Collaboration …or not
June 27, 2012
WHY is there NO discussion about processing asylum seekers in Indonesia before they get onto leaky boats? Last Christmas, before the latest boat tragedies off Christmas Island, barrister Julian Burnside AO QC – an advocate for human rights and fair […]
June 21, 2012
I heard a flash about ‘Refugee Homestay’ as I flicked through TV channels last night and followed it up. The Australian Homestay Network has started up a Community Placement Network (CPN) with the goal of offering short-term, homestay accommodation to […]
June 11, 2012
Giles Parkinson of Renew Economy writes that the greatest barrier to the rapid deployment of solar in Australia will not be about cost or a lack of demand – it will be the ability to get connected. A Common Theme […]
June 11, 2012
Is our $921 billion capital investment project pipeline real or is it a pipe dream in our purportedly high-cost, low-productivity nation? A new report from the Business Council of Australia requests a conversation about a workplace relations system that: (i) […]
June 11, 2012
The Fairfax Herald/Age Wellbeing Index indicates that despite ‘temporary stumbles and confusing contradictory trends’ there is solid evidence for optimism about our future as there has been 2% ‘good growth’ in the value of Australia’s human capital. The Index Findings […]
June 11, 2012
The not-for-profit, non-governmental International Association for Community Development (IACD) is the only global network that works towards social justice through community development approaches. It connects people and makes the world a bit smaller. Members think globally and act locally. Local […]
June 7, 2012
VicHealth and other state government agencies are finding that sharing information when developing an app can save money, writes Liz Tay. Cross-jurisdictional Discussions CeBIT Conferences/Trade Shows showcase digital IT and telecommunications solutions for home and work environments and at the […]
June 6, 2012
Our powerful supermarkets and their ‘be big, be cheap’ thinking is pushing food production into remote areas. Craig Pearson from the Sustainable Society Institute at Melbourne Uni writes that we need urban agriculture as well as bulk farming in remote […]
May 30, 2012
After years of agitation for an increase in the power output for electric bikes, the Retail Cycle Traders Association RCTA has informed us that the Federal Government has just announced such changes, paving the way for a new range of […]
May 30, 2012
Eco-philosopher Joanna Macy says: “The most remarkable feature of this historical moment on Earth is not that we are on the way to destroying the world-we’ve actually been on the way for quite a while. It is that we are […]
May 25, 2012
Marita Cheng is passionate about engineering. She was raised in far north Queensland then went to Uni in Melbourne where she established Robogals. She is doing exactly what our Chief Scientist, Ian Chubb, is exhorting Australian parents and teachers to […]
May 15, 2012
A hugely interesting use of Social Media by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, recommending Facebook users become organ donors, has attracted many comments. Mark Zuckerberg’s Organ Donor Idea For Facebook The new Facebook tool announced recently has the potential to save […]