Michael Lester in conversation with Professor Ian Chubb AC—policy adviser at the Australian Academy of Science (AAS), former Chief Scientist of Australia, and former Vice-Chancellor and Deputy Vice-Chancellor of several universities—now appointed to lead a once-in-a-generation review of Australia’s faltering research and development funding and efforts. (more…)
Ian Chubb
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Given the choice, would my wife have chosen to ‘let dementia take its course’?
This is an emotional story for me. It is personal. It is a story about my experience. (more…)
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Coalition’s political games don’t mix well with existential threat
We could secure a spectacular future for ourselves and help the planet. Instead the federal government dodges the hard decisions; passes the buck. Fortunately, state and territory governments are stepping up to the plate.
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