Centre for Policy Futures

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  • BOOK: Policy as Practice

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    Rethinking the role of charity in a cost-of-living crisis

    Published on: 13 July 2023
    University of Queensland research has found a direct link between levels of government income support and people’s need for charitable assistance.
  • Woman using AI headset

    Could the metaverse bring us closer to a sustainable reality?

    Published on: 5 June 2023
    Today (June 5) is World Environment Day, the United Nations day for encouraging worldwide awareness and action to protect our environment. With the boom of technology like the metaverse, artificial intelligence (AI), and virtual reality (VR), Contact wanted to know what impact these technologies could have on the world’s sustainability goals.
  • Great Barrier Reef

    Dr Nicki Shumway contributes to discussions on the future of the Great Barrier Reef

    Published on: 14 April 2023
    The Australian Academy of Science has hosted the second of three expert roundtables to inform advice to government on the likely impacts of climate change on the Great Barrier Reef and potential interventions under plausible climate futures.

  • Exploring the potential of offshore wind power in Australia

    Published on: 28 March 2023
    Associate Professor Pedro Fidelman and Dr Miguel Frohlich are leading a work package on policy and regulatory processes as part of a new research project by the Blue Economy CRC, which is exploring the potential of offshore wind power in Australia.

  • STUDY: Australia's blue economy policy and legislative arrangements

    Published on: 28 March 2023
    A new study published by Dr Miguel Frohlich and colleagues from The University of Queensland, University of Tasmania, BMT and the Tasmanian Department of Natural Resources and Environment explores Australia's blue economy policy and legislative arrangements.

  • A Brave New World in the Production of Ecological Knowledge: Challenges for Algorithmic Governance in Knowledge Citizenship

    Lecture / Talk
    Proliferating citizen science endeavors in the last decade have sought to intervene in numerous sites around the production of ecological, environmental, and public health data in various parts of the globe.

  • Building Disaster and Climate Resilience Through Development Minerals

    Published on: 22 May 2022
    On May 12, 2022, Dr Ray Maher facilitated a workshop on "Building disaster and climate resilience through development minerals." Click here to read more about the workshop's participants and aims.

  • BIEN 2022

    26 September 2022 9:00am–28 September 2022 5:00pm
     
    in BIEN 2022: Basic Income Earth Netwok
    Registrations are now open for the 21st annual Congress of the Basic Income Earth Network. BIEN draws together individuals and groups across the world who have an interest in basic income, and encourages education and informed discussion about the potential of basic income in a wide range of contexts. Members of BIEN include social policy practitioners, students, academics, activists and more from a range of disciplinary backgrounds and with diverse political affiliations.
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  • BIEN 2022: Basic Income Earth Netwok

    Conference
    Registrations are now open for the 21st annual Congress of the Basic Income Earth Network. BIEN draws together individuals and groups across the world who have an interest in basic income, and encourages education and informed discussion about the potential of basic income in a wide range of contexts. Members of BIEN include social policy practitioners, students, academics, activists and more from a range of disciplinary backgrounds and with diverse political affiliations.

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