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A Bipartisan Innovation Policy for Australia
Resources and Agriculture generate a lot of Australia's National Income but for how long? What's next? Australia's Minister f
17 October 2022 by IdeaSpies

Governance

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Citizens' Assemblies (Juries) could help move Australia forward.
Our country has become stuck in the “political mud (muck?)”.   Our government processes have become so politicised that our politicians avoid seriously addressing complex or divisive issues.   The public trust in government and our institutions has been so eroded that many electors are disengaged from our governance processes and cynically reject change initiatives.   As Ireland has discovered, there is a way out of the bog!https://www.smh.com.au/national/the-irishman-who-could-shape-australia-s-future-to-be-sure-20221012-p5bpb6.html
17 October 2022 by Glenn Barnes

Governance

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A Citizens Jury deliberation, not a “conversation”
The Treasurer is working to construct a responsible budget for Australia, and he is faced with spending expectations far beyond the capacity of revenue streams.   As with other complex problems governments face in this country, Jim Chalmers is hamstrung by political dogma and fear of the electorate's reaction.   He is calling for a “conversation” on the problem. What does he mean by a “conversation”? If the “conversation” is just another government-structured series of focus groups or another summit of selected community leaders, he will fail to win over a distrusting public.  Engage public wisdom and goodwill through a citizen’s jury!  
17 October 2022 by Glenn Barnes

Energy

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Can my diesel engine run on hydrogen too?
Thanks to researchers at the UNSW Engine Research Laboratory, it seems a dual-fuel diesel-hydrogen engine is possible.At the moment, if you want to convert your diesel fleet to hydrogen, you need to swap out the entire engine with a hydrogen fuel cell option.Do-able, but more expensive than keeping the original diesel injection engine but adding a hydrogen fuel injection unit. With stratification the blend produces less nitrogen-oxide emissions than normal diesel, about 85% less carbon and operates at about 26% greater efficiency.https://hydrogen-central.com/new-system-retrofits-diesel-engines-run-90-per-cent-hydrogen/
17 October 2022 by Kylie Hargrea...

Governance

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Shared lessons for school teachers
All Australian schools should have access to a bank of lesson plans under a radical proposal to reduce teacher workload, boost res
16 October 2022 by IdeaSpies

LegalTech

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LOD and Syke open office in New York
Due to high demand in the US for lawyers, paralegals, legal technologists and legal ops professionals, alternative legal services provider, LOD, and legal technology / operations consultancy, SYKE, have opened an office in New York. Together, LOD and SYKE assist in-house legal teams to build out their staffing, resources, legal ops and legaltech functions.  LOD and SYKE are looking to expand rapidly in the US, following LOD’s acquisition of SKYE in early 2021 and SYKE’s expansion into Australia in November of that same year.To read more, head to https://www.lawyersweekly.com.au/corporate-counsel/35619-lod-syke-expand-to-us
16 October 2022 by Karen Finch