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Briefing paper
Constraints and opportunities: what role for media development in countering violent extremism?
This paper seeks to provide some initial guidance as to what countering violent extremism (CVE) is and what it means for the media development sector, its donors and other organizations that work with media developers. Media consultant, former journalist and academic, Michelle Betz, argues that media developers around the world have an important role working...
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Like water for cho-coal-ate
In NSW, groundwater users must pay to take groundwater which is traded in a market. However, in Queensland there is generally no cost for the take of groundwater beyond , a nominal fee to obtain a licence. The provision of access to a public resource like groundwater without payment can function as a hidden subsidy...
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An introduction to over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the criminal justice system
This introduction presents some of the key themes and factors associated with rates of over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the Australian criminal justice system.
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Student equity performance in Australian higher education: 2008 to 2015
This NCSEHE Briefing Note provides an update on domestic undergraduate student enrolment and equity outcomes from 2008 to 2015, following Koshy and Seymour (2015). In keeping with the earlier editions of this series, the briefing note focuses on undergraduate outcomes for Table A providers. It provides a guide to trends across equity groups during this...
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Climate-induced migration and displacement: closing the policy gap
This briefing explores climate-induced migration and displacement, which is seen to be falling between the policy gaps. Existing international frameworks and national policies are yet to make the crucial link between climate change impact on the frequency and intensity of extreme climate events, environmental degradation and human mobility.