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The Conversation’s #SetTheAgenda poll has closed and more than 10,000 readers have taken the time to let us know what matters most to them in the lead-up to the federal election.
Climate change is the number one issue. When we asked “What issue is having the greatest impact on your life right now?”, 62.3% of people said climate change. Respondents could choose up to three topics. The next most common answers were: the environment (28.4%); cost of living (19.9%), misinformation (19.3%) and housing (14%).
Climate change, renewable energy and emissions reduction also featured highly in responses to the question “What do you want the candidates to be talking about as they compete for votes?”, along with mentions of integrity, corruption and a federal ICAC.
Over the coming days we’ll spend more time reading and thinking about your individual responses and how we can implement them. In the meantime, it’s very clear climate change and the environment are at the top of many of your “to do” lists.
With that in mind, you might like to tune in on Facebook today at 12.30pm to hear Australian National University paleoclimate scientist Nerilie Abrams and Griffith University climate policy expert Wesley Morgan speaking with The Conversation’s Environment + Energy Editor Nicole Hasham.
They’ll be discussing how climate change is affecting Australia, whether the major parties’ policies are commensurate with the threat, and what climate action the next government should prioritise in 2022 and beyond.
Audience questions are encouraged – so please register to take part.
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Stefan Kaufman, Monash University
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Richard Shaw, Massey University; Andrew Dickson, Massey University; Bevan Erueti, Massey University; Glenn Banks, Massey University; John O'Neill, Massey University; Roger McEwan, Massey University
With academic freedom comes moral responsibility. Men within New Zealand universities – and beyond – must challenge misogynistic abuse of their women colleagues and not stay silent.
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John Hawkins, University of Canberra; Michael James Walsh, University of Canberra
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Peter Martin, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Tony Walker, La Trobe University
Elections where a national security threat have been a major talking point have historically played well for incumbent governments. But this time is different.
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All up, your risk of catching COVID on a flight is very low. But there are things you can do to lower that risk even further.
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Tristan Kennedy, Macquarie University
Comments sections have become an echo-chamber for misinformed and malicious racist rhetoric. How can this misinformation be eradicated?
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While the latest polls show the Coalition struggling to gain ground on Labor in two-party preferred terms, Scott Morrison maintains his lead as preferred prime minister.
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Clarice Tang, Western Sydney University
Getting back into exercise after having COVID is hard, and has to be taken slowly.
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Jacqueline Newling, University of Sydney; Alison Vincent, CQUniversity Australia
A chance encounter in the National Library of Australia’s digital archive holds clues about an 1843 cookbook published in Parramatta.
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Oliver Eklund, Queensland University of Technology
Netflix’s subscription losses are a worrying shift for a business that had previously only seen sustained growth since 2011 – however there’s more nuance to the issue.
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Carla Pascoe Leahy, University of Tasmania
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Anthony Macris, University of Technology Sydney
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Maroš Servátka, Macquarie Graduate School of Management
Many business leaders dislike experimentation. They firmly believe in sticking to the way things are done. But fear of failure is a sure path to organisational failure.
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Peter Whiteford, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University; Bruce Bradbury, UNSW Sydney
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