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How public libraries can help prepare us for the future

  • Written by: Matthew Finch, Adjunct Research Fellow, University of Southern Queensland
How public libraries can help prepare us for the futurePublic libraries can use their status as community hubs to engage the public in scenario planning for the future.Mosman Library/Flickr, CC BY

For generations, libraries have helped people explore knowledge, information and culture. The invention of the public library meant more and more people got to use these collections and services.

In the...

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Australian writer Yang Hengjun is set to be charged in China at an awkward time for Australia-China relations

  • Written by: Tony Walker, Adjunct Professor, School of Communications, La Trobe University
Australian writer Yang Hengjun is set to be charged in China at an awkward time for Australia-China relationsCharges against Yang appear to relate to his work as a writer and blogger in which he has been sharply critical of the Chinese regime. Facebook

Australia’s relations with China will be further complicated by the news that Australian citizen Yang Hengjun is set to be charged with endangering state security.

This is a serious charge that...

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More than 28,000 species are officially threatened, with more likely to come

  • Written by: Peter Kyne, Senior Research Fellow in conservation biology, Charles Darwin University
More than 28,000 species are officially threatened, with more likely to comeA giant guitarfish caught in West Papua is hung from a fishing boat. Guitarfish are in trouble, according to the IUCN Red List. Conservation International/Abdy Hasan, Author provided

More than 28,000 species around the world are threatened, according to the Red List of Threatened Species compiled by the International Union for the Conservation of...

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