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Quarterly Essay

OurSay and Readings Bookstore hosted a panel discussion about the Judith Brett's Quarterly Essay: "Fair Share: Country and City". The most popular question on OurSay was answered by a panel of experts Margaret Simonds, Anna Krien & Tim Soutphommasane.

OurSay and Readings Bookstore hosted a panel discussion about the Judith Brett's Quarterly Essay: "Fair Share: Country and City". The most popular question on OurSay was answered by a panel of experts Margaret Simonds, Anna Krien & Tim Soutphommasane.

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“Why can't we invite asylum seekers into our community whilst they wait for processing and fund ngo's to manage there needs instead of treating them like criminals?”

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user picture Wayne Burrell · 19 votes · 10 comments · 2 years ago

“It's easy to wax lyrical about an idealised bygone era. But would the price of milk and bread really skyrocket beyond affordability if the cities stopped subsidies rural transport infrastructure, energy infrastructure, telecommunications...”

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user picture Daniel Wilson · 68 votes · 6 comments · 2 years ago

“Why do we need to process Asylum seekers offshore? Why can't we do it here?”

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user picture John Kelly · 55 votes · 6 comments · 2 years ago

“With a national conversation emerging about population pressures, what role does the "bush" have in alleviating pressure on our ever-growing cities. What specific measures could be taken to 1) incentivise people to live and work in the bush and 2)...”

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user picture Christopher Weinberg · 76 votes · 5 comments · 2 years ago

“Given that an overwhelming majority of Australians now live in the city or metropolitan suburbia, what impact will this have on Australia's national identity which was largely developed in regional Australia?”

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user picture Linh Do · 40 votes · 4 comments · 2 years ago

“How do we retain young people in rural parts of Australia? ”

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user picture Eyal Halamish · 16 votes · 4 comments · 2 years ago

“Judith Brett says that the "We need to inhabit the land in order to care for it" and that "We could start to pay [rural communities] for environmental services" but arent the interests of rural communities often at odds with those of the local...”

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user picture Zac Gross · 37 votes · 3 comments · 2 years ago

“My In-Laws just sold a tiny 2 bedroom unit in Melbourne for $491,000 My brother has a farm, about 120 acres with a 3 bedroom house for sale for the same amount - can't sell it. Is it that people in the cities just don't know about the wonderfulness...”

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user picture vince schubert · 4 votes · 3 comments · 2 years ago

“Who supports a return to a gold backed currency?. if we had remained on a gold backed currency, then house prices would not have got out of reach of young people , we would have maintained and grown a complex manufacturing sector along with the...”

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user picture bill foord · 1 votes · 2 comments · 2 years ago

“On the ABC's 'Hungry Beast' 2 weeks ago, there was a very disturbing story about men who get raped in our Prisons. Most of these raped Prisoners were in Jail for non-violent crimes and were so shamed and traumatised by being raped, that on release...”

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user picture Elizabeth L · 6 votes · 2 comments · 2 years ago
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