Lucy Haslam from United in Compassion reflects on her more than 10 years as a medical cannabis advocate in Australia as she prepares for the UIC 2025 Australian Medical Cannabis Symposium.
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Dr Cathy Monro on Aged Care Governance
Dr Cathy Monro is a specialist in aged care policy and governance with a PhD in Health Policy from the Faculty of Medicine and Health at the University of Sydney. Cathy shares insights about the aged care system in Australia from her experience as a non-executive on the board of an aged care provider and from her PhD research.
Halloween cultural exchange
Exploring how the American and Australian Halloween experiences compare. This is a video link up between Austin and Sydney with guest Davis Rivera.
Information about the Voice referendum
Bridget Cama is a lawyer and Co-Chair of the Uluru Youth Dialogue and a Wiradjuri and Pasifika Fijian woman. Bridget shares her knowledge of the process that has led to the proposal for Constitutional Reform and what Australians are being asked to vote on. This conversation is intended as an aid for learning about the Voice referendum that’s happening in Australia, asking Australians whether they agree with a proposed alteration to the Constitution to recognise the First Peoples of Australia by establishing the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice: a body that may make representations to the Parliament and the Executive Government of the Commonwealth on matters relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement, refresher
In the lead up to the Glasgow Climate Conference and the Global Stocktake of the Paris Agreement, this interview with climate science scholar Professor Myles Allen is a reminder of key developments in the UNFCCC, from Rio to Paris, and provides some context for current climate politics.