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Assessing anti-Asian attitudes in the USA and Australia
Researchers from the University of Melbourne and University of Queensland have analysed negative attitudes towards Asian people in both the United States and Australia to better understand the factors that contribute to these prejudices.
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Australian leaders recognised for their role in our world-leading pandemic response
Unsurprisingly, Australia’s COVID-19 response has featured heavily in weighing the nominees to be shortlisted for the 2020 McKinnon Prize in Political Leadership.
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Carol Schwartz recognised with ‘Leading Philanthropist’ award
The University of Melbourne today congratulated business and community leader Carol Schwartz after she was announced as the ‘Leading Philanthropist’ at the 2020 Australian Philanthropy Awards.
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Prestigious youth conference held in Southern Hemisphere for the first time
Almost 100 of the state’s most inquisitive young minds gathered this week at the University of Melbourne to discuss free speech and their role in society.
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Expert panel draws up 15 recommendations to renew Australia’s democratic process
The University of Melbourne School of Government, in partnership with the newDemocracy Foundation and the Susan McKinnon Foundation, has produced a new paper entitled ‘Reforming our Democracy’ outlining a list of 15 reform options designed to improve the Australian democratic process.
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Penny Wong and Jordon Steele-John celebrated for political leadership
Penny Wong and Jordon Steele-John have been named the McKinnon Political Leaders of the Year for their courageous, visionary and collaborative political leadership in 2018.
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New leadership prize sparks ‘Change Makers’
A new, non-partisan prize in political leadership has inspired Shaun Carny’s latest book, The Change Makers, where twenty-five outstanding Australian leaders share their insights and lessons on the essence of inspiring leadership.
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Pathways to Politics Fellows among winning candidates in Victorian elections
Three Fellows from the Melbourne School of Government’s Pathways to Politics for Women Program have been elected inthe 2018 Victorian election.
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Pathways to Politics for Women: eight Fellows running in Victorian elections
Eight Fellows from the University of Melbourne’s Pathways to Politics Program for Women will contest seats in this month’s Victorian election.
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International award for helping connect care leavers with their past
A University of Melbourne website that helps connect people who grew up in institutional care in Australia between 1920 and 1989 with their archival records has won a major international award.
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Pathways to Politics for Women 2018: Call for applications
This International Women's Day, applications open for the Melbourne School of Government's 2018 Pathways to Politics Program for Women.
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McKinnon Prize for Political Leadership: inaugural winners announced
Dean Smith and Vonda Malone are the inaugural winners of the McKinnon Prize for Political Leadership, a new, non-partisan award recognising courageous, visionary and collaborative political leadership.
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First past the post: 25 women ready to run for politics
The Fellows of the 2017 Pathways to Politics Program for Women at the University of Melbourne will graduate tonight with the tools and know-how to run for politics, with two Fellows already pre-selected for safe Labor and Liberal seats and one just weeks away from the Northcote by-election as an endorsed candidate for the Reason Party.
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War Heritage Roadshow: keeping Ararat military history safe in the home
Families from Ararat are invited to show their pieces of war heritage to conservation experts, share their stories and get free advice on cleaning and care on Friday, 20 October.
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War Heritage Roadshow: keeping Horsham military history safe in the home
Families from Horsham are invited to show their pieces of war heritage to conservation experts, share their stories and get free advice on cleaning and care on Saturday, 21 October.
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Creswick campus to host historic vintage car rally
In 1915, 53 Ford motor cars carrying more than 300 people travelled in convoy from Ballarat to the University of Melbourne’s School of Forestry, Nursery and Arboretum, at the State Forest in Creswick.
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War Heritage Roadshow: keeping Warrnambool military history safe in the home
Families from Warrnambool will learn about their own wartime history at a two-day War Heritage Roadshow that kicks off on Friday 11 August.
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War Heritage Roadshow: keeping Frankston military history safe in the home
Families from Frankston will learn about their own wartime history at a two-day War Heritage Roadshow that kicks off on Friday, 28 July.
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Experts gather in Melbourne to consider international affairs crises
Experts from across the globe will meet in Melbourne next week to rethink international governance in an era of global insecurities, regional tensions and rising nationalism.
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War Heritage Roadshow: keeping Geelong military history safe in the home
Families from Geelong will learn about their own wartime history at a two-day War Heritage Roadshow that kicks off on Friday, 30 June.