THE GRADUATE UNION
NEWSLETTER MAY 2018
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CONTENTS GU COLLEGIATE
RESIDENT MEMBERS NEWS
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May Monthly Luncheon Mr Paul Briggs OAM
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2018 National Student Leadership Forum
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Oaktree Day ‘Live below the line’ Luncheon
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Diamond Jubilee Working Party
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College Table Dr Danny Butt will lead the discussion on Artistic research: practices of knowledge
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English Conversation Corner
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AGM and Dinner 2018 guest speaker, Ms Anne Robinson AM
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Graduate House Student Group meeting
FEATURES 8
Mr Bruce Muirhead Founder and CEO of MindHive
REVIEWS 10
April Monthly Luncheon Mr Louis Coutts Australia and the rule of law
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March Women’s Forum What will 2018 bring?
GRADUATE HOUSE NEWS 13 14
Australian Accounting Hall of Fame Annual Dinner and Awards Ceremony APSAA launches new name, logo and strategy
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Diamond Jubilee Campaign
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Everest Women Treks
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Australian Indigenous Astronomy: 65,000 Years of Science
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Seen at Graduate House Melba Group
ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT MEETINGS 22
March, 2018 Listings
OTHER SECTIONS 21
Discovering Melbourne
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Warding off dementia is possible, new report finds
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Finding out about Net Neutrality: what is it and why does it matter?
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Feedback
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Diamond Jubilee Campaign Contribution Form
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GU COLLEGIATE Italian Conversation Dinner
Monthly Luncheon
Bridge Nights
Come along to dine while learning to speak Italian with an experienced teacher.
Mr Paul Briggs OAM Repositioning Value
Join in a game or learn to play the card game Bridge. Enjoy biscuits, tea and coffee.
Members $17 non-members $25
Resident Members $10 non-resident Members $30 general public $40 concession $35
6:00 pm Tue, 1 and 15th May
12:00 pm for 12:30 pm start Wed, 2nd May
7:20 pm for 7:30 pm start Wed, 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th May
English Conversation Corner
Special Morning Breakfast
Practise your English conversational skills in a relaxed and casual environment.
Non-resident Members are welcome to join Resident Members for a hearty breakfast at Graduate House.
Oaktree ‘Live below the line’ Luncheon
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Free for Resident Members
Members $2 non-members $5
Pay $2 and experience a typical meal of those living below the poverty line.
Free for Resident Members non-resident Members $20
7:30 pm Mon, 7 and 21st May
7:30 am to 8:30 am Tue, 8th May
12:00 noon Wed, 9th May
Residents’ Meet and Greet
JobFocus Group Session
Women's Forum
Join new and returning Resident Members over dinner and drinks to discuss collegiate matters.
Join Members to share and discuss the ‘how to’ in gaining employment after postgraduate qualification.
The topic for May is How much is too much? Forum is free Lunch is at Member and non-member prices
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Free for Resident Members non-members $25 from 6:30 pm onwards
Fri, 11th May
7:30 pm Mon, 14th May
College Table Dr Danny Butt will lead the topic Artistic research: practices of knowledge. Resident Members $10 non-resident Members $30 general public $40 concession $35
12 noon for 12:30 pm start Fri, 18th May
10:00 am for 10:30 am start Wed, 16th May
AGM and Dinner
BOOK NOW via our website, by phone (03) 9347 3428, by email to admingh@graduatehouse.com.au or at Reception.
The annual General Meeting (Members only), followed by the AGM Dinner with guest speaker Ms Anne Robinson AM
Meeting: 5:30 pm Dinner: 7:20 pm for 7:30 pm start Thu, 31st May
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Mr Paul Briggs OAM Paul Briggs is a Yorta Yorta man based in Shepparton with a wealth of experience in Aboriginal community development. He grew up on the banks of the Dungala (Murray River) at Cummeragunja, NSW and draws inspiration from the long list of past Yorta Yorta leaders including Sir Doug Nicholls and William Cooper, among many others, who have emanated from Cummera. Paul has been at the forefront of Aboriginal people’s rights and advancement since the early 1970s. His leadership saw the establishment of a number of critical institutions including the Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Heath Organisation, the Victorian Indigenous Leadership Network and First Nations Australian Credit Union, the first Indigenous credit union offering national access to financial services. Paul is also well-known for his role as the founding president of the Rumbalara Football Netball Club, a position he has held since 1988. The club came about as a result of his recognition of the vital role sport plays in Indigenous communities. The club not only provides sporting, recreational and social opportunities, but also addresses the spiritual, emotional and physical well-being of its players. In 2005, Paul was the first Indigenous man to join the Council of The University of Melbourne in its 150-year history. He is a significant Aboriginal leader in Australia, working tirelessly and with a broad vision towards improving the lives of his people.
MONTHLY LUNCHEON ‘Repositioning Value’ Graduate House 220 Leicester Street, Carlton 3053 Wednesday, 2nd May, 2018 12 NOON arrival for a 12:30 pm start
In 2013, Paul was elected as the Chairman of Yorta Yorta Nation Aboriginal Corporation. In 2015, Paul was appointed as the inaugural chair of the Australian Football League’s national Indigenous Advisory Board.
Bookings
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Oaktree Day
‘Live below the line’ Luncheon $2
In May, 2017, Graduate House hosted its first ‘Live below the line’ luncheon and raised more than $1,100 from participation and donations from attendees. The luncheon provided the opportunity to experience the typical meal of those living below the poverty line of $2. To some of us, it could be an eye opener. We thank our generous donors for their support. We are once again pleased to host the Oaktree ‘Live below the line’ luncheon in the Dining Room at Graduate House on Wednesday, 9th May, 2018 at 12 noon.
Menu Vegetable rice noodle soup Main Course Chicken noodle stir fry/Vegetable noodle stir fry Dessert Jelly
About Oaktree Oaktree is one of Australia’s largest youth-run organisations with over 150,000 supporters. Oaktree is about a group of young people leading a movement to end poverty. Change should start with a simple belief that extreme poverty is not acceptable and that we must work together to raise funds to end poverty in our lifetime.
