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aqjournal.bsky.social @aqjournal.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Australia's hemp industry is set to boom — but worker health protections are lagging behind. Fragmented regulation and absent safety standards could cost us a world-leading industry. Time for proactive risk mitigation. 🌿 Get the new AQ now: aq.magazine.com.au

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aqjournal.bsky.social @aqjournal.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Loneliness costs Australia $2.7B a year — and claims nearly a million lives globally. But ordinary "Sparkies" — volunteer community connectors — are proving neighbourhoods can rebuild belonging. A hopeful blueprint. ✨ Get the new AQ now: aq.magazine.com.au

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aqjournal.bsky.social @aqjournal.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Per-student uni funding is down 37% since 2001. Enrolments up 38%. Universities are being asked to do more with less — and public trust is paying the price. Rebuilding the social licence means rethinking the system itself. Get the new AQ now: aq.magazine.com.au

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aqjournal.bsky.social @aqjournal.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Climate Policy is now Health Policy. Policy choices far beyond the health ministry affect our health - it's time that we break the silos and remove the barriers that lead to fragmented and contradictory policy. See the edition preview: aips.org.au/aq-magazine/...

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AQ 97.4 - Oct-Dec 2026 - AIPS

What's in the new AQ? Check out the preview now and read on the debates less heard.

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aqjournal.bsky.social @aqjournal.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Deception and misinformation are common across species; but humans are the only ones to have elevated misinformation to a genuine societal hazard. Dive into the complexities of this issue and new ideas for what we can do to combat it. Get the new AQ now: buff.ly/SBg2BWB

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aqjournal.bsky.social @aqjournal.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Woodside has had their Supreme Court SLAPP suit against climate protestors thrown out! But this doesn't mean that ordinary Australians are protected against 'Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP)' suits. Read the free AQ article: www.greenpeace.org.au/article/time...

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Time for Australia to SLAPP back - Greenpeace Australia Pacific

The Australian Quarterly invited David Ritter, CEO, Greenpeace Australia Pacific, to write about the growing use of lawfare by vested corporate interests for their July 2025 edition.

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aqjournal.bsky.social @aqjournal.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Australia's blind spot: Eisa Zarepour, UNSW graduate and architect of Iran's digital repression, sanctioned by US & EU but not on Australia's sanctions list. When will we recognise digital repression as serious human rights abuse? Only in AQ: aq.magazine.com.au #AustraliaPolicy #HumanRights #auspol

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aqjournal.bsky.social @aqjournal.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

It costs over $3,000 per day to imprison a child in Australia. For only 7 girls in detention, that's $21,000 daily. Community-based, trauma-informed alternatives would be more effective and humane. Find out how, only in AQ: aq.magazine.com.au #YouthJustice #SystemFailure #auspol

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aqjournal.bsky.social @aqjournal.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

The Farrer byelection revealed deep trends: #OneNation strongest in communities experiencing demographic aging, economic stagnation. The chickens are coming home to roost, and they are angry... Michelle Grattan in the new AQ: aq.magazine.com.au #PoliticalShift #auspol

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aqjournal.bsky.social @aqjournal.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

AI-assisted databases discovered the fastest-growing black hole ever observed in a dataset studied by experts for 20+ years. What might these systems reveal about housing, health, or education policy? Subscribe for this and more: aips.org.au/aq-magazine/... #AIforPolicy #auspol

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aqjournal.bsky.social @aqjournal.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Restoring Aus Public Service integrity requires 3 reforms: independent secretary appointments, bringing quantitative analysis back in-house, and auditing Commonwealth accounts without Big Four conflicts. Find out more: aq.magazine.com.au #PublicSectorReform #Australia #auspol #whistleblower

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aqjournal.bsky.social @aqjournal.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

"Internet-e-Pro" now sold in Iran: premium connectivity for approved users while public remains disconnected. At $8-$33 per GB on black market, ordinary Iranians can't afford what was once a basic right. Preview our new cover story: aips.org.au/aq-magazine/... #DigitalOppression #Iran #auspol

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AQ 97.3 - July-Sept 2026 - AIPS

What's in the new AQ? Check out the preview now and read on the debates less heard.

