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    Senator Anne Ruston
    You’ve been in politics for over a decade. Were there any science or health issues you wanted to address when you first started? When I entered politics, health and aged care were certainly not policy areas that I came to with hands-on experience. I
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    Not Quite Out of the Cold: Resurgence, Retreat, and Resurfacing of Psychedelic Research
    The word, ‘psychedelics’, was coined by Humphrey Osmond in 1957, “connoting that they have a mind-manifesting capability, revealing useful or beneficial properties of the mind”.2 The 1950s and 1960 were a time of enormous scientific interest in psych
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    Vaping in Australia
    Associate Professor Michelle Jongenelis is a Principal Research Fellow at The University of Melbourne’s School of Psychological Sciences and Deputy Director of the Melbourne Centre for Behaviour Change. She has expertise in health promotion, interven
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    AQ: Australian Quarterly
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    Shortage or Surplus: Is it Worth Going to University?
    The Report has been received favourably, even being described as a document that deserves bipartisan support.1 Yet despite a favourable reception, it is doubtful if its recommendations can be taken seriously. The problem for the Accord is not that it
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    A Word
    Every year in May, the Federal Treasurer hands down the government’s budget to great fanfare and nit-picking. Health spending is always one of the big ticket items that receive much scrutiny – and every year the Australian Institute of Policy and Sci
    AQ: Australian Quarterly4 min read
    Good Policy is Not a Zero-Sum Game: Minister Mark Butler
    Now the current Minister for Health and Aged Care, he is responsible for one of the federal budget’s largest expenditures, regularly making decisions on issues that directly affect the wellbeing of all Australians. In his current and former portfolio
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    References
    1. https://www.regionalaustralia.org.au/libraryviewer?ResourceID=10 2. https://www.regionalaustralia.org.au/libraryviewer?ResourceID=100 1. Nichols, D. E. (2016). ‘Psychedelics’, Pharmacological Reviews, 68:264–355, p.268, http://dx.doi.org/10.1124/p
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    Regions Rising: The New Frontier
    As Australia’s frontier was developed by its newest settlers, its prosperity grew, as did its standing in the modern world and, at Federation, two-thirds of the country’s people lived in the regions. Then in the 1950s, as technology evolved and socie
    AQ: Australian Quarterly11 min read
    The Voice To Parliament And The Silent Majority
    In this article, we outline the background to the Voice to Parliament, and the political struggle around it. We offer an explanation for both the‘No vote’ and why First Nations people themselves were divided on the issue. And we conclude by identifyi
    AQ: Australian Quarterly8 min readPopular Culture & Media Studies
    Failing Democracy The Voice Referendum Shows a Media Inquiry is Needed
    The day after the referendum failed with approximately 60% voting ‘No’ and 40% voting ‘Yes’, National Indigenous Television (NITV) host John Paul Jenke said on ABC’s Insiders:1 “… misinformation played a big part in this, I think we can't estimate th
    AQ: Australian Quarterly11 min readCrime & Violence
    The Last Great Opportunity? Penetrating The Politics Of Whistleblower Protection
    Australia’s recent memory is littered with public servants made to suffer by government employers, despite speaking up on issues of high public interest. Witness K (and his lawyer Bernard Collaery) on the Timor phone tapping; David McBride and the re
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    Treating People, not just a Virus Cure, Community, & Collaboration for Hep B
    I was diagnosed with hepatitis B during my teens. I have been lucky enough to avoid such life changing impacts, but still feel pangs of existential dread every 6 months when my blood results are due. What if this is the last time I know I am cancer-f
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    AQ: Australian Quarterly
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    Uluru Statement From The Heart
    We, gathered at the 2017 National Constitutional Convention, coming from all points of the southern sky, make this statement from the heart: Our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander tribes were the first sovereign Nations of the Australian continent
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    Burning Down The House Greedflation And The RBA
    Higher interest rates are making households spend more on mortgage repayments. Higher interest rates are also being used as an excuse by landlords to increase rents. Higher interest rates are also likely to discourage the building of new houses, cons
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    References
    The Voice to Parliament and the Silent Majority 1. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-02/fact-check-indigenous-australians-support-for-the-voice/102673042 2. https://nit.com.au/17-10-2023/8174/indigenous-areas-heavily-backed-the-voice-to-parliament
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    A Word
    No matter how you voted, there’s no doubt that the referendum has become an important historical and cultural event for the country – and we at AQ believe that there is a lot to be unfolded from the process, the reception, and the repercussions. As M
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    Tall Poppy Awards 2023 Winners
    Congratulations to this year’s winners of an AIPS Tall Poppy Award, in particular, the Tall Poppy of the Year from each state. To find out more on this year’s Tall Poppies visit: www.aips.net.au/tall-poppy-campaign/ WA TALL POPPY OF THE YEAR Dr Hugo
    AQ: Australian Quarterly9 min readCrime & Violence
    Whose Public Interest? The Rights of Future Generations
    Under the principles of international environmental law, our collective decision-making should be guided by the goal of intergenerational equity. Intergenerational equity was famously theorised by Edith Brown Weiss, who argued that present generation
    AQ: Australian Quarterly4 min read
    References
    Whose Public Interest? The Rights of Future Generations 1. https://www.rightsoffuturegenerations.org/the-principles 2. https://www.caselaw.nsw.gov.au/decision/5c59012ce4b02a5a800be47f 1. The more eagle-eyed among us might have noticed this cropping u
    AQ: Australian Quarterly3 min read
    Celebrating The AIPS At 90 Years
    These formative years gave birth to the Australian Institute of Political Science (AIPS), a non-partisan vehicle for public debate and discussion. And while many things have changed (including the name), the focus on helping Australia become a smarte
    AQ: Australian Quarterly6 min read
    Diversity & Inclusion: A Key to Better Health
    Cardiovascular disease is largely preventable, and a cost-effective approach to reducing the burden in Australia has been to focus on early medical intervention in those who are considered to be at the highest risk. The National Vascular Disease Prev
    AQ: Australian Quarterly11 min readPopular Culture & Media Studies
    Choice as the New, Contested Frontier: Personal Data and Targeted Advertising
    A review, recommended by the ACCC’s Digital Platforms Inquiry of 2019, was followed up with green papers in October 2020 and October 2021. And in February this year, proposals for reforms to the Privacy Act were finally released by the Attorney Gener
    AQ: Australian Quarterly1 min read
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    AQ: Australian Quarterly3 min readPolitical Ideologies
    A Word
    As I sit down to write this in early September, the Voice to Parliament referendum campaign has only just begun – and I hope that everyone will unashamedly be voting ‘YES’. Between now and the 14th October I doubt the ‘No’ campaign will abandon its c
    AQ: Australian Quarterly1 min read
    AQ: Australian Quarterly
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    AQ: Australian Quarterly11 min read
    Quarantine The Punchbowl, Don’t Tip It Down The Sink: How Compulsory Savings Could Help Fight Inflation
    Disclaimer: The author has since re-joined the Australian Public Service after the submission of this article. Views expressed are the author’s and do not represent those of the Australian Government nor any government agency. In the face of the sudd

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