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College Table Dr Danny Butt will lead the discussion on Artistic research: practices of knowledge
Dr Danny Butt is Associate Director (Research) at the Victorian College of the Arts, The University of Melbourne. His book, Artistic Research in the Future Academy was published by Intellect/University of Chicago Press in 2017. From 2007 – 2012 he taught in the Critical Studies programme at the Elam School of Fine Arts, University of Auckland. He is the editor of PLACE: Local Knowledge and New Media Practice (with Jon Bywater and Nova Paul) (Cambridge Scholars Press 2008) and Internet Governance: Asia Pacific Perspectives (Elsevier 2006). Dr Butt works with the Auckland-based collective Local Time, whose work engages the dynamics of visitor and host in the context of mana whenua and discourses of indigenous self-determination. Recent sites for Local Time projects have included Waitangi (2017), Mangere maunga (2014) and the Waitemata Harbour (2013) in Aotearoa, New Zealand; Footscray, Australia (2014); Delhi, India (2013); and Rarotonga, Cook Islands (2015).
Dr Danny Butt
Friday, 18th May, 2018 12:00 NOON arrival for 12:30 PM start
Bookings Telephone (03) 9347 3428 Email admingh@graduatehouse.com.au Venue: Graduate House, 220 Leicester St, Carlton, 3053 ABN: 55 610 664 963 | IARN: A0023234B
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Annual General Meeting and Dinner 2018
Guest Speaker Ms Anne Robinson AM Founder and Principal of Prolegis Lawyers
Ms Anne Robinson AM is Founder and a Principal of Prolegis Lawyers, Sydney a provider of legal services to the not-for-profit sector. Anne has advised on corporate law, governance, charitable trust structuring and tax issues for a wide range of Australia’s charitable institutions, and has acted for independent schools for over 20 years. Anne has more than 30 years’ experience in governance of not-for-profit organisations, and has sat on the boards of independent schools, hospitals and international aid organisations, including being a Director and then Board Chair of World Vision Australia for 12 years, until 2012. She is now Chair of The Bible Society Australia. Anne was Deputy Chair of the not-for-profit Sector Reform Council and a member of the NFP Tax Concession Working Group. Anne has been a director of the Charity Law Association of Australia and New Zealand from 2009, and is now a member of the Law Council of Australia Not-forProfit and Charities Group Executive Committee and the ATO not-for-profit Stewardship Group.
Thursday, 31st May, 2018 AGM (Members only) 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Dinner 7:00 PM for 7:30 PM — Members and guests
Anne Robinson AM will be speaking about her ‘Graduate pathway’ at the AGM Dinner BOOKINGS RSVP by Monday, 28th May, 2018 Telephone (03) 9347 3428 Email: admingh@graduatehouse.com.au Venue: Graduate House, 220 Leicester St, Carlton
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Bruce Muirhead The Founder and CEO of MindHive — an online movement to crowdsource ideas and solve challenges. The ‘Airbnb for brains’. That’s how Bruce Muirhead, the Founder/CEO of MindHive describes his online movement to crowdsource ideas and solve challenges with access to 13,022 problem solvers. “MindHive is the future of problem solving. Ideas are being disrupted in different ways,” Bruce said. This “disruption” is akin to a revolution, especially with crowdsourcing, to solve problems faster than ever, and expertise is redefined. Bruce said: “I’m the Founding Chief Executive Officer of Eidos Institute and MindHive. Both Eidos and MindHive are networks of partners dedicated to developing ideas through collaboration to improve economic and social outcomes in the public interest. We work by applying shared intelligence to public policy challenges and building partnerships between universities, governments, businesses and other social partners.” Bruce founded MindHive in February, 2018 and was previously CEO of the Eidos Institute for 13 years. At MindHive, organisations have access to a vast network of experts who are university researchers, strategic consultants, government leaders, entrepreneurs and community leaders. MindHive has already generated over $4 million in revenue and investment. To demonstrate how this ‘disruption’ is occurring, a big consulting firm was reluctant to tap into the resources of MindHive because it felt alien to go outside the building to solve problems. But the MindHive website says that some of the benefits for organisations are crowdsourcing experts and fast results.
“Good solutions are rarely developed in isolation. Whether you are looking for efficiency or innovation, diversifying expertise increases your success. Commissioning a study is expensive and time-consuming. By crowdsourcing expertise and using the efficiencies of online communication, there is no limit to how far and how fast you can go,” the website says. To illustrate how MindHive can revolutionise the contest of ideas, the website lists case studies involving the Australian Government, Founder and CEO of MindHive, Mr Bruce Muirhead RMIT University and A resident of Queensland and the City of Melbourne. graduate of Brisbane Grammar Testimonials come from the best and School, Bruce is an insightful and the brightest in Canberra with none articulate speaker and master of other than Prime Minister Malcolm social media to connect with the Turnbull saying: “Very impressed global thinktank. From Boston with crowdsourcing ideas for policy University he has a Master of Science @MindHiveOrg and @EidosInstitute in Digital Innovation (MSDi) degree, in Brisbane today.” Digital Leadership. From The Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott University of Queensland he has a said: “Better policy means a better MEdSt Education, a BHMS (EdSt) Australia. I congratulate Eidos. Education, Applied Science and a I hope that you might contribute BEdSt Education. to the work of building a stronger Bruce explains his role thus: and better Australia.” From former “I focus on leveraging large-scale Prime Minister Julia Gillard: “Eidos collaborations to design ideas and is an institute that is doing so much solve problems. I worked with collaborative and innovative work in The University of Queensland as public policy in this country.”
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the first Founding Director of the UQ Boilerhouse. I was invited and participated in (then) Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s 'Australia 2020 Summit' in 2008 in Canberra, focusing on national productivity. As the Director of Eidos, I engaged hundreds of public institutions, leaders, entrepreneurs and innovators. Recently, as an Adjunct Professor at Australia’s Griffith University, I am the author of MindHive: How Collective Intelligence Can Create Better Policy and Strategy.
