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Institute awards 2016 PhD Writing Up Fellowships
The ISC is delighted to announce its 2016 PhD Writing Up Fellowship recipients: Kathleen Flanagan Silvana Fumega Meg Good Robyn Greaves Christine Materia This scheme was established to provide financial […]
PUBLIC LECTURE | Greening Communication: Ecological Power of Communication, Culture, and Tourism
PUBLIC LECTURE ‘Greening Communication: Ecological Power of Communication, Culture, and Tourism’ Presented by Associate Professor Tema Milstein, University of New Mexico Thursday 9 June, 6.00pm to 7.00pm (refreshments from 5.30pm) […]
Ethical shopping: What stops you buying environmental and ethical products? ISC Affiliated Researcher A/Prof Martin Grimmer on ABC News
By Carol Raabus Do you buy environmentally friendly products? If not, what stops you? Research at the University of Tasmania is looking into why many people say they want to […]
Talking Point: Pollies are learning our lingo
By Martin Grimmer and Dennis Grube DON’T think of an elephant – that’s the exhortation with which American linguist George Lakoff begins his classes each year. Lakoff knows the first […]
Federal Budget Panel Event – Photographs
The photographs from our Federal Budget Panel Event held on Tuesday 10 May are now available to view on our Facebook page. Thanks to Al Betts, our photographer and to […]
We wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for high debt and taxes
By ISC Affiliated Researcher Dr Anthony Page, History and Classics, School of Humanities, University of Tasmania To all the conservatives who decry debt and taxes and laud “mother England”, you […]
Federal Budget Analysis: Saul Eslake, Vice-Chancellor’s Fellow at the University of Tasmania
Essay: A Sober, Responsible Budget, but Negative Gearing a Blind Spot Scott Morrison is very keen for his first budget to be viewed as “not just another budget” – to […]
Federal Budget Analysis: Document fails to deliver on reform
By Richard Eccleston THE Clayton’s election campaign is hotting up and Prime Minister Turnbull is under mounting pressure to prove his leadership and policy credentials. Given this context last night’s […]
Federal Budget Analysis: Retailers the big winners
By Louise Grimmer TASMANIAN retailers are Budget winners. While the Government remains resolutely optimistic about the transition from the mining boom to a diversity-led economy, the takeaway from last night’s […]