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Not getting a social licence to operate can be a costly mistake, as coal seam gas firms have found

  • Written by: Hanabeth Luke, Lecturer, Southern Cross GeoScience, Southern Cross University
Not getting a social licence to operate can be a costly mistake, as coal seam gas firms have foundAnd if you wait too long to survey a community, it can end up being too be too late to turn the tide of opinion.Richard Swinton, Author provided

In a wide-ranging recent speech, Rio Tinto chief executive Jean-Sebastien Jacques said there was:

…an opportunity for all of us to turn our social licence into a stronger social bond or contract. I...

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My Favourite Album: Dead Letter Circus’s Aesthesis

  • Written by: Mandy Stefanakis, Sessional lecturer in music education, Deakin University
My Favourite Album: Dead Letter Circus’s AesthesisStill from Dead Letter Circus's song While You Wait, from the album Aesthesis. Youtube

Music is a phenomenon like no other. It grabs you by the throat and tenaciously drags you into its clutches, shakes you up and down and never lets go.

The night after my first teaching gig at Deakin, in early 2015, my Dad died. He was a disciplined man and, having...

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Post-truth politics and why the antidote isn't simply 'fact-checking' and truth

  • Written by: John Keane, Professor of Politics, University of Sydney
Post-truth politics and why the antidote isn't simply 'fact-checking' and truthDonald Trump posts a link to his very own 'Real News Update' on Facebook.Donald J. Trump/Facebook

This article is part of the Revolutions and Counter Revolutions series, curated by Democracy Futuresas a joint global initiative between the Sydney Democracy Network and The Conversation. The project aims to stimulate fresh thinking about the many...

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Google and Facebook cosy up to media companies in response to the threat of regulation

  • Written by: Merja Myllylahti, Research Fellow, Auckland University of Technology
Google and Facebook cosy up to media companies in response to the threat of regulationAs watchdogs, regulators, tax agencies, and lobby groups apply more pressure to tech giants Google and Facebook, the two companies are rebranding in response.Wes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND

As watchdogs, regulators, tax agencies, and lobby groups apply more pressure to tech giants Google and Facebook, the two companies are rebranding in...

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