“I live in Queensland, with my wife Fiona and our three children. Outside of my family, my interests include public policy, innovation and ideas, live music, the beach and travel. I’ve previously lived and worked in London.”
multi-ethnic and multi-life-stage MindHivers and Doers across the globe for the achievement of the 17 United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals.” vvv
The Graduate Union's CEO/Head of College, Dr Kerry Bennett, is excited about collaborating with Bruce and MindHive. “I look forward to exploring further the idea of pods of multidisciplinary,
Melbourne's transport system is showing signs of decades of under‑investment. What are the problems and can they be solved? Anyone living in Melbourne in 2018 knows that roads are congested and public transport systems strained. Big reforms are under way but will take time to show dividends and in some cases will create more dislocation as works proceed. What other creative reforms are available in the short term? Join Grattan Institute's Transport Program Director, Ms Marion Terrill in what promises to be a lively discussion of the issues and options for improvement.
Date: Wednesday, 16th May, 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm Venue: Graduate House, 220 Leicester Street, Carlton Price: $40 | Concession $30 pensioners, full time students
Marion Terrill
Transport Program Director at the Grattan Institute Marion is a leading policy analyst and former public servant who has also worked in the private sector. Her public policy experience ranges from authoring parts of the 2010 Henry Tax Review to leading the design and development of the MyGov account. She has provided expert analysis and advice on labour market policy for the Commonwealth Government, the Business Council of Australia and at the Australian National University. Marion joined the Grattan Institute in April 2015.
For bookings, please contact the John Cain Foundation Email: secretary@johncainfoundation.com.au Phone: 0439 993 097
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April Monthly Luncheon Review It is an understatement to say that Mr Louis Coutts understands the limitations of the Rule of Law in Australia. A long-time advocate of civil liberties, Mr Louis Coutts is a lawyer, management specialist and Honorary Life Member of the International Commission of Jurists (Vic). He is also a witness to the gradual changes that have occurred in the Australian political landscape - changes which he says are cause for concern. Guest speaker at the April Monthly Luncheon at Graduate House, he discussed the problems of claiming that Australia is a Rule of Law society. Louis commenced his talk by outlining that there is in fact no universally accepted definition of the Rule of Law, yet the idea of it is often used by politicians to defend regimes that are in fact hostile to the concept. Believing the concept has more application as a legal than a political phrase, the idea of the Rule of Law has long been searched for in a mythical ‘lawyer’s philosopher’s stone’ to which all laws and political parties should conform and confer legality to those activities. When Australia had the chance to include a Bill of Rights alongside the Constitution, the opportunity was missed, leaving a system that permitted the passing of laws which actively enable the deprivation of people’s civil rights, and for these laws to be valid. Australia’s Constitution, on the other hand, has repeatedly shown that there is nothing in it that stops Parliament from passing laws that infringe on basic human rights, Louis said. This has been the case with several refugee cases and the attempted, but ultimately unsuccessful, attempt to dissolve the Communist Party of Australia in 1950. Louis states that Australia’s own ‘philosopher’s stone’ at the Federal
level is our Constitution, which has had a damaging effect on the establishment of the Rule of Law in this country. Discussing research done by Professor George Williams AO, this research states that there were at least 350 statutes in Australia (mainly federal) that The 6-Hour MBA and 4 Leaders, books by Mr Louis Coutts infringed on one (or papers, there was no other country more) of five basic that would take him. The High Court civil rights, these being freedoms held that, while his detention could of: speech, the Press, association, in fact be life-long, it was a valid movement and protest. exercise by the bureaucracy of the Louis says his own experience Immigration laws. Another example in practicing law showed the was the Federal Parliament passing many departures from the Rule of a law providing a minimum term of Law often occurring in the most two years imprisonment for people unjustifiable circumstances. One like doctors or medical professionals example was a case where Ministers who visited detention centres of the Crown conspired to prevent and disclosed publicly sensitive the implementation of validly passed information they discovered at laws. An example of the limits on those centres. This law was enacted the constraints on Parliament to pass in the ‘Border Force Act’ (2015). laws depriving people of basic civil Further legal acts like Australian rights was a decision by the High ‘Terrorist Laws’ (2007) or ‘National Court of Australia that permanent Security’ laws have enabled the deprivation of liberty by executive fraudulent behavior of Australian Act, and without any recourse to due officials working abroad, as seen in process before a Court, is lawful. the case against East Timor, where Australia was taken to the Court of The application of the Rule of Law International Justice. is especially patchy around the rights of particular segments of Louis also pointed out that the society, especially those of refugees, application of the Rule of Law in defenders of refugees, bikies, etc. Australia is patchy towards the Such an example was a person media as well. Proposed National who unsuccessfully applied for an Security laws are intended to place Australian visa, who then requested restraints on the media, under pain deportation to a country other than of penalty, from publishing leaked the one from which he was fleeing material that may fall into the persecution. Because he had no
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category of a national security breach. The judiciary has not escaped this relentless attack on the Rule of Law. Quite apart from shameful personal attacks by Ministers on judges, laws have been passed which interfere with the independence of the judiciary and particularly, laws that remove from judges the discretion to pass sentence for crimes. Freedom of the judiciary from political interference has been one of the hallmarks of our legal architecture and it is now at risk, Louis says. Citizenship rights is another infringement area, where the government has passed laws that withdraw or cancel the Australian nationality of dual citizens, if they are one of several categories of people specified in the legislation. These categories fall into the generic descriptions of 'terrorists'. This easily leads to the deprivation of citizenship rights without due process, Louis says. “A person may want to argue that they are not a terrorist or that they do not fall into one of the categories mentioned in the legislation. However, they do not
have that opportunity and can have their citizenship cancelled without any right to due process. This is in direct contravention of International law,” he says. David Hicks is an example of Australia’s lack of application of the Rule of Law towards its own citizens abroad. This Australian, who was held in Guantanamo Bay, tortured and in solitary confinement without charge for five years, saw the Australian government endorse his treatment by the American authorities. Ultimately however the United States Supreme Court declared that the law to which Hicks had pleaded guilty was invalid. Subsequently, the US government conceded that Hicks was innocent. One of the most profound abuses of the Rule of Law in this county has been our legal approach to the Australian indigenous population. In 1788, when British law was declared to reign across Australia, this land had been occupied for 60,000 years by the Aborginal people. English law at the time provided that in the case of an occupied territory, English law could only be imposed
with the consent of the occupying population or by treaty. This was not done, as the British took the view that the indigenous people were a lower type of creature and could not be described as occupying the country. This illegality was ultimately recognised by the High Court which declared that there was such a thing as 'native title'. However, according to the High Court, most native title has been “washed away by the tide of history”. In other words, an AngloSaxon Court has told the indigenous population that the loss of their land was illegal, but that this very illegality has made our own title to the land legal. Until the relationship between the newcomers and the indigenous population is realigned whereby we become the supplicants to the indigenous population and ask these people on what basis they will accept us, rather than them asking us to recognize them, we will never be a rule of law society, Louis says. Gaps in Australia’s application of the Rule of Law makes it difficult to apply, both for the rights of its citizens and the upholding of its principles. Louis says that these gaps in Australian law are never so obvious than when dealing with the original inhabitants of our land, the Aboriginal population. Keen to build awareness of the flaws in the constitution that lead to gaps in the Rule of Law in Australia, Louis hopes that his talk might raise interest in the declining sense of the Rule of Law in the community. “This is but a brief summary of the many abuses of the rule of law that are now occurring, and I worry that the trajectory of these abuses is now threatening our free society.”
