AQ: Australian Quarterly

For over 90 years AQ: Australian Quarterly has been packing its pages with the debates that have shaped Australia and the world, tackling the big topics in science, politics and society. Grounded in evidence, yet written in a style accessible to everyone, AQ is unique in Australia’s publishing landscape, pushing back against the trends of subjective truth and media spin. If it matters to Australia then it matters to AQ.

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AQ: Australian Quarterly

Schmuck Science: How a Nano-Sized Idea Might Save Australia’s Iconic Giants • During the pandemic it wasn’t uncommon to find a new hobby. Some learned to paint or sew, while others entered a deep dive into making the perfect sourdough. For filmmaker Robert Mond, home gardening was the hobby, and with only a small backyard, fresh soil, and some seeds, every day focused on expanding the list of edibles plants grown in the garden. His favourite was a plum tree that offers the biggest, juiciest blood plums you’ve ever seen.

Fighting for Fair: Achieving Permanent Protection for Austr alia’s Legacy Caseload • On the 14th of February 2023, after many years of advocacy from asylum-seekers, lawyers, and activists, the refugees in Australia’s Legacy Caseload woke up to good news. After over a decade of living in limbo, living with a ‘permanent temporary’ status in Australia, the wait was finally over. The law changed giving people in the Legacy Caseload who had temporary protection visas the right to apply for permanent protection in Australia through a Resolution of Status Visa.

Reimagining Our Cities: A Response to the Polycrisis

First Nations Residents of Central Australia are Bearing the Brunt of Rising Temperatures • 2024 has been declared as the hottest year on record globally. Yet despite growing worldwide attention on the extreme heat emergency, one of the challenges with heat is that it doesn’t trigger the same sense of urgency as other extreme weather events such as bushfires or floods. Therefore, it is generally hard to draw community, practitioner, and policy attention to the health impacts, making it difficult to attract forward-planning investments to reduce heat-related health risks.

Automate the CEOs? Remember to Include Vice-Chancellors • In 2021, the Australian Financial Review reprinted an article written by the business editor of the New Statesman. Will Dunn produced a mildly provocative piece in which he proposed the removal of certain chief executive officers (CEOs) and the automation of their tasks.

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