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On March 6 CPF co-hosted a public lecture (with HASS, POLSIS and ISSR), where Professor Mark Considine spoke on the topic of his new publication, "The Careless State: Reforming Australia's Social Services"

The past half-century has witnessed a remarkable convergence of interests between the two nations, and there is a promise of closer cooperation to come.

Artificial intelligence (AI) tools are increasingly used at work to enhance productivity, improve decision making and reduce costs, including automating administrative tasks and monitoring security. But sharing your workplace with AI poses unique challenges, including the question – can we trust the technology? Find out more about how much and in what ways we trust AI in the workplace in this article co-authored by Dr Caitlin Curtis of the Centre for Policy Futures.

Recently, Professor Marleen Easton of Ghent University spent some time at CPF as part of the UQ-Ghent Strategic Institutional Partnership. Read more about Marleen's visit and the work she has been doing with CPF researchers.

An elevation of relations is likely next year, when the two nations celebrate 50 years of diplomatic relations. But will it be matched by substantive developments? Find out more in this article by CPF Honorary Research Fellow, Dr Hai Hong Nguyen

Recently CPF Postdoctoral Fellow Dr Nicki Shumway spoke at UQ Law School's "Law Matters" event on the role of law in coastal wetland restoration. Read more about this important issue and the discussion that took place.

Read Greta Nabbs-Keller's latest article with Dr Wibawanto Widodo in East Asia Forum, where they discuss the need for more robust and secure cyber security policy and governance in Indonesia.

Read about the 2nd annual Churchill Policy Room and the launch of the 2nd issue of Policy Futures: A reform Agenda, both the culmination of the Policy Impact Program – a partnership created between the Winston Churchill Trust and the Centre for Policy Futures.

Read about an exciting project that CPF Adjunct Fellow Dr Lee Wilson has been working on with the World Health Organization (WHO) on the use of chatbots in Public Health.

The second issue of Policy Futures: A Reform Agenda is set to be launched in late November, 2022. Read more about the Policy Impact Program, and research done by four of the Churchill Fellows on Closing the Gap issues.

Recently CPF hosted the 21st Congress of the Basic Income Earth Network. Read more about this hybrid event, and the kinds of questions that were discussed on this important topic of basic income.

Speaking to the Vietnam News Agency (VNA), Dr Hai Hong Nguyen recently explained how Vietnam's contributions to the UN and other partners has bolstered its global reputation. Read more about Dr Nguyen's interview here.

The Centre for Policy Futures and the Advanced Materials and Battery Council (AMBC) hosted the inaugural Australia Battery Day at The University of Queensland on 30 September 2022. Read more about the day, and the AMBC.

Read more about the Ocean Ideation Program and how it supports academics like Miguel to become "oceanpreneurs."

With the Olympic games being held in Brisbane in 2032, circular approaches to design and use in the built environment are critical to supporting a climate positive event. Read more here about Mubeen Ahmad's recent participation in an action workshop exploring this issue.

Listen to Greg Marston in conversation with Robert McLean, discussing the upcoming BIEN Congress and the question of what basic income can offer in times of crisis and transformation.

Read about the recent presentations made by Dr Nicki Shumway and Rose Foster at the 19th Annual Colloquium of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature Academy of Environmental Law.

To find out more on how climate responses impact on economic, social and environmental transformations in mining regions, watch Ray Maher's presentation for the CRC TiME Dig Deeper Webinar Series, and read the final report of his project "Transitions and Climate Change."

Read more about CPF's involvement in the QLD Vice-Chancellor's Decarbonisation Forum.