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Women’s Forum What Will 2018 Bring? Wednesday, 21st March, 2018
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Most people expect that our personal 'good health' and good fortune will continue.
2. Information overload too often defines one’s response to everyday situations. 3. Most of us will have to wait to see the outcome of decisions made now by our elected governments (local, state, federal), e.g., changing the date of Australia Day. 4. Consequences of what we are doing (deciding) now (i.e., 2018) that will affect the future.
attend cultural activities (e.g., ballet, drama). 6. Most of us will have personal plans for 2018 but for most of us, the future is generally unknown except for individual anniversaries (e.g., wedding anniversaries, birthdays, public holidays). 7. Women’s Liberation should not be about trying to be like men, e.g., using bad language. 8. Aggression is becoming an accepted response to different opinions rather than a 'reflection of concepts'.
5. Things that are publicly scheduled give all of us a pattern (pathway) to the future, e.g., walk more,
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The next Women’s Forum Wednesday, 16th May, 2018 How much is too much? The forum is free. Lunch is at Member and non-member prices.
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The Australian Accounting Hall of Fame Annual Dinner and Awards Ceremony of the Australian Accounting Hall of Fame, held at Graduate House. At Graduate House on Wednesday, 14th March, 2018, almost 100 guests from government, academia and the accounting industry gathered to celebrate and honour the new inductees at the ninth Annual Dinner and Awards Ceremony of the Australian Accounting Hall of Fame. Individuals whose significant achievements and profound impact on accounting, both alone and together with others, are identified and recognised by the Australian Accounting Hall of Fame. The Head of The University of Melbourne’s Department of Accounting, Professor Matt Pinnuck, was joined by the Directors of the Centre for Accounting and Industry Partnerships — Mr Stewart Leech, Mr Brad Potter and Mr Kevin Stevenson — and the Australian Accounting Hall of Fame Director, Mr Phill Cobbin to induct this year’s winners, Professor Margaret Abernethy, Professor Ray Ball and Professor Ron Weber.
Professor Margaret Abernethy (left), Professor Ron Weber (right) and Professor Ray Ball (not pictured) were inducted into the Australian Accounting Hall of Fame at Graduate House.
Each inductee received an embossed leather bi-fold folder bearing The University of Melbourne’s crest and the title ‘Australian Accounting Hall of Fame’ holding the citation and certificate awarded, in recognition of their inclusion as a member of the Australian Accounting Hall of Fame. vvv
The Australian Accounting Hall of Fame Annual Dinner and Award Ceremony.
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APSAA launches new name, logo and strategy The Asia-Pacific Student Accommodation Association (APSAA) officially launched its new name, logo, and five-year strategy at events in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra throughout March. developed late last year, underpins the review of the Industry Guidelines.
APSAA is the premier industry body for all providers of post-secondary student accommodation in the AsiaPacific region, along with their staff and individual professionals within the industry. Their large and diverse membership includes universities, private residential colleges, commercial providers, and individuals.
APSAA President Vincent Wilson said, “APSAA is moving forward in these areas through working groups, committees and advocacy and we will keep members informed as we progress these essential elements. APSAA is the pre-eminent industry association for student accommodation professionals and we look forward to providing a vibrant and proactive program as we deliver on our strategic plan.”
There are more than 80,000 students living in colleges, halls and residences which are either owned or affiliated with Australian and New Zealand Universities, or privately run. The core purpose of APSAA is to: •
support and encourage the professional development of its members
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support and facilitate quality standards of service delivery in student housing
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facilitate sustainability of student housing as an industry
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advocate for the economic and educational benefits as a result of standards in student housing services.
APSAA was formerly known as AACUHO — the Australasian Association of College and University Housing Officers. The name of the association was changed by Special Resolution at a Special General Meeting, held on 15th December, 2017 and was registered with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission with effect from that date. The new logo design represents the three tiers of student accommodation — universities, private residential colleges and commercial accommodation providers.
APSAA Board Members, Ms Marion Bayley from Deakin Residential Services and Mr Adam Campbell from La Trobe University Student Services. “Over the term of this strategic plan, members can expect to see the rollout of a quality education program that offers something to all members, and is recognised for its relevance to the region by industry stakeholders. A review of APSAA’s Industry Guidelines is underway, and we will be adding more benchmarking tools, including strategic guidelines, issues-based benchmarking and crisis management guidelines over the term of this plan.” vvv
APSAA’s vision is to be recognised as the body that sets the standards for student housing in the Asia-Pacific, and its strategy, titled ‘L3 — Learning, Leadership, Leverage’,
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Diamond Jubilee Campaign Support the Diamond Jubilee Redevelopment. Help spread the word. Our Diamond Jubilee Campaign is to realise a historic redevelopment of our beloved Graduate House. This necessary expansion will enable us to extend the warm, collegiate, homely environment of Graduate House to nearly twice as many hardworking and underserved postgraduate students. We are calling on Members to help us spread the word by promoting the campaign through their own networks.
Student Experiences Coming to Melbourne from Tokyo to pursue postgraduate studies, Ayako found the daunting move eased by the warm staff and like-minded residents at Graduate House: “…if I described Graduate House with five words, I’d say ‘love’, ‘friendship’, ‘food’, ‘knowledge’ and ‘giving back’.”
