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“As a child I worried about the poor. I thought about them almost as much as I thought about how much I wanted to own a horse …”
“Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs; e.g., cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and respiratory disease) represent a profound threat to the health of …”
“UNICEF estimates that every year, around 57 million births go unregistered. For over 60 years, UNICEF has been conducting programs to improve the rates of …”
“Agriculture is a complex, sophisticated and indispensable component of modern Australian life. Climate change is heightening …”
“This chapter is about wellbeing in the Anthropocene. ‘The Anthropocene’ is the name given to the new chronological period the Earth is said to now be in …”
“In Australia, nearly one third of our national population — approximately 7 million Australians — live in rural and remote areas …”
“Here are a couple of questions about asking questions:
If interviewing is central to journalism why are so many interviews
so boring to watch?…”
“Upon witnessing the last execution ever to take place in France, Judge Monique Mabelly was confronted with the horror of killing a lucid and healthy …”
“On 4 June 2008, Australian Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, announced his vision for the establishment of an Asia-Pacific Community …”
“The past 12 months have been, without a doubt, the most exciting in recent history in terms of disclosure of information …”
“On 24 Jan 1946, the very first resolution of the UN General Assembly called for the ‘elimination from national armaments of atomic weapons’ …”
“No question, Bruce Guthrie is a survivor. He, like thousands of journalists world-wide, lost his job during the tumultuous last decade …”
“The Australian Constitution says very little about human rights. In contrast to the Constitutions of most other Western countries …”
“Fifty years ago, the very notion of adolescence, teenagers and youth was only starting to be recognised as a ‘life stage’ …”
“We are living in the future.
No, seriously … we are, it is true! …”
“On the evening of 14 April 1912, the Reverend Ernest Carter conducted a religious service aboard a steamship headed for New York …”
“Some time back, I was reading the death notices in The Age, as one does, of course, when one retires and returns to Melbourne! One death notice intrigued me …”
“Two years ago I went camping for the first time. A couple of close friends and I drove three hours north-west from Melbourne to the Grampians …”
“Historically, psychology has focused almost exclusively on identifying and alleviating problems. We have done a fantastic job of helping people overcome …”
“If you’ve picked up this book and/or begun reading this chapter (which you obviously have or else you wouldn’t be hearing these words in your head!) …”
“A name and nationality is every child’s right, enshrined in the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and other international treaties …”
“For at least a couple of centuries the news media business was relatively simple. Journalists and editors produced content that people wanted to read and view …”
“At first sight these seem like very strange bedfellows. In this chapter, I will explain how seeking to understand swarming in locusts has led to new discoveries …”
“The constantly evolving nature and extreme complexities of nutrition science have created an environment and perception of the science that is frequently …”
“Suppose we could live forever? How would we prioritise our time? Would we retire? In Einstein’s Dreams, Alan Lightman playfully and beautifully describes …”
“In a stable, prosperous country such as Australia, it can be easy to take democracy for granted. Democracy has become a somewhat dirty word …”
“Putting children in the centre of our society acknowledges that all aspects of our future capacity depends upon us having …”
“The health and wellbeing of children and youth are any country’s most crucial future concern …”
“Why can’t we get action from science?
As a child health researcher and advocate, there are many
situations which make me anxious in Australia in 2014 …”
“Twenty years ago in 1989, Environment Minister Graham Richardson took a proposal to Cabinet for a 20% reduction in greenhouse …”
“It took over 10 years and US$3 billion to sequence the first human genome. Next generation sequencing (NGS) technologies have made it possible to …”
“Indonesia has more children without a birth certificate than the entire population of Australia. Scale aside, there is much to be learnt from how Indonesia …”
“Activists often look to colourful actions to draw attention to issues, and delivering a birthday cake must surely fall into this category …”
“Place, culture and landscape all provide continuity to our lives. Continuity of biophysical settings, of people and activities, of values and memories; …”
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