What inquiry-based learning is and how it helps prepare children for the real world Australian Capital Territory Inquiry is part of human nature, but one can benefit from learning how to be a good inquirer. This includes learning skills such as how… Read more
Here’s how to renew Australia’s Democracy Wednesday May 1, 2019 By Iain Walker and Nicholas Reece Culture Longer parliamentary terms? More free votes by MPs? Party publication of membership numbers and financial details each year? All proposals for consideration in a new… Read more
Foreign policy should play a bigger role in Australian elections. This is why it probably won't Monday April 29, 2019 By Matt McDonald Editors' Picks Australians don’t tend to vote on foreign policy in federal elections. This makes perfect sense: there is, for the most part, a tradition of bipartisanship… Read more
Closing the gap in the Indigenous business sector Monday April 29, 2019 By Michelle Evans Editors' Picks In the past, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have been excluded from the mainstream economy. But today, Indigenous people are choosing business as a… Read more
Psychedelics to treat mental illness? Australian researchers are giving it a go Friday April 26, 2019 By Martin Williams and Stephen Bright Editors' Picks Australia needs a paradigm shift in the way we treat mental illness. Scientific research is increasingly pointing to psychedelic drugs like psilocybin and MDMA (commonly… Read more
Ocean waves and winds are getting higher and stronger Friday April 26, 2019 By Agustinus Ribal and Ian Young Editors' Picks New measurements show that global average wave conditions are increasing but, more importantly, extreme wave conditions are increasing even more rapidly with the largest increases… Read more
House prices and demographics make death duties an idea whose time has come Friday April 26, 2019 By John Mangan Editors' Picks It’s hard to tell what’s happening to the distribution of wealth in Australia. Since death duties went, Australian income inequality has climbed, with the standard… Read more
You look but do not find: why the absence of evidence can be a useful thing Tuesday April 23, 2019 By Deborah Brown and Brian Key Editors' Picks Is the absence of evidence evidence of absence? The opposite assumption — that an absence of evidence is not evidence of absence — is having… Read more
Using beloved works of literature to predict the futures of cities Tuesday April 23, 2019 By Alan Marshall Editors' Picks How can we predict the futures of cities? We could study population statistics; we could analyse technological trajectories and business trends to forecast economic possibilities. Read more
How much can we afford to forget, if we train machines to remember? Thursday April 18, 2019 By Gene Tracy Editors' Picks It’s common to frame discussions of societal transitions by focusing on the new skills that become essential. But instead of looking at what we’re learning,… Read more
Grattan Orange Book. What the election should be about: priorities for the next government Wednesday April 17, 2019 By John Daley Editors' Picks We should do less and do it better, find things out, and protect the public interest... the 2019 Commonwealth Orange Book. Read more
Why knowledge-sharing is powerful Tuesday April 16, 2019 By Jaqui Lane Career Matters In old-style, command-and-control management structures, most knowledge remains unshared because knowledge becomes power, position and promotion… and safety. To transform a business, leaders and executives… Read more
War on empathy; war on confidence; war on context Tuesday April 16, 2019 By Nicholas Gruen Culture Evidence-based policy may be the flavour of the moment, but how does it account for the intrinsic human needs for empathy, confidence, and context?… Read more
The 14 Indigenous words for money on our new 50 cent coin Thursday April 11, 2019 By Felicity Meakins and Michael Walsh Community & Social The Royal Australian Mint's new 50 cent coin, developed in consultation with Indigenous language custodian groups and designed by the Mint’s Aleksandra Stokic, features 14… Read more
Federal election 2019: state of the states Thursday April 11, 2019 By The Conversation Australian Capital Territory We now know that the next federal election will take place on May 18. To guide you through the campaign, our “state of the states”… Read more