If people ask you why they should donate: •
Coming alone from all over the world, postgraduate students are at great risk of isolation and loneliness. This can impact their academic performance, research and careers. Graduate House brings solo postgraduates together. It is a supportive and collegial community.
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Donations to the Diamond Jubilee Campaign for the redevelopment will ensure that Graduate House can provide this high level of support and collegiality to a greater number of postgraduate students.
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Graduate House is Australia’s only postgraduate residential college affiliated with, but not of, a university. The plan is to double the housing capacity by the year 2020, bolstering Melbourne’s status as a leading destination for postgraduate education!
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Graduate House is a gathering place for the most accomplished and connected people in Melbourne academia and business. You won’t find a better opportunity to access such an amazing network of students and professionals. This redevelopment will extend the opportunity to everyone.
We are calling on champions of lifelong learning to help us realise this exciting plan for the future of postgraduate education in Australia. For more information and to find out how you can help, go to: https://www.graduatehouse.com.au/capital-fundraising/ vvv
Shubham, who initially had apprehensions about travelling to Australia from India, tells us how Graduate House provided a space for him to complete his Master’s degree, where he found motivation in being surrounded by others striving for excellence. His friendships and the connections made at Graduate House have been an integral part of his happiness.
The strong sense of community at Graduate House has always eased the transition of moving internationally for our students, who move here from countries all over the world. Cassandra expressed that the comfort that Graduate House has provided her as a home away from home.
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Everest Women Treks Scale new heights in your life lakes at 4,000m to pilot a new commercial hike route to benefit employment for the earthquake-devastated region (Everest is 8,848m).
Scale new heights in your personal and professional life and develop your leadership skills by joining the Everest Women Treks and Expeditions Pty Ltd's ‘Pilot Community Development Program and Trek with Dean Turner’ to Sindhupalchok district in Nepal, the district worst hit in the 2015 earthquake. On 25th April, 2015, a huge magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit the Nepalese countryside 50 miles from the capital Kathmandu. The worst earthquake to hit Nepal for 80 years, it was followed by a second quake two weeks later. After climbing the seven summits of the seven continents of the world, seven Nepali women — the Seven Summits Women Team — were among the first helpers in the remotest villages. Together they began to rebuild eight schools. This journey is an opportunity to contribute to their work.
The organising body for the Nepal side is the Everest Women Treks and Expeditions Pty Ltd together with Aussie Action Abroad. The organising body for the Australian side is Dean Turner from The Crossing Land Education Trust Specific skills that would help on this pilot include: •
GIS mapping
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social media design
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teaching skills in Science, Maths, English, Music, Art
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innovative low-tech water engineering
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supply of lever arm amp meters and low-tech solar fitout knowledge
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permaculture/agriculture experience and other practical skills that may assist families who are making do with few resources.
Approximate costs for this 20-day adventure in January or February 2019 (dates to be confirmed) are:
Change your life and those affected by the Nepal earthquake by sending your expression of interest to publications@graduatehouse.com.au. We will provide more details closer to the date — stay tuned. In the meantime, visit: http://aussieactionabroad.com
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Return flights — AUD$1,500.
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Costs while there including accommodation (majority of it camping), guides, and community development time in Nepal — US$1,000
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Optional porter-supported trek to chart possible new tourist hikes to pristine mountain lakes — US$2,000.
Highlights of the adventure include: a tour of the Everest Women’s favourite places in Kathmandu (elevation 1,400m) and a day hike to a sacred mountain at 3,700m, and helping at four earthquake-affected remote schools (at 1,700m elevation) around Bhotenamlang village, 130km NE from Kathmandu. There is an optional four-day porter‑assisted hike to sacred
Mount Everest, Nepal
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Australian Indigenous Astronomy: 65,000 Years of Science Lecture at Monash University A constant stream of emerging research is changing what we think we know about Aboriginal knowledge systems in Australia and the number of Aboriginal students studying astrophysics is rapidly growing.
This talk will explore the many ways in which Indigenous Australians encoded scientific information in their knowledge systems and some of the ways in which they pass this knowledge to successive generations.
In response to this, the Royal Society of Victoria is presenting a lecture at Monash University on Tuesday, 15th May, 2018, 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM in the S3 Theatre, 16 Rainforest Walk, Monash University, Clayton. Tickets are $5.00 plus booking fee. Places are strictly limited — please register online: https://rsv.org.au/events/indigenous-astronomy-monash/.
After the talk, celebrate the launch of the new Monash STEM Network, and look at the night sky with fresh eyes through the telescopes set up by the Monash Physics and Astronomy Club.
This lecture will introduce you to one of these students, Kamilaroi woman and astrophysics student, Ms Krystal De Napoli, and the research that she and Dr Duane Hamacher are conducting with other Aboriginal researchers on topics ranging from Moon haloes, Sun Dogs, and supernovae to the antiquity of deep time oral traditions based on astronomical and geological evidence — even the official naming of Aboriginal stars by the International Astronomical Union (IAU).
This event is generously hosted by Monash University in support of a new Monash STEM Network, to be convened by the new Monash Tech School. This exciting new School brings 21st century learning modes and environments to the network of local secondary schools, and also acts as a ‘Science and Innovation Hub’ for the Victorian Inspiring Australia program. Proceeds from the evening will be directed to building an open and inclusive new community program for people of all ages and cultural backgrounds in Melbourne’s eastern metropolitan region to engage with exciting new skills and emerging knowledge in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).
Success runs in the family On returning home after the Influenza Vaccination Day here at Graduate House on 17th April, Mr John Hasker AM and his wife Jenny received news first from their daughter Lisa of her appointment as the new CEO of VicSport and then from their son Steve in Los Angeles of his appointment as the new CEO of Creative Artists Agency.
New CEO of Creative Artists Agency, Steve Hasker
On behalf of us all here at Graduate House, congratulations to both siblings and to their proud parents!
