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“We all have agency in how technology evolves”
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The Tech Policy Design Institute is Australia's first independent think tank focused on technology policy.
After three years of incubation at ANU, the Institute launched in January this year to bridge the gap between technologists and policymakers on important and emerging issues in technology.
We spoke to Executive Director, Johanna Weaver, about Australia's unique opportunity to lead in responsible technology amid shifting global dynamics and the need for diverse voices and co-design in technology policy. READ
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Bright signals
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Researchers are developing a new approach to treatment that "suppress a particular part of the immune system, rather than amplifying it, as existing vaccines do." READ
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This video from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center provides an unprecedented look at the intricate, interconnected flow of ocean currents around the world. WATCH
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Maggie’s top 5 links
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Mona Chalabi turns stats into stories. Her data illustrations cover everything from climate and inequality to grief and dating, with humour and honesty. She makes hard things easier to see—and harder to ignore. For anyone who likes their facts with feeling (or is just nerdy with data), her work hits. EXPLORE
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Not light reading, but essential. The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson chronicles the lives of Black Americans who left the Jim Crow South between the years of 1915 and 1970, in search of something better. Based on 1,200 interviews and 15 years of research, it shows how this mass migration reshaped America. Big on context, humanity and “how did I not know this?” moments, it reads like a beautifully narrated novel, but leaves a deeper mark. READ
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Imagine finding out your uncle was in a Chinese street gang and wrote Hollywood scripts in the ‘90s. Then imagine those scripts are actually kind of good—but got whitewashed. This podcast is part true crime, part forgotten origin story, part family reckoning. It’s about race, myth-making, and the weird truths you find in old boxes. LISTEN
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Maya is an anti-racism digital companion chatbot created by and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Black, and Women of Colour. Her name comes from the Bangla word for empathy, and she’s been designed to feel like the trusted friend you wish you had when things get heavy. A thoughtful, community-built tool for care, reflection and strength. EXPLORE
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A Naarm-based bookstore doing what the publishing industry often fumbles: backing brilliant writers of colour, and not just when they’re writing about race. VISIT
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Community news
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National Reconciliation Week starts on Tuesday 27 May, and there are a lot of brilliant events to get along to. EXPLORE
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The University of Melbourne’s Wattle Fellowship invites you to a three-part sustainability event series celebrating leadership, creativity, and systems change. ATTEND
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Team news
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Beata Klepek has shared six links to encourage us all to think, talk and learn about digital access and inclusion. EXPLORE
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We’re looking for a strategic leader across Today’s digital and technology work. You’ll work with a multidisciplinary team of designers, developers, strategists and researchers to deliver digital experiences that are inclusive, accessible, and designed for impact. APPLY
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We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the lands on which we live and work. We pay our respects to Elders both past and present, and recognise and respect their abiding connection to this land, its waterways and community. First Nations Peoples have nurtured this land for more than 65,000 years and continue to do so today. Sovereignty was never ceded.
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