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Future Leaders is a national Initiative about leadership and the future of Australia. It seeks to involve, inform and inspire young people.
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“The interlocking themes of creativity and innovation are as important for me as they are for anyone engaged in the creative industries …”
“When I was a little girl, I was taught a song about a ball of white string, in which the white string could fix everything …”
“Artificial intelligence (AI) is impacting society in varied ways as researchers and practitioners are using it to gain new insights into different problems and to open up new business opportunities …”
“Artificial intelligence offers a daunting challenge for government: a potent mix of high expectations, big budgets, a competitive international “AI arms race”, and elevated public fears …”
“Although artificial intelligence is already mainstream, experts have only recently started looking into the short- and longterm impacts of AI on human rights …”
“When we began to reflect on the role of artificial intelligence (AI) for mental health care, immediately there were a whole range of concerns that leapt out at us …”
“It may surprise you, but the first dreams of artificial intelligence did not arise in the basements of an MIT engineering lab, or the cosy rooms of an Oxford college …”
“On 24 Jan 1946, the very first resolution of the UN General Assembly called for the ‘elimination from national armaments of atomic weapons’ …”
“One of the most serious problems facing the world today is the over-abundance of unreliable information, a condition sometimes referred to as info-obesity…”
“I begin with a few caveats. As a non-Aboriginal Australian, I am careful to avoid joining the legions of whitefellas who tell Aboriginal people …”
“Apple’s 2015 decision to allow ad-blocking apps on the iOS App Store sparked a larger debate — ‘a kind of war’, in the words of one developer …”
“On April 6, 2008 The Sunday Age reported:
True love never dies. But, in a sense, one of
Melbourne’s most moving little love stories ended
on Friday …”
“Affordable housing of a reasonable standard is crucial to a country and its people. Without it, people are impoverished …”
“The Australian Constitution says very little about human rights. In contrast to the Constitutions of most other Western countries …”
“Twenty years ago in 1989, Environment Minister Graham Richardson took a proposal to Cabinet for a 20% reduction in greenhouse …”
“Putting children in the centre of our society acknowledges that all aspects of our future capacity depends upon us having …”
“Knowing how many people live in Australia and what the future of Australia’s population might look like has been a critical input into the decisions made …”
“Why should we teach wellbeing in schools? Today’s youth face many challenges, including pressures from school, peer groups, parents, marketing …”
“The challenge of assuring global food security for the world’s increasing population – estimated to reach 9 billion by 2050 – has been much discussed …”
“In 1981 a young political junkie with progressive sympathies, Joe Trippi, joined the campaign to make Tom Bradley governor of California, and so the first …”
“A 300% increase in three years; from 200 million in 2017 to 626 million in 2020. This astounding number is the most recent prediction for the total number of surveillance cameras across China …”
“Consider These Five Cases
1. Assisting a person to die: Terri Schiavo, an American
woman aged 41 years, was diagnosed as being in a persistent
vegetative state …”
“Words are powerful. They can forge bonds of mutual respect and understanding, as they did when a nation apologised to all Indigenous Australians …”
“The human brain is the most complex object in the known universe. Such is its complexity, that even the number of brain cells (neurons) within it remains …”
“Back in the olden days, just before the internet was invented, there was a clear demarcation between journalism and advertising …”
“Jane is a 13-year-old girl whose father brought her along to a children’s clinic to see a psychologist for help with …”
“Climate scientists distinguish between naturally occurring and anthropocentric (human-induced) climate change …”
“There has been much written and spoken about the issue of climate change over the past few years. These discourses build the case …”
“Agriculture is a complex, sophisticated and indispensable component of modern Australian life. Climate change is heightening …”
“There is a saying that you can never dip your toe into the same river twice. The same applies to the brain because …”
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