New CEO of VicSport, Lisa Hasker
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Graduate House News / Resident Member News / GU Newsletter
Seen at Graduate House Melba Group — 23rd March, 2018
From left (clockwise): Marian Turnbull, Christine Harrison, Lesley Falloon, Elizabeth Owen, Ros Gilchrist, Gael Wallace, Eva Court, Margaret Collecutt, Marg Sawyer, Liz Conor, Marian Connell, Lesley Bawden, Mary Dykes, Valerie Gerrand, Margaret Kennedy, Merle Thornton, Ruth McDonald, Jenny Standish and Winsome Roberts.
English Conversation Corner
JobFocus gives the opportunity for a small group of Members to discuss their experiences in gaining employment after having gained their postgraduate qualifications. Our next JobFocus group session is Monday, 14th May, 2018 at 7:30 pm.
Practise your English conversational skills in a relaxed and casual environment. The next English Conversation Corner session is Monday, 7th May, 2018 at 7:30 pm Free for Resident Members
The session is free for Resident Members.
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Resident Member News / GU Newsletter
2018 National Student Leadership Forum Applications are now open Applications are now open for the 2018 National Student Leadership Forum (NSLF) on faith and values, a four day conference to be held in Canberra, 23rd – 26th August, 2018.
Applicants are assessed on their: •
leadership potential
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interest in discussing the topic
Each year, The Graduate Union nominates two Resident Member students aged 18–26 years to attend the NSLF in Canberra. The Forum is on the importance of values and personal beliefs as a foundation for leadership. People from all different faiths, non-faiths and cultural backgrounds are welcome to apply. Learn more about this life-changing forum on the National Student Leadership Forum website: http://nslf.org.au/
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openness in sharing their views and beliefs.
The Graduate Union selects two applicants from those who have applied. If these two nominations are successful with the NSLF, The Graduate Union sponsors each nominee to attend the forum. The amount awarded varies according to the costs for travel, accommodation, per diem and registration fees.
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GU applications for nomination to 2018 National Student Leadership Forum close on Friday, 25th May, 2018 at 4:00 pm. Please note that The Graduate Union hard copy calendar indicates different dates to those above (as the dates changed after our printing deadline).
Diamond Jubilee Working Party Looking for Resident Members to Join! To mark the Diamond Jubilee anniversary of Graduate House, we are planning a significant redevelopment of the college. This will mean the extension of the collegiate Graduate House experience, so that we can accommodate nearly twice as many postgraduate students. Resident Member representatives on the Diamond Jubilee Working Party are called upon to assist and plan fundraising initiatives to work towards this goal. Membership of the Diamond Jubilee Working Party is primarily about harnessing your own social networks (both online and offline) and encouraging those people you are already connected with, to spread the word across their networks. As a Resident Member representative, you will be: • conceiving, organising and collaborating on fundraising activities
• encouraging other Resident Members to be active in sharing our message with their respective networks • assisting in identifying and liaising with lead donors • reinforcing and reposting our message on social media platforms. For more information, see http://bit.ly/2F3a3Sx To join the working party, please email Zoe and Georgia at advancementofficer@graduatehouse.com.au or contact Graduate House Reception on (03) 9347 3428. vvv
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Resident Member News / GU Newsletter
English Conversation Corner Helping our Resident Members practise their English conversational skills As an initiative to help our Resident Members with their English conversation skills, we started holding an English Conversation Corner every second Monday evening after dinner in the Phillip Law Members’ Lounge off the Dining Room at Graduate House. Our English Conversation Corner gives Resident Members the opportunity to practise their English conversational skills, in a relaxed, casual, friendly and suportive environment. All Resident Members are invited and welcome to attend. The Graduate Union CEO/Head of College, Dr Kerry Bennett, conducts these sessions and encourages Resident Members to attend. Since the inaugural English Conversation Corner on 26th February, 2018, Dr Bennett has held a further two sessions. The response so far, has been very positive. Resident Member and English Conversation Corner participant, Juanjuan Wu said: “Thank you so much for your time and effort to help us with our English. We are having a wonderful time. It helps us to realise and correct our improper way of pronouncing certain words that we had been unaware of before. Leaning English is a rugged journey, but you are making it easier and enjoyable for us.”
Participants at a recent English Conversation Corner are, from left to right: at the back, Sally Zheng, Elvis (Kuoyue) Liu, William (Bosi) Fan and Youzhi Shen; and seated are Lily (Li Li) and Juanjuan Wu.
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GHSG meeting On Monday, 19th March, 2018, The Graduate Union CEO/ Head of College, Dr Kerry Bennett met with the Graduate House Student Group (GHSG) — President, Mr Nouman Daud Sharif; Vice-President, Mr Amer Shanbour; Treasurer, Mr Sufian Alimdanat; Secretary, Ms Juanjuan Wu; and Events Coordinator, Ms Mehak Masood — and The University of Melbourne's Graduate Student Association (GSA) CEO, Mr Andrew Cameron and GSA board member, Mr Brad Knight. The GHSG is currently working on: •
a schedule of college activities for the year including sporting events (possibly with a ‘World Cup’ theme)
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a reading group of influential writers from each country
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research talks for those undertaking research and needing to practice sharing their ideas with others
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cultural dinners and various celebrations (including Chinese New Year, Easter, Ramadan, Diwali) and
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Graduate House’s approach to environmentally friendly practices.
Dr Bennett extends her gratitude to all Resident Members on our GHSG. We are very honoured that they are allocating their time and expertise to benefit others in the college. This shows great leadership and is consistent with the values of our Association. vvv
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Discovering Melbourne / GU Newsletter
DISCOVERING MELBOURNE We share with you some of the most interesting things to do in Melbourne during May 2018.
HOIST THE VIKING SAIL TO THE MELBOURNE MUSEUM
THE AUTUMN COLOURS ARE BRIGHT
Vikings: Beyond The Legend 23rd March – 26th August, 2018 Melbourne Museum
Bright Autumn Festival 27th April – 6th May, 2018 Bright, Victoria
The world’s biggest collection of Viking artefacts has dropped anchor at Melbourne Museum.
The Bright Autumn Festival is a ten-day celebration of the wonderful autumn colours and seasonal produce of the valleys of Victoria’s Alpine High Country.
