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1 July 2020 by IdeaSpies

Artistic

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New wattle-inspired Australian Made logo
Australia’s Nation Brand Advisory Council has decided to rebrand the Australian Made logo, arguing the green and gold logo featuring a kangaroo is internationally recognised but does not represent Australia’s lesser-known assets such as technology and education.https://www.smh.com.au/business/the-economy/wattle-inspired-logo-to-sell-australia-to-the-world-20200701-p557u2.html
1 July 2020 by IdeaSpies

Industrial

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Defence Manufacturing Ready
Prime Minister Scott Morrison will warn Australians to prepare for a more “dangerous and disorderly” post-COVID world as he an
1 July 2020 by Michael Sharp...

Energy

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Footsteps into Electricity
Pavegen, an initiative that makes tiles which are fitted with technology that converts the kinetic energy of footsteps to electricity, was seen as a “particularly intelligent” effort by the NT100 steering committee.The energy harvested by the tiles can power nearby pedestrian lighting or advertising signage, or also be stored in a battery.The tiles also made an appearance in Singapore during Earth Hour 2013, where they were used to tile a dance floor. As event-goers danced, the kinetic energy of their footsteps was used to power an on-site screening of a film about the campaign.
30 June 2020 by Keerthana-Ved...

NFP

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Charities help to reduce landfill
Good360 Australia estimates usable retail products worth $1.92 billion go unsold each year, but that figure is expected to skyrock
30 June 2020 by Kylie Hargrea...

Governance

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WHAT SORT OF GOVERNMENT DO AUSTRALIANS DESERVE?
“…Good government requires robust institutions, political leadership and competent public servants. But fundamentally, it requires an informed, empowered and mobilised citizenry – change rarely comes about without it…” “Philosopher Joseph de Maistre famously said, ‘every nation gets the government it deserves’. My view is that we deserve nothing less than the very best. We need to insist upon governments that will tackle the great challenges of our time with passion and purpose.” Solved by Andrew Wear
29 June 2020 by Glenn Barnes