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aqjournal.bsky.social @aqjournal.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

"What happened to her?" rather than "What's wrong with her?" The critical question we should be asking about girls in the justice system. Most are criminalised for trauma responses, not inherent criminality. Preview then subscribe: aips.org.au/aq-magazine/... #TraumaInformed #JusticeReform #auspol

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aqjournal.bsky.social @aqjournal.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

The Farrer byelection was the first time ever that a Federal contest didn't include one of the major parties. The 2-party system continues to crumble, but it's One Nation picking up the pieces. Read the analysis from Michelle Grattan: aips.org.au/aq-magazine/... #AusPol

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aqjournal.bsky.social @aqjournal.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Data is abundant, but insights are scarce. The real challenge isn't just data science skills—it's preparing data for analysis. AI-augmented databases are bridging this gap, democratizing access to insights. Edition Preview: aips.org.au/aq-magazine/... #DataAnalytics #PublicSector

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aqjournal.bsky.social @aqjournal.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

New Public Management has failed the #AustralianPublicService. Secretaries' pay doubled while tenure became political patronage. "Frank and fearless advice" replaced with "decision-based evidence-making." Subscribe now, only $35 a year: aq.magazine.com.au #PublicService #auspol

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aqjournal.bsky.social @aqjournal.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Iran's internet blackout wasn't technical failure—it was political violence. Designed to hide human rights violations while creating a tiered system of digital privilege. The regime profits from repression. Only in the new AQ, get it now: aq.magazine.com.au #Iran #DigitalRepression #auspol

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aqjournal.bsky.social @aqjournal.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Girls make up just 10% of Australia's youth detention population, yet their unique needs remain largely unaddressed. Most are survivors of trauma, abuse, and systemic failure. Smart intervention could reduce numbers and improve outcomes. Now is the time! Find out: aq.magazine.com.au #YouthJustice

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aqjournal.bsky.social @aqjournal.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

#OneNation wins its first House of Reps seat in Farrer byelection, with #Liberal vote collapsing from 43% to just 12%. Michelle Grattan and John Hawkins examine this seismic shift in #auspol as Pauline Hanson's party gains legitimacy. Edition Preview: aips.org.au/aq-magazine/...

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aqjournal.bsky.social @aqjournal.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Government procurement could build Australia's #SovereignCapability, but there's no policy to make it happen. It's time to use our $100bn buying power strategically. Read how 👇 aips.org.au/aq-magazine/... #Auspol #AustralianIndustry #NationalSecurity

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- AIPS

References 1. Australian Government, Department of Finance, “Consolidated Financial Statements,” 30 June 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.…

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aqjournal.bsky.social @aqjournal.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Why do so many government tech projects fail? Vague objectives, risk-averse processes, and focus on inputs not outcomes. The result: cost overruns and undelivered capability. Read the breakdown 👇 aips.org.au/aq-magazine/... #AusPol #GovTech #ProcurementReform

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- AIPS

References 1. Australian Government, Department of Finance, “Consolidated Financial Statements,” 30 June 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.…

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aqjournal.bsky.social @aqjournal.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Australia spends $100bn/year on #GovProcurement, but the track record is abysmal. Waste, failures, and missed opportunities to build sovereign capability. Read the full analysis by Peter Grant & A/Prof Matt Darling 👇 aips.org.au/aq-magazine/... #auspol #SovereignCapability #Australia

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- AIPS

References 1. Australian Government, Department of Finance, “Consolidated Financial Statements,” 30 June 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.…

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aqjournal.bsky.social @aqjournal.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Thanks for that correction. I'll confirm everything with the author to see if there was a mistake and will correct if there was. Thanks!

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aqjournal.bsky.social @aqjournal.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

There is an undeclared economic war being waged against Australia — through trade barriers, investment leverage, cyber operations, and supply chain pressure. Geoeconomics is now national security. #AusPol Read the article in the new AQ: aq.magazine.com.au

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aqjournal.bsky.social @aqjournal.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

83% of Australians think we should make more goods domestically, even if they cost more. Yet our manufacturing sector just fell into recession. The gap between public sentiment and policy is vast. We need to boost #resilience. 🔗 Subscribe now: aq.magazine.com.au #AusPol

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aqjournal.bsky.social @aqjournal.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Australia ranks 104th out of 143 countries for economic complexity — just above Côte d'Ivoire, just below Botswana. For one of the world's wealthiest nations, that's a wake-up call. #AustralianEconomy #auspol Check out the edition preview: aips.org.au/aq-magazine/...

