How mature is Australia as a nation?
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    This question is important because it reflects on the debates, thoughts and conversations that occur across Australian society, which influences public opinion and government policy. It is particularly important when we consider ideas about social progress and human advancement.

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    @muchbasillove
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    Why isn’t it mandatory for MPs to use the public services (schools, healthcare etc) they are charged with providing for the rest of us? Wouldn’t that improve them lickity split?
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    I believe that public institutions should be protected and invested in, and that those in power could use some further incentive to provide for this.

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    @tashludowyk
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    Has social media made activism less effective?
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    Adding a signature to an e-petition or sharing a post to support a cause on Facebook has become second nature to us, and they fill our news feeds. The internet and social media has made it incredibly easy to create a noise.
    But does the sharing and e-signing actually make a difference? Was activism more effective in ‘simpler times’? Google something like the anti-conscription rallies in Melbourne during World War I, or the petition by women wanting the right to vote. This was activism on a scale we don’t see any more, and yet we’re more aware and there’s no shortage of people. So has social media made our activism lazier? Were we simply more bored ‘back in the day’ and staged large protests? Is social media both the best thing and the worst thing when it comes to effective activism?

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    @nightlightguy
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    Why do schools still teach content instead of skilling students to succeed in the Information Age?
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    I find it strange that all educational philosophy and research gets ignored by modern high school education.

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    Chris lougheed
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    Is there actually such a thing as unconditional love – and if there were, what would it actually mean?
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    Tiny Iota
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    Is the attainment of physical beauty a classist pursuit?
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    We often think about beauty in terms of gender norms, but not often in relation to class. When we try to be beautiful, are we trying to shed any references to working class dom? Why do we describe poor people as “rough”? Are rich people genetically more likely to come out beautiful?

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    @mollyalanamckew
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    Why do we not value darkness anymore?
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    Light pollution, glare and light trespass are all easy environmental problems to fix. If we can’t (or won’t) fix this, then what chance do we have of reducing or reversing other environmental issues?

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    Sasha Joura
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    Why is there 24 hours, 60 minutes and 60 seconds in a day? Can’t we decimalise time?
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    I’d love 10 hours, 100 minutes and 100 seconds in a day – scientists would love it. But could people cope with such a fundamental change to everyone’s (in the world!) lives?

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    Peter
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    Is it possible to be a fatalist, an existentialist and a nihilist all at once?
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    @leglesslegs
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    Does the Aboriginal culture of family and sharing help or hinder their position in Australian society? And is migration an added threat?
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    Because new waves of migrants continue to make healthy, happy new futures in Australia while the Aboriginal people seem to suffer continued low employment and poor health.

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    @janusflytrap
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    Why has society constructed this idea of a ‘path’ to follow in order to be happy and successful? And are we all just waiting to die?
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    This is the current internal debate I am struggling with as a student about to graduate and go out into the competitive and soul-crushing work force world. There is often this moral vs. wealth and success debate when thinking about the person I want to be and whether I can truly make an impact in this world. How can we break free from the ideals in place by our society and comfortably be ourselves without giving up certain parts of who we are and how we think?

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    Shannon H
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    Why do we increasingly accept and expect less of our political leaders?
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    The public seems to be content with castigating honest and reasonable mistakes while overlooking genuine issues in favour of “weapons of mass distraction”.

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    Rogan
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    Why are we still talking about same-sex marriage when there really aren’t any good arguments against it?
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    The ‘against’ arguments just don’t make sense: they don’t want gays to have children? Guess what, we’re doing that anyway. The bible is against it? Sure, and pretty much everything else. It will ruin marriage for straight people? Pretty sure that’s already been done. The ‘for’ argument is simple, equal rights and parties are good for mental health! (Plus we’re all bored of talking about it)

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    @@Becbakes
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