient mud that showed how Indigenous Tasmanians (Palawa) shaped their surroundings and cared for Country over thousands of years."
"According to the researchers [from from ANU and the University of Cambridge], early inhabitants of Tasmania were managing forests and grasslands by burning them to create open spaces, possibly for food procurement and cultural activities. The team analysed traces of charcoal and pollen contained in ancient mud that showed how Indigenous Tasmanians (Palawa) shaped their surroundings and cared for Country over thousands of years."
In this episode of Tech Mirror, Professor at the ANU School of Cybernetics Angie Abdilla and co-author of the Indigenous Protocols for Artificial Intelligence joins Johanna. They discuss the value of seeing technology from with a non-western worldview, Indigenous Knowledge systems, Deep Time technologies, Country Centred Design Practices, and Indigenous data sovereignty, especially in the context of the Closing the Gap reforms.
What is the role of the Army in an era shaped by strategic competition? How is the Army adapting for wars of the future? Why is it important to build trust between the Army and Australian society? In the latest episode of the National Security Podcast, Lieutenant General Simon Stuart joins Professor Rory Medcalf discuss the changing nature of warfare, and how the Australian Army is positioned to succeed in facing future challenges.
The shock may not be quite as sharp as 2016, but the consequences could well be even more dire. Eliza Harvey of the ABC returns to join Darren in talking through thoughts, and feelings, in reaction to Donald Trump's stunning election victory. Australia in the World is written, hosted, and produced by Darren Lim, with research and editing this episode by Walter Colnaghi and theme music composed by Rory Stenning.
“In fact, under free agency it is good employers – especially ones who are geographically remote ...but it is not feasible for short-term PALM workers.
It would reduce demand for long-term PALM workers, have low take-up, do little to reduce exploitation, and take attention and effort away from the main problem with PALM, namely the large numbers applying for asylum.”
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