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aqjournal.bsky.social @aqjournal.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

~30 multinationals earn ~$14bn per year from Australian government contracts. Meanwhile local firms are underpaid, locked out, and unable to build sovereign capability. Time to change the system. All this and more in the new Special Edition - Subscribe: aq.magazine.com.au #AusPol

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aqjournal.bsky.social @aqjournal.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Qatar and Australia export roughly the same amount of LNG. The Qatari government collects more than five times the revenue Australia does, says @grogsgamut.bsky.social. Something has gone very wrong. #AustralianPolitics #SovereignDefence #auspol #AUKUS 🔗 Subscribe now: aq.magazine.com.au

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aqjournal.bsky.social @aqjournal.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

80–90% of Australia's petrol and diesel is imported. 90%+ of our medicines come from overseas. We have zero semiconductor fabrication. Marc Ablong maps the vulnerabilities — and the way forward. #AusPol 🔗 See the Special Edition preview: aips.org.au/aq-magazine/... #auspol #resilience

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aqjournal.bsky.social @aqjournal.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Australia's 2024 National Defence Strategy is clear: "warning time" no longer applies. Major conflict is possible in the near term. Yet we remain a reliant, not a resilient, nation. That has to change. See the solutions in the new AQ: aq.magazine.com.au #auspol

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aqjournal.bsky.social @aqjournal.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Australia has the 4th largest rare earth reserves in the world yet China almost has a monopoly on rare earth extraction and processing for critical technology. The opportunity — and the urgency — could not be clearer. 🇦🇺 🔗 See the edition preview: aips.org.au/aq-magazine/... #auspol

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aqjournal.bsky.social @aqjournal.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

The Australian Government spends $100bn a year procuring goods and services. The results? Billions wasted. Sovereign capability hollowed out. Multinationals rewarded. It's time for serious reform. #AusPol 🔗 New AQ Special Edition: Subscribe now only $35 a year: aq.magazine.com.au

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aqjournal.bsky.social @aqjournal.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Australia is the least self-sufficient nation in the OECD. Our manufacturing base has collapsed. Our fuel reserves could last weeks. It's time to fund our own defence — starting with a fairer resources tax, says @grogsgamut.bsky.social 🔗 April edition preview: aips.org.au/aq-magazine/... #auspol

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aqjournal.bsky.social @aqjournal.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Australia is a reliant - not a resilient - nation...in a very timely Special Edition, former public servants, economists & defence experts lay out a roadmap for turning strategic vulnerabilities into economic success. A must read! aq.magazine.com.au - $35 for a year of AQ delivered to you #auspol

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Rex Patrick @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

The gas cartel will make super profits from the Iran war as the price of OUR gas soars internationally. It’s right for @albomp.bsky.social to impose a 25% gas export tax. Unsurprisingly, driven by insatiable greed, the gas cartel is crying “wolf”. #auspol

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Energy crisis: gas lobby cries wolf at gas export tax - Michael West

With the Prime Minister considering a 25% tax on gas exports, the gas cartel has quickly launched a counter campaign.

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 22/03/2026

"It's time to call BS on the idea that we can't afford to look after Australians. "Subsidies that largely go to Clive Palmer, Gina Rinehart, BHP, Rio Tinto are growing faster than the NDIS." @rodcampbell.bsky.social on Australia's out-of-control fossil fuel subsidies. #auspol 🎧 theaus.in/3PHIcMu

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aqjournal.bsky.social @aqjournal.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

A far-away strait is blockaded for a week & Australia is talking fuel crisis, interest rates & recession...Not the sign of a resilient country. April AQ is a special edition on turning strategic risk into economic success. Subscribe from only $15 a year! aips.org.au/aq-magazine/... #auspol

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aqjournal.bsky.social @aqjournal.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Do you need something beautiful today? To be transported from an uncertain world, to a world of ice and wonder? In a blast from the past, listen to Prof Emma Johnston's 'Ode to Antarctica' - originally published in AQ. She is greatly missed... antarcticsciencefoundation.org/blog/2019/12...

