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aqjournal.bsky.social
@aqjournal.bsky.social
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Australia's oldest public affairs magazine - Continuously in print since 1929. Covering the intersection between science, society and policy - and promoting evidence-informed policy

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Beyond circular economies—Australia's path to true sustainability lies in ecological economics. The new #AQMagazine Flow Edition examines how we can transform our economic systems to work with nature, not against it. #sciencepolicy

Give the gift of knowledge - only $28 a year - aq.magazine.com.au
November 28, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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This #Christmas, give the gift of thought-provoking debate with AQ! Australia's longest-running current affairs magazine delivers expert analysis on science, politics & society - no bias, just evidence-based content that matters. #ThroughtfulGifting #Xmas

Only $28 a year: aq.magazine.com.au
November 26, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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#Flow isn't just a metaphor—it's memory, identity & belonging. In the latest #AQMagazine Flow Special Edition, discover how First Nations wisdom connects river red gums, dragonflies & ancestral knowledge into a powerful pathway home. #auspol

Subscribe for only $28 a year - aq.magazine.com.au
Homepage : Australian Quarterly - Official Subscription Website
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November 25, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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What do you need to do to ‘earn’ a trillion dollars in this economy?
— First Dog on the Moon
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November 12, 2025 at 5:28 AM
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What do you get the person with everything? A subscription to one of Australia's oldest and most respected publications - thought-provoking, inspiring, exploring.

Get a year of AQ delivered to your door for only $28! Nothing this good is this cheap any more - but it can't last!

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November 12, 2025 at 5:58 AM
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Experience the power of connection in Tessa Leon's poem "Flow" - featured in the new AQ Special Edition. A collaboration with Nature Festival South Australia that explores flow as more than movement - it's our living bond with land, water, sky, and each other.

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November 1, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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Australia leads the world in formal water markets. These systems help direct water where it's needed most as climate change intensifies.

The challenge? Balancing supply and demand as extractions increase and weather patterns become more unpredictable.

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#auspol
October 30, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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When was the last time you lost track of time doing something you love? AQ's latest issue explores the science of flow states—from brain chemistry to wellbeing.

Discover how these optimal experiences shape our happiness. aips.org.au/aq-magazine/...

#FlowState #Wellbeing #auspol
October 29, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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In good news for the evidence-informed media landscape, @australiainstitute.org.au has just released a news website called, The Point. A very welcome addition to the #auspol debate, focusing on the evidence and the numbers that really matter.

Check it out and bookmark: thepoint.com.au
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October 28, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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The AQ is a a special collab with @NatureFestivalSA and explores our connection to the natural world!

Community-driven festival bringing South Australians back to nature through inclusive, creative experiences. Read more: aips.org.au/aq-magazine/... #AQMagazine #auspol
October 26, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Your Weekend Read: We have arrived at the lip of a great unknown—systemic failure, techno feudalism, the pillage of natural resources. The way-as-usual is exhausted.

How can creativity shape the lives that we lead, and how to find your flow. Only in the new AQ: aips.org.au/aq-magazine/...
October 24, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Australia's sustainability potential under the spotlight in the new AQ Magazine! From circular to ecological economy—can we supercharge our environmental innovation? Discover the possibilities...

Check out the preview! aips.org.au/aq-magazine/... #Sustainability #AusPol
October 22, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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"Flow is not metaphor—it's memory." In the new AQ, First Nations woman, Tiahni Adamson explores how flow connects to identity through river red gums, dragonflies, and songs that remember you. A powerful exploration of belonging.

aips.org.au/aq-magazine/... #AQMagazine
October 21, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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People talk about flow states - but how do you actually get there? What is the art of unlocking your creative brain? In the new AQ, Amy Milhinch talks about the ways (and the discipline) needed to find her flow.

An practical guide to experimental creating! Only in AQ: aq.magazine.com.au

#auspol
October 14, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Everything is connected. Resources from the biosphere flow into our bodies, which then shape our society and values. This flow permeates our lives. In the new AQ, #NatureFestivalSA Director, Ryan Hubbard follows this flow through a fascinating exploration of the theme.

aips.org.au/aq-magazine/...
October 13, 2025 at 3:45 AM
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New AQ: From the Brain to Wellbeing - Where are we flowing?

Flow states are restorative for our brains - a counterpoint to our problem-solving brains. But what happens as a society when we never let our brains rest and how to enable everyone the chance to have wellbeing?

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October 2, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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New AQ: From Circular to Ecological Economy.

A circular economy is critical to meeting our sustainability goals, but it doesn't go far enough. Resource reuse doesn't take into account whether usage actually adds value to society.

AQ only $28 a year: aq.magazine.com.au

@australiainstitute.org.au
October 1, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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The #NatureFestivalSA is underway and everyone is talking 'Flow'. You can get the collaborative Special Edition now featuring authors from across the country, reflecting on how the concept of flow intersects with our lives on a daily basis...

Edition preview: aips.org.au/aq-magazine/... #auspol
September 30, 2025 at 4:12 AM
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The #NatureFestivalSA, kicks off tonight! AQ has partnered with them to produce a Special Edition of interest to all Australians - how the movement of resources, water, and social connection dictates so much of our economy and society.

aq.magazine.com.au & www.naturefestival.org.au
Homepage : Australian Quarterly - Official Subscription Website
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September 26, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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The Australian Academy @science.org.au, has just released the country's first national effort to systematically assess Australia’s science capability against its future needs - The 'Australian Science, Australia’s Future: Science 2035' report.

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Australian Science, Australia’s Future: Science 2035
There has never been a national effort to systematically assess Australia’s science capability against its future needs – until now.   The Australian Academy of Science has launched one of the most
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September 25, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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For 60,000+ years, Aboriginal cultures have been in Australia - plenty of time to get to know the rhythms of this wide, brown land. So what does the concept of 'flow' mean, and what insights might First Nations' perspectives be able to give to us?
September 24, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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Get excited! AQ is announcing its collaboration with the upcoming #NatureFestivalSA. We go deep on the theme of 'Flow', from the psychological, to the creative, to the environmental.

Preview: aips.org.au/aq-magazine/...

And subscribe for a 1-year AQ subscription for only $28! aq.magazine.com.au
September 22, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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Labor saved the Great Barrier Reef once under the leadership of Gough Whitlam. They can continue this legacy by taking genuine climate action to curb global heating, and saying no to Woodside’s plans to drill for gas at Scott Reef.

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Half a century ago, the Great Barrier Reef was to be drilled for oil. It was saved – for a time
In the late 1960s, oil and gas companies began exploring the Great Barrier Reef for oil. It took campaigners, unionists and a royal commission to protect the reef.
theconversation.com
September 3, 2025 at 4:56 AM
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Free Article! Thanks to @david-ritter.bsky.social from @greenpeaceap.bsky.social - very happy to share this important article with the world.

Read it in full for free - then grab a subscription to AQ for only $28 a year, delivered to your door.

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david-ritter.bsky.social David Ritter @david-ritter.bsky.social · Aug 20
The article on SLAPP suits I penned for Australian Quarterly, looking at the growing trend of legal bullying by corporations and calling for strong anti-SLAPP laws in Australia, is now available in full on the Greenpeace website, republished with permission.

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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.
www.greenpeace.org.au
August 20, 2025 at 6:16 AM
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Fabulous to be at the SA #Scienceweek awards, including @AIPS_Science Tall Poppy Awards, Unsung Heroes & Citizen Science!

@inspiringaus @Aus_ScienceWeek
August 8, 2025 at 9:09 AM