Unless the economic benefits resulting from having the government of national unity become socially inclusive, it might well collapse.
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Owens reaches million of people online and wants to do five shows across Australia, but there are calls to deny her entry. Here’s what the federal government has to consider.
In surveying people both before and after the poll, we found the most decisive factors in determining the way people voted weren’t gender, politics, age or income.
83.6% of the 367 residents in the survey said that they did not want the historic town’s name to be changed.
The review recommends bold changes, like dismantling the Department of Home Affairs. It remains to be seen how much the government will enact.
After some violent incidents, the town is under a curfew from 10pm to 6am. But evidence from cities in Australia and the United States suggest it will bring little benefit.
A healthy democracy and proper societal cohesion require that all voices are heard. If societal progress is to be beneficial and enduring, it must also be inclusive.
Sydney emerges as the most segregated of our biggest capital cities, and the trend will continue without broad changes in government policy and investment.
The stabbing of Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel in a church in Wakeley on Monday has left many in shock. Dai Le, whose electorate features the church where the incident happened discusses her community's reaction.
Prepping is fast becoming mainstream, but new government advice fails to address inequality, and could cause division between the haves and have-nots.
Real social cohesion comes from the slow and unglamorous work of listening to people carefully, paying them respect and giving them the benefit of the doubt.
President Cyril Ramaphosa tried to foster social cohesion in his speeches during a pandemic that had exposed the nation’s divisions.
On the positive side, good progress has been made on gender equality and fewer people are dying of unnatural causes.
Higher levels of income inequality in youth are associated with increased ‘deaths of despair’ in young Canadians.
The explosive viral spread of the grainy but dramatic footage shows the limits of mainstream media ethics.
But on the positive side, support for multiculturalism and ethnic diversity continues to grow and is likely to be a valuable asset to our social cohesion in future.
Some fascists claim that democracy and fascism have the same goal – to give effect to the will of the people. But who the people are is where the ideologies divide.
Isolation and exclusion are common and damaging experiences.
Western governments’ anti-terrorism strategies are now colliding with public sympathy for Ukraine, and its people’s desperation to fight Russia with any means.
Dealing with what have been called ‘wicked’ and ‘adaptive’ problems is a huge challenge for political leaders. A ‘clumsy’ response can be inevitable – and even desirable.
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Emeritus professor, Monash University
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Emeritus Professor of Sociology, University of Technology Sydney
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Distinguished Professor/UNESCO Chair-holder; Founding Director, Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation (ADI)
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Associate Professor of Law, National Security College, Australian National University
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Research Director: Developmental, Capable and Ethical State (DCES) research division, and Coordinator of the South African Social Attitudes Survey (SASAS), Human Sciences Research Council
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Professor of Sociology, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Education, Queen's University Belfast
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Visiting Fellow, Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, Australian National University
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Lecturer, Australian College of Applied Psychology
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Senior Lecturer in Sociology, Swinburne University of Technology
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Professor of Social Psychology, University of Sydney
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Professor of Media and Cultural Studies, University of Technology Sydney
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Research Affiliate in Legal and Political Philosophy, University of California, Davis
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Senior Research Fellow, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, UNSW