Australian’s
need to have a community wide conversation over what sort of country we aspire
to be and what is the best path to take us there. This conversation needs to be
inclusive of all groups, transparent and respectful. The conversation will take
time as there are many deep seated and complex issues that need to be surfaced -
and compromises made in the interest of the common good. A well-structured,
well-informed and well reported Citizens Jury could play a major role in
helping our community move through such a conversation in a timely and
effective fashion.
Otherlab, a San Francisco-based engineering research and development lab, developed what it calls the world's most advanced industrial paper airplane. The cardboard gliders are made with a biodegradable material and equipped with GPS and other electronics, allowing them to be dropped by a plane and deliver two pounds of life-saving materials without needing to be retrieved.
A simple, Tinder style mobile phone application that would have small audio samples for musicians that want to form bands or be discovered. The app would allow the user to filter by genre and hopefully create a new way for aspiring musicians to be discovered or a way for new, small bands to form.