Approx 5 min reads
Intro
Tom Cowie shares obstacles to migration settlement and how "Literacy classes build community for South Sudanese women in Melbourne's west" via The Age
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/literacy-classes-build-community-for-south-sudanese-women-in-melbournes-west-20170325-gv6bbr.html
Leah Kaminsky explores the problems with chasing superficial happiness, arguing strongly for "World Happiness Day 2017: ticket to joy or time to ditch the smiley face?" via The Brisbane Times
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/entertainment/world-happiness-day-2017-ticket-to-joy-or-time-to-ditch-the-smiley-face-20170310-guvm9h.html
Paulyne Pogorelske writes of changing attitudes in "Faith: work is not a dirty word" via WA Today
http://www.watoday.com.au/victoria/faith-work-is-not-a-dirty-word-20170322-gv44f5.html
Intra
Helen Proctor argues for equity in access, merit-based success and reasoned debate, revealing "Selective schools' long and tangled history with race and class" via WA Today
http://www.watoday.com.au/comment/selective-schools-long-and-tangled-history-with-race-and-class-20170328-gv8m08.html
Mark Fogarty explores driving fast example towards marriage equality when "Top Holden team, Brad Jones Racing, to be rainbow warriors at Albert Park for Grand Prix carnival" via The Age
http://www.theage.com.au/sport/motorsport/motor-sport-top-holden-team-to-be-rainbow-warriors-at-albert-park-for-grand-prix-carnival-20170321-gv3d4l.html
Nick McKenzie writes of organized migrant worker exploitation, reveals "Slavery claims as seasonal workers from Vanuatu paid nothing for months' work" via The Canberra Times
http://www.canberratimes.com.au/national/investigations/slavery-claims-as-seasonal-workers-from-vanuatu-paid-nothing-for-months-work-20170327-gv7k99.html
Inter
John McNeil, Michael Abramson, Jane Fisher, Sharon Harrison, Monash School of Public Health and Preventative Medicine and Robert Hetzel salute the life of Basil Hetzel, who as a "Medical researcher improved the lives of billions" via The Brisbane Times
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/comment/obituaries/medical-researcher-improved-the-lives-of-billions-20170306-gurlqu.html
Polly Dunning shares her team's approach to familiar finances, declaring "When having separate bank accounts is the opposite of independence" via The Brisbane Times
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/lifestyle/life-and-relationships/when-having-separate-bank-accounts-is-the-opposite-of-independence-20170320-gv26o5.html
Nassim Khadem explores Authority redressing efforts of past workplace failings, earning "'We are sorry': CBA tells inquiry investigating millions in unpaid super owed to staff" via The Age
http://www.theage.com.au/business/workplace-relations/we-are-sorry-cba-tells-inquiry-investigating-millions-in-unpaid-super-owed-to-staff-20170314-guxrck.html
Multi
Paola Totoro explains the result of educational institutions meaningfully engaged to address civic planning, revealing "High-tech mapping of low-tech regions" via WA Today
http://www.watoday.com.au/technology/technology-news/mapping-hightech-mapping-of-lowtech-regions-20170321-gv3hzx.html
Steph Yin explores the race against time to preserve the lessons from history's pages, revealing "US nuclear weapons tests come to YouTube" via The Canberra Times
http://www.canberratimes.com.au/technology/technology-news/video-sharing-us-nuke-tests-now-on-youtube-20170321-gv3hnm.html
Carolyn Rance explores resilience required when delivering multicultural and diverse local governance as "City councils plan how to respond to unexpected public disorder" via The Age
http://www.theage.com.au/business/workplace-relations/head-20170307-gustx9.html
All
Peter Barrett interviews comedian and disability rights activist Liz Carr, revealing her view as "A matter of life and death: British comedian hopes show will spark more than laughs" via The Age
http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/a-matter-of-life-and-death-british-comedian-hopes-show-will-spark-more-than-laughs-20170323-gv4s9v.html
Linda Morris reviews a new novel sharing and building upon Australian past in "Catherine McKinnon's Storyland: a work transcending time" via The Brisbane Times
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/entertainment/books/the-stories-of-us-by-catherine-mckinnon-review-20170223-guk5t8.html
Christine Nicholls salutes the life and spiritpride of "Ian Willding, memories of country childhood were inspiration for conceptual work" via The Age
http://www.theage.com.au/comment/obituaries/ian-willding-memories-of-country-childhood-were-inspiration-for-conceptual-work-20170221-guhkbi.html
Togather
Samantha Lane explores effective teamwork required to reach high in home, work and life when "Super footballer, super mum, Erin Phillips is officially MVP" via The Canberra Times
http://www.canberratimes.com.au/afl/womens-afl/super-footballer-super-mum-erin-phillips-is-officially-mvp-20170327-gv7n2q.html
Martin Flanagan salutes the life of "Trevor Grant, a journalist who was the opposite of fake" via The Sydney Morning Herald
http://www.smh.com.au/afl/afl-news/trevor-grant-a-journalist-who-was-the-opposite-of-fake-20170216-guekp4.html
Michael Short shares the behind the scenes origin, continuance and other reasons for "The Queen's Fund: often the difference between relief and disaster" via The Age
http://www.smh.com.au/comment/the-queens-fund-often-the-difference-between-relief-and-disaster-20170324-gv5ofn.html
Nobly
Kylie Northover has lunch with "Bindi Cole Chocka on Bill Leak's cartoon: 'I didn't see it as racist" via The Sydney Morning Herald
http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/bindi-cole-chocka-if-i-lose-people-i-dont-care-20170313-guwyyp.html
Clem Bastow recounts tribulations and benefits of Fiesty Independents uniting for a common goal, sharing "The differences between sharehouse living in your 30s vs your 20s" via Domain.com.au
https://www.domain.com.au/news/the-differences-between-sharehouse-living-in-your-30s-vs-your-20s-20170301-gun61o/
Lee Tran Lam has 112 minutes to find out "How engineer Rob Caslick uses food to forge connections among the homeless" via The Brisbane Times
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/good-weekend/minutes-with/how-engineer-rob-caslick-uses-food-to-forge-connections-among-the-homeless-20170315-guyqff.html
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TED TALKS
Approx 20min presentations
Caroline McHugh: The art of being yourself
Stephen Tonti: ADHD As A Difference In Cognition, Not A Disorder
Jeanne Gang: Buildings that blend nature and city
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GUEST SINGS
Approx 5 min presentation
Freiheit - Keeping The Dream Alive
https://youtu.be/cnQYFlMGAX8
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STREET JIVES
Approx 2 min presentation
Sesame Street: Usher and Bert are Unique
https://youtu.be/Fdgq8dSJwoE
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EXPERIENCE SHOWS
Approx 20 min presentation
Jane Elliott - How Can We Not Be Racist?
https://youtu.be/z8ZC5JaK0dA