Why is it that Australians get a hefty fine if they don’t vote for elections but then leaders have been chosen over night without their votes? Should Australia adopt the European model like that of England where voting isn’t compulsory?
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    Sandra Di Francesco
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    Would non-combat national service be good for all Australians?
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    It always surprises me how few Australians have seen their country or met people from other parts of it. If we were compelled to make better connections with people from different backgrounds and situations, would we have a better understanding of Australian-ness?

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    Martha Crawford
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    What happens to Rob and Sharon’s baby?
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    I am still in shock at the final ep of Catastrophe. Rob Delaney HAS to tell us!

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    @emsexton
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    Why aren’t commercial television stations producing scripted comedies?
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    Get out from behind the panel, folks…

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    @nightlightguy
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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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    How many parts per million of co2 were recorded in the atmosphere today?
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    El nino and la niña are natural weather phenomena. Climate change is not. Is a scientist or two measuring co2 in the australian atmosphere so that we can mitigate our behaviour and transit to market in a considered way. This affects peoples living standards. Let’s avoid poverty!

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    Carolyn Eccleston
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    Why do we humans so often ignore the “elephants in the room”?
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    Similar to avoiding the important by tackling the urgent. Both citizens and pollies do it, more than is good for us, don’t we?

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    mary voice
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    If we have wings, do we need a licence to fly?
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    Zehua Tian
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    Why does orange juice taste so gross after you’ve brushed your teeth?
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    Because we’re curious

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    @LibraryMill
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    How can my original birth certificate be ‘superseded’ – was I born again when I was adopted, and should I have had a death certificate for my original identity? Do genetic inheritance and family history matter?
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    I am adopted which is a life sentence of separation from my family and medical history and I find this situation very difficult as I age and face the fact I will never know the truth. Others should care about this because IVF technicians are making babies without recorded histories and we can expect they will fill the mental health system in the same way adoptees have due to unknown heritage and separation from mothers at birth.

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    Sofie Gregory
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    Do artists have an obligation to show a social conscience?
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    I have just finished a painting on the Myall Creek Massacre for the Blake Prize. Part of me feels like I should be advocating in my artist statement but I was not driven by advocacy when painting; I was driven by inquiry and emotional turbulence

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    @@artofchad
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    Are cockroaches attracted to human tears, and if so, why?
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    I need to know, and so does the whole of humanity. What exciting ramifications might come from an affirmative?

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    Terry O'Loughlin
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    Are we currently in World War Three? Is it possible to label it this now. Or will that come later in the history books?
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    We are stuck in the biggest humanitarian crisis since WW2. There are wars all over the place and the world is in ruins. When will we get out of this mess? What realistically needs to be done to create peace in the Middle East and Africa and how much of the unrest is the fault of the rich Western countries?

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    Anna
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