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Facts matter. The scientific process matters. The ability to think critically is essential to navigate our world, to make good decisions and to solve some of the world's most intractable problems. Nobel Prize laureate Saul Perlmutter believes everyone can learn the skills scientists use to think critically so that they don't fool themselves. Saul is joined by Tim Minchin, a writer, composer and fierce defender of facts and UNSW's Verity Firth to discuss the importance of collaboration, humility and critical thinking in decision-making.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Charles' sister is again being more successful than him, so he sets his sights on destroying the Vote No campaign from the inside.This could be you if you buy tickets to Andrew Hansen's show CHEAP:_________$$$___$$$______ __$$$___$$$_____$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$___$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$__$$$$$_$$$___$$$__$$$$_$$$$$__$$$___$$$_$$$$$__$$$___$$$_ $$$$$__$$$___$$$___$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$_____$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$________ $$$___$$$___$$$$$________$$$___$$$____$$$$$________$$$ ___$$$____$$$$$_$$$$__ _$$$___$$$___$$$$$__$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$____$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$________$$$_ __$$$________$$$__ _$$$ You can lose the ads and get more content! Become a Chaser Report VIP member at http://apple.co/thechaser OR https://plus.acast.com/s/the-chaser-report. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Who is it that makes up the constituencies of a 21st century university? And what should different sections of the public be demanding from those institutions?These questions go to the core of higher education's purpose. Do universities create communities - or do communities create universities? And why might we be seeing the answers to these questions change?Thanks to The New Social Contract episode six guests:Matthew Cox - Director of Logan Together, a whole-of-community initiative based at Griffith University and within the Logan communityAnd Professor Jim Nyland - Chair of Engagement Australia and Associate Vice-Chancellor Brisbane at the Australian Catholic University.
TER #136 - Equity, Policy and Politics with Verity Firth - 23 June 2019 by Teachers' Education Review
Jordan Baker, Education Editor at the Sydney Morning Herald, and Jane Caro, Novelist, author, columnist, broadcaster, and social commentator join our host Verity Firth to chat all things education politics and policy. Be a fly on the wall as we take the podcast into the pub!
We have some exciting news! Our podcast will be continuing for another season. We also have changed our name to All Things Equal, so we can continue making great listening material for you for many seasons to come. In season 2, we look at the great equaliser — education. We discover what happens to kids who fall between the cracks and meet some remarkable people who've been there to catch them.
Media outlets have long felt the pressure of Australia’s defamation laws – some of the toughest in the world – claiming stifled freedom of speech as a damaging symptom.This argument is now resonating in the context of #MeToo, revealing gaps in a legal system that fails to protect women.We spoke with journalist Jenna Price, lawyer Sophie Dawson, and Industry Professor Nareen Young to explore if our laws are silencing women.
The Innovator Diaries Podcast shares the stories of innovators and influencers from all areas and walks of life, to understand key aspects of success, and how people go from being good at what they do, to great and outstanding. Our aim is to bring you a story from an expert in each specific profession with the goal to inspire, educate others -especially for students- therefore becoming virtual mentors This will help you improve your own careers, business or lifestyle. We believe education is the most important tool anyone can receive and that it should be free and open to all. We have interviews and masterclasses in English and Spanish. Yes, a bilingual podcast.
They're all around us. They're in your family, or your circle of friends. Maybe you work with them. You could even be one. Immigrant women are a significant portion of our population. So what does #MeToo mean to them?This episode is about women who come to Australia for a new life, only to find themselves trapped in their old one. Or women who come for an education, and find themselves having to learn about sexual violence and consent.
Come be a "fly on the wall" with us as we listen in on men discussing feminism. What does consent mean? What impact did the #MeToo movement have? And why would anyone scan their penis?
We started making this episode in May when the annual count of women who had died due to violence in Australia was 24. We finished making this episode in August when the count was 41. And in the time it took us to finish this episode, and upload it to your podcast feed, another woman he been allegedly murdered. This episode is about counting dead women, why we do it and what it means. Hosted by Verity Firth and produced by Ollie Henderson, Miles Herbert and Ninah Kopel. This episode originally aired on After #MeToo - Stories of Social Change from 2SER 107.3.Thank you to everyone who helped create Destroy the Joint and Counting Dead Women, whose work inspired the episode.
We started making this episode in May when the annual count of women who had died due to violence in Australia was 24. We finished making this episode in August when the count was 41. And in the time it took us to finish this episode, and upload it to your podcast feed, another woman has been allegedly murdered. This is about counting dead women- why we do it and what it means.Hosted by Verity Firth and produced by Ollie Henderson, Miles Herbert and Ninah Kopel.Thank you to everyone who helped create Destroy the Joint and Counting Dead Women, whose work inspired this episode.
Olivia was on a holiday when a man tried to force a kiss on her. It wasn’t the first time Olivia had her consent violated, but the thing that shocked her was how other people didn’t care. They blamed her.Hosted by Verity Firth and produced by Ollie Henderson, Miles Herbert and Ninah Kopel.
It’s a walk in the park. This expression is used to describe something that should be easy, but is it really that easy to walk through a park? Our experiences in the city can differ greatly between individuals, and for some, a walk through the park isn’t so peaceful.Hosted by Verity Firth and produced by Ollie Henderson, Miles Herbert and Ninah Kopel.
Veronique was five years old when her half brother first abused her. She says that for most of her life she was imprisoned in a cage of shame and silence.But upon hearing her abuser was now living with a woman who had children of her own, Veronique came forward, only to be let down by the criminal justice system.Hosted by Verity Firth and produced by Ollie Henderson, Ninah Kopel, Miles Herbert and Joanna Cabot.
This series is a collaboration with The Centre for Social Justice and Inclusion at the University of Technology Sydney and 2SER 107.3FM. This podcast is hosted by Verity Firth. It was produced by Ollie Henderson, Miles Herbert and Ninah Kopel.
Reform Agenda Series public forum to launch Per Capita's latest report "Who's Afraid of a Public School?", an investigation into public attitudes to education in Australia. Attitudes towards public schools have become very negative; we need to inspire citizens to have faith in government delivered community services, and the policy solutions proposed in this paper focus on how to give citizens a voice in public education.