fourth industrial revolution
wisdom of ages
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The former quiz champion who became Bob Hawke’s science minister calls for politicians to raise their game and embrace complexity as he warns against the ‘debasement of democracy’ in public life. While the number of graduates has multiplied ‘at the same time the level of our political discourse has deteriorated … the way in which we’re arguing about issues is debased to an incredible degree’, he says. ‘People are capable of understanding issues if they are taken seriously.’ At the age of 84 he’s still fighting, campaigning – and thinking. ‘Of course I’m conscious that time is running out and that really has energised me’
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The power of poetry, says the Australian actor, keeps him centred in the present
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The age discrimination minister and first female Labor minister in the federal government says life has taught her to be patient
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‘We need the stirrers, we need the outsiders, we need the people who change things,’ the feminist, academic and activist says
EPL: the view from Australia
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The final day of the transfer window threw up some surprises, not least the return of David Luiz to Chelsea – the team dissect the latest comings and goings
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More teams in trouble, ominous signs emanating from Old Trafford, refereeing controversy and the role of a modern-day captain... the team discuss the latest developments
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dear australia
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Highlights from Guardian workshop and panel on asylum at the 2016 Festival of Dangerous Ideas, hosted by David Marr
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Shukufa Tahiri was born into a Hazara family in Afghanistan. Her father came to Australia in a boat seeking asylum and later she and the rest of her family were resettled
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Could a simple change to the law make a difference for asylum seekers in Australia? David Marr, Shukufa Tahiri, Jane McAdam, Daniel Webb and Geoff Gilbert explore solutions
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One of 14 athletes from Sierra Leone who absconded during the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne says he is proud to be Australian
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Broadcaster owes his life to a man who risked everything to help Murray and his family escape into Austria in 1956 as Soviet forces crushed an uprising in his native Hungary
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‘It was a dream for my father to see one of his kids graduate with a university degree’
guardian labs australia
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Guardian News & Media (GNM) is pleased to announce the appointment of Imogen Fox to the role of executive editor, Guardian Labs.
Brand human: why efficient automation will not always be best for business