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Briefing paper

Briefing paper

Framework for the development of principles-based guidelines to counter foreign interference in the Australian university sector


The Australian government believes that fostering a positive security culture, through a principles-based approach to risk management, can help to ensure the university sector continues to produce world-class research, while protecting academic freedom and minimising risks.
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Hands-on: new suggestions to reform the vocational sector in New Zealand


This research note aims to provide much-needed inspiration for achieving the government’s large-scale reform agenda proposed earlier this month. To cover Minister of Education Chris Hipkins’ all-embracing goals, it includes proposals for both the structure of the vocational education generally and the future of industry-based education specifically.
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Child poverty in Africa: an SDG emergency in the making


The profile of world poverty is changing dramatically. This briefing paper focuses on one of the most troubling but least explored aspects of that change - a marked increase in the share of global extreme poverty accounted for by children in Africa.
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APO Digital Inclusion Collection brief: August 2019


This snapshot is inspired by the initiation of the Digital Health Literacy program being piloted for the Australian Digital Health Agency between July and December 2019. This program will deliver training to support people to improve their digital health literacy, including how to find quality, reliable information, as well as understanding how to use and...
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Democratic crisis in Hong Kong: recommendations for policymakers


Millions of people in Hong Kong are protesting democratic deterioration and rights violations, amid increasing police brutality and other violence against them. This paper argues that the United States and other democracies must take strong, immediate action to stand with the people of Hong Kong in their defense of democratic values.