Vikings: Beyond the Legend is the largest collection of viking artefacts ever shown in Australia, and it’s the furthest the Norse men have ever travelled from their hearths. This international blockbuster (nearly two million people have visited the exhibition worldwide) features more than 400 artefacts and 40 replicas from one of history’s most fascinating civilisations. As well as viking weapons, jewellery and tools, try some handson activities too. Excavate a virtual viking ship, challenge your mates to a viking board game, wield a viking sword, and check out the skeletal remains of a viking ship.
The highlight of the festival is Gala Weekend — including a huge market, music in the streets and a grand parade. Other highlights of the festival are the Wandi Nut Festival, the Bright Brewery Bush dance, the Instameet, the Bright Art Gallery’s Autumn Exhibition, the Metal and Wood day and a concert at the Community Centre, as well as all of Bright's open gardens. Bright is approximately 3 hours 35 minutes (323.8 km) northeast of Melbourne via National Highway M31. http://www.brightautumnfestival.org.au/
https://museumsvictoria.com.au/melbournemuseum/ whats-on/vikings/
RUN FOR FUN
WE’RE OFF TO SEE THE WIZARD!
Great Ocean Road Running Festival 19th – 20th May, 2018 Lorne to Apollo Bay, Great Ocean Road
The Wizard of Oz 12th May – 15th July, 2018 Regent Theatre, Melbourne
The 14th edition of the Great Ocean Road Running Festival is on the weekend of 19th – 20th May, offering one of the most spectacular marathons in the world. The course stretches along the coastal towns from Lorne to Apollo Bay and runners of all distances can see some of Australia’s most scenic beaches and breathtaking views during the annual two-day running festival. Over 7,000 participants of all ages and abilities can choose to run or walk one of seven event distances ranging from the 1½km Kids’ Gallop to the 60km Ultra Marathon. Registration also gives you free access to a range of activities across the weekend. http://greatoceanroadrunfest.com.au/
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s London Palladium production of The Wizard of Oz is an enchanting revision of the all-time classic, containing the beloved songs from the Oscar-winning movie score, all the favourite characters and iconic moments, and new songs by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber. Leading the company are Anthony Warlow as The Wizard and Professor Marvel, leading ladies Lucy Durack as Glinda and Jemma Rix as The Wicked Witch of the West, and rising star Samantha Dodemaide as Dorothy. Do not miss your chance to rediscover the real story of Oz in this fantastic musical treat! https://marrinergroup.com.au/shows/the-wizard-of-oz-regenttheatre-melbourne
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Academic and Professional Development Meetings / GU Newsletter
The following groups from The University of Melbourne have convened meetings, workshops and events at Graduate House during the month of March 2018.
Advancement Office workshops
Asia Institute planning day
Catalysts Club
Chancellery — Engagement workshops
1st, 3rd March 122 attendees
20th March 35 attendees
19th March 28 attendess
13th, 14th, 29th March 35 attendees
Committee of Convocation
Confucius Institute
21st March 12 attendees
21st March 35 attendees
14th March 130 attendees
6th, 15th March 56 attendees
Faculty of Business and Economics
Faculty Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences
Graduate Student Association
Melbourne School of Engineering workshop and team planning
6th March 11 attendees
28th March 33 attendees
20th March 27 attendees
13th, 16th March 44 attendees
Department of Accounting Department of The Australian Accounting Infrastructure Engineering Hall of Fame meetings
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The Jack Brockhoff Child Health and Wellbeing Program
Melbourne School of Professional and Continuing Education (MSPACE)
4th, 9th, 16th March 15 attendees
8th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 26th, 27th, 28th March 337 attendees
Melbourne University Car Club Inc 21st March 18 attendees
The patronage of organisation Members in charitable, not-for-profit, government and professional development sectors is acknowledged here, as is that of our many Members who organise their functions at Graduate House.
AASW Education 1st, 15th, 22nd March 20 attendees
Australian Academy of Technology of Engineering ATSE 1st March 20 attendees
Australian Asian Association
Australian Italian Lawyers Association
14th March 6 attendees
9th March 32 attendees
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Australian Teachers of Media Professional Development 5th March 35 attendees
Calabrese Cultural Association planning meeting
Carlton Rotary Club Book Fair and meetings
Children's Protection Society — Mothers in Mind facilitator training
6th, 13th, 20th, 27th March 128 attendees
15th, 16th March 48 attendees
CRC for Spatial Information board meeting 8th March 8 attendees
Australia School of Applied Management — Women and Leadership Australia Australian Applied Management Colloquium 18th, 22nd, 25th March 83 attendees
3rd March 20 attendees
Ex PAV Group meeting
HSANZ Nurses VIC
ICF Australasia Victoria
28th March 12 attendees
19th March 75 attendees
1st, 15th March 52 attendees
Melba Group
Order of St John
Carlton-Parkville Probus Club Inc
23rd March 19 attendees
5th March 8 attendees
Organisational Development Australia (ODA) th 7 , 21st March 16 attendees
Rhodes Scholars' Association Victoria — BNC Melbourne reunion 1st March 12 attendees
SCLAA
Slavery Links
Social Education Victoria (SEV) committee meeting
1st March 8 attendees
8th March 8 attendees
7th March 12 attendees
The Graduate Union Collegiate Events and Governance Meetings 2nd, 5th, 6th, 7th, 9th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 20th, 21st, 26th, 28th March 371 attendees
International Women's Day Dinner 8th March 44 attendees
13th March 70 attendees
Turkish Teachers Association of Victoria 26th March 20 attendees
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Innovation / GU Newsletter
Warding off dementia is possible, new report finds A new Australian report released by the ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR) in collaboration with Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA), has found seven key modifiable lifestyle factors that can contribute to dementia.
past projections. These more accurate projections of dementia rates, projected until 2030, are critical to enable government policy makers and community services to better plan for the impact of cognitive decline in the future.
The report, titled Cognitive ageing and decline: Insights from recent research, led by Professor Kaarin Anstey, highlights the prevalence of dementia in Australia, which currently doubles every five years between the ages of 70 and 84. This, along with our ageing population trends, will result in greater numbers of people with dementia.
Speaking on the outcomes of the report, Professor Anstey said that more investment into ageing research is needed to identify more risk factors, to adapt the workplace for older workers, and to develop strategies to guide financial decision-making in older age.
