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A.I in Australia

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As AI technology continues to evolve, while we will see even more innovative applications of this technology in Australia and around the world. As citizens, government officials and business owners who is looking to who, what and where to practice, use, apply and manage all the possible implications and activities of AI?

How are we ensuring that it is sustainably harnessed in alignment with the Australian constitution?

Or has that moment in time already passed us by and like social media, what will be will be and policy and protections will only be imposed post crisis?

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How 2 (School) Sport

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Sports programs in NSW primary schools with less than 150 students face unique challenges such as: limited resources and a lack of specialist sports staff.
For Indigenous students, in particular, team sports participation can provide additional benefits that are particularly important for their well-being and success in school.
If your child is at a small primary school in NSW, double check their school policy is both aligned and exercised in line with best practice methods, Department and NESA recommendations.

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Faux Pas: Telling Leaders What They Want to Hear

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In our first meeting, one of my clients said straight faced and unapologetically, ‘We’re map and chart people. We like to know where we are and where we are going.” Given his military career, I actually found this more a reminder re: what my approach with said client should be rather than any clear indicator about expectations pertaining to the

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NSW and the ‘Let It Rip’ Leadership

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Just over two months later, on 15 December 2021 – mere hours after the Director-General of the World Health Organisation, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced ‘…vaccines alone will not get any country out of this crisis’- the newly-minted NSW Premier and insolvency tax lawyer, Dominic Perrottet eliminated the mandate on hotel quarantine, reduced the number of contact tracers and health workers at Covid-19 testing sites, removed the mandate on mask wearing, social distancing and other preventative measures against the health advice of the Australian Medical Association, and the NSW Chief Health Officer.

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Your Bully Has A Name: Relational Aggression in NSW Schools

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Relational aggression is a form of bullying that can have a significant impact on a student’s well-being and academic performance. Teacher-to-Student relational aggression can take many forms, including: verbal abuse, exclusion, and humiliation. In NSW primary schools, where teachers may have a greater influence on the school culture and social dynamics, it is crucial to address teacher-to-student relational aggression effectively and the P&C can play an important role.

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Women of Merit

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Last week, Australian media was saturated with discussion of Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s new cabinet. Statistical comparisons with cabinets from New Zealand to Africa to Afghanistan were a plenty. Discussions centring around how poorly Australia sits from a representation of women in politics, point of view. While the Iraqi and Afghani comparison’s were a stretch at best. In Australia, post

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Gender, Sexuality and Security

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A friend recently commented how nervous he became, anytime ‘The Feminists’ got started in a class discussion. Having had the recent privilege of sitting in a three hour seminar about Gender, Sexuality and Security, led by Dr Adam Kamradt-Scott and featuring guest lecturer Dr Megan MacKenzie, of the Government and International Relations Department at the University of Sydney, I was intrigued.

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