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Emma Johnston's Ode to Antarctica — Antarctic Science Foundation

Some things cut through. Illuminating and potentially blinding you. The brilliant sparkle of the isolated continent of Antarctica is one such place.

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aqjournal.bsky.social @aqjournal.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Heritage charm vs. housing crisis — Australia's suburbs are caught in the middle. The battle over Mentone Station is just one flashpoint in a generational conflict reshaping our cities. 🏘️ #AustralianHousing #UrbanPlanning #HousingCrisis aips.org.au/aq-magazine/...

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aqjournal.bsky.social @aqjournal.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

From ancient remedies to modern political battles — the fight over who controls birth control is far from over. A fascinating and urgent deep dive in AQ's latest issue. 💊 #ReproductiveRights #WomensHealth #BirthControl aq.magazine.com.au

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Homepage : Australian Quarterly - Official Subscription Website

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aqjournal.bsky.social @aqjournal.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

How does a democracy re-elect a self-proclaimed autocrat — twice impeached, linked to insurrection? AQ Australian Quarterly digs into the forces that brought Trump back to power. A must-read. 🇺🇸 #Trump #MAGA #Democracy #USPolitics aq.magazine.com.au

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aqjournal.bsky.social @aqjournal.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Labor has been forced to dump its terrible changes to FOI. But what changes would improve the law, make it better for FOI practitioners & citizens? In the new AQ, Dr Lauren Gray lays out what we really need, and why the erosion of FOI is costing all of us. Only in AQ: aips.org.au/aq-magazine/...

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aqjournal.bsky.social @aqjournal.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

A US court has SLAPPed @Greenpeace with a $345m penalty, siding with fossil fuel company Energy Transfer...want to know more about the wave of SLAPP suits trying to silence dissent both in the US and #Australia? Read the AQ article from @david-ritter.bsky.social and Vaidehi Shah: buff.ly/gajR2RB

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Time for Australia to SLAPP back - Greenpeace Australia Pacific

The Australian Quarterly invited David Ritter, CEO, Greenpeace Australia Pacific, to write about the growing use of lawfare by vested corporate interests for their July 2025 edition.

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aqjournal.bsky.social @aqjournal.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Aussies are rightly concerned about the potentially disastrous #AUKUS deal - yet the government refuses to admit the risks of paying the US $368 BILLION with no guarantee of receiving anything for it. Parliamentary enquiry now, consider signing the petition!

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✍️PETITION: Launch a Parliamentary Inquiry into AUKUS

Launch a Parliamentary Inquiry into AUKUS NOW! Australia Institute research shows a majority of Australians support a parliamentary inquiry into AUKUS ✍️ Add your name now >

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aqjournal.bsky.social @aqjournal.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Canada, Australia, the EU and India could be the axis of a new bloc of influence that no longer lets Russia, the US, and China veto or block international action. Let's hope that this moment marks the point at which we realise that a new way is possible.

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aqjournal.bsky.social @aqjournal.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

To stop allowing the big boys to cheat the rules just because they say they are beyond any repercussions... Carney is out of the blocks diversifying Canada's economy - in Australia, walking the tightrope between China/US is no longer bearing the fruits it once did and is now multiplying our risks.

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aqjournal.bsky.social @aqjournal.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Australia has long been pulled between superpowers; @auspol is obsessed with offending China or offending the US - but what if the age of superpowers could be brought to an end with strategies that consolidate the interests of the middle powers?

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aqjournal.bsky.social @aqjournal.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

If you haven't already, spend 15 minutes watching #MarkCarney's speech at Davos - one for the ages. @Albo will be watching it closely and let's hope he capitalises on its invitation - "Nostalgia is not a strategy," the old geopolitical order is not coming back. youtu.be/CQOr9FcSf-M?...

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Davos: Canadian PM Mark Carney speaks at World Economic Forum | Geo News English

#geonewsenglish #MarkCarney #Davos #WorldEconomicForum #Canada #globaleconomy Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney addresses world leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, sharing insights on…

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