“Australia’s ageing population is leading to an increasing number of Australians with the disease which will further impact individuals, society and the economy over the next decade,” said Professor Anstey. Professor Anstey has estimated that close to 50% of dementia cases can be attributed to seven key modifiable lifestyle factors, these being: midlife hypertension, diabetes, low educational attainment, smoking, physical inactivity, mid-life obesity and depression. “While some detrimental attributing factors to dementia such as smoking and alcohol consumption were known, other factors connected to cognitive health were unknown to over 95% of the same population,” Professor Anstey said.
“We need to develop better diagnostic tests and assessments, increase community education to ensure risk factors attributed to dementia are better managed, and support carers to reduce carer distress in the broader community,” Professor Anstey said. To read or download the CEPAR report go to: https://www.neura.edu.au/news/rapidly-ageing-australia/ Source: Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA), 11th April, 2018 vvv
The report also found that the knowledge base around the cause of dementia in the senior community varied greatly, raising the need for in-depth dementia awareness workshops and community involvement. “This highlights the need for increased local community engagement and advocacy.” Dementia is the leading cause of disability among Australians over 65 and the second leading cause of death in Australia. In 2016, the direct costs alone of dementia were close to $9 billion in Australia, with a predicted increase to $12 billion by 2025. The report also demonstrated how the impact of dementia goes beyond each person’s individual health, with the costs for dementia being of a direct, indirect, and intangible cost to the community and wider society. An example of this is the effect on family members who care for dementia patients, and who have had to withdraw from the workforce to do so. In 2016, the cost of foregone work hours was estimated to be $5.5 billion. More than 400,000 Australians are currently living with dementia. These figures have been revised upwards from
Professor Kaarin Anstey from ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR).
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Extracurricular / GU Newsletter
Finding out about Net Neutrality: what is it and why does it matter? Facebook and its CEO, Mark Zuckerberg have been in the news recently, regarding data breaches on the social media platform, and its enabling of Cambridge Analytica to target Facebook users in the 2017 United States Presidential election. But this is only half the story, as it has also brought into focus the rules that exist regarding the internet itself, especially on Net Neutrality.
What reaction did the change get in the U.S.?
The U.S. Government recently repealed America’s Net Neutrality laws in December, 2017, and while this change is expected to change the digital landscape in the U.S. significantly, its effect on Australia is yet to be seen.
While in Australia there is no official law or regulation on Net Neutrality, it does have digital rights advocates who have condemned the decision made by the FCC in the United States.
What is Net Neutrality?
“Net neutrality is a mechanism that is so necessary to ensure that the internet remains a place of free, open and an accessible platform for expression and engagement,” said Digital Rights Watch Chair, Tim Singleton Norton, who says the decision to repeal is an attack on the ability of U.S. citizens to engage in their digital rights and will have far-reaching impacts. “The precedents set within the U.S. will have a negative impact on the freedom of expression of internet users across the world and damage the innovation and entrepreneurial characteristics of the internet as a whole.” He says the Australian Government should move immediately to enact our own Net Neutrality measure, to ensure that our own citizens are not disadvantaged by this decision.
Net Neutrality is the idea that all content on the internet is equal and should have the same access (in terms of access and speed) for all users. Brought into law in 2015 by President Barack Obama, the Open Internet Order formalised the unwritten law of Net Neutrality and brought in rules that treated internet service providers (ISPs) like public utilities. These rules basically created a one-size-fits-all for internet access, but the repeal of this has received a mixed response from different sectors and groups. Why did the repeal happen? U.S. President Donald Trump is against Net Neutrality and has been from at least 2014, when a tweet of his referred to Obama’s regulation of the area as a “power grab”. President Trump’s appointment of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)’s Head Ajit Pai saw the commencement of the undoing of much of the regulatory action in place and the development of a deregulatory agenda.
Needless to say, in the U.S., bigger companies like AT&T, Comcast and Verizon are happy about this outcome. Other content providers like Google, Facebook and Netflix have opposed the move. What is the response in Australia?
Still, Australia hasn’t ever had Net Neutrality, with domestic ISPs already shaping traffic and permitting ‘unmetered’ access to some websites. Some academic opinions of the Australian market have suggested that Australia’s market, in contrast to that in the U.S., has been able to thrive without it. Find out more about Net Neutrality at: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-11-22/net-neutralityregulations-to-be-overturned-in-the-us/9179512 vvv
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Feedback / GU Newsletter
FEEDBACK We value your feedback! We really enjoy visiting Graduate House. Pleasant atmosphere, friendly service and delicious food. — Mrs Wendy Graham, Member Good company, good food and a happy gathering. — Mrs Alison Harcourt, Member Congratulations — despite every table being occupied, the service was swift and responsive e.g., when the cream had run out. — Mr John Johnson, Member It was a real pleasure to celebrate my birthday lunch at Graduate House. — Mr John Hasker, Member
Fantastic place to celebrate a birthday! — Mr B.F.B Dance, Member Many of the attendees said how much they enjoyed the meal, especially the fish on its bed of mash — thank you chefs. Melba Group is extremely happy with the personalised, excellent service we receive. Thanks also for the photo, and we love Kerry dropping in to wish us well. — Ms Margaret Sawyer, Member Liaised primarily with Rosie, who was very responsive, flexible and accommodating. Nothing was too difficult. Her experience with last year's event assisted greatly with the organisation, as this was the first time I had been involved. — Ms Abbey Treloar, The University of Melbourne
The lucky feedback-giver for March is Member Mrs Wendy Graham who won a bottle of De Bortoli Sacred Hill Brut Cuvée
Your feedback is important Submit a Dining Room Feedback Form to be in the Monthly Draw AND to be in the running for the Year-End Prize of a $500 Coles Myer Gift Voucher
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Donation Form / GU Newsletter
Diamond Jubilee Campaign Contribution Form Graduate House, the only dedicated postgraduate residential college of The University of Melbourne, commemorated our 60th anniversary in 2017 by opening the next chapter in the life of our historic building. Our Diamond Jubilee Campaign will see us construct a new, 11-storey residential building to continue to provide quality accommodation and a vibrant collegiate environment for our Resident Members. Please help us realise this exciting plan by lending support now.
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