Were you eavesdropping on our brunch on Saturday while we were discussing the overdue renaissance of the interrobang?
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    Because this is bizarre!

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    @jaxcullen
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    All leaders of the developed world declare that they seek peace, not war. Why then do they continue to manufacture, market, and sell arms on a global scale? Are their brains missing something?
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    The horrors of war are making the planet unliveable. Every decent human being wants it to end.

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    Monica Hingston
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    Why is has constructive debate disappeared from modern politics?
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    Disillusionment on Australian democracy at its ability to generate a constructive, non combative, effective plan for our country’s future

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    Bob Hutchinson
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    Does ‘good taste’ really exist?
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    CouldĀ the legitimisation of the guilty pleasure mean the end of judgmental music criticism (good riddance!), or are new hierarchies of taste emerging?

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    @mrconnorobrien
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    Why aren’t factory assembled prefab houses cheaper and better for the environment than site built houses, is it corruption of building unions?
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    James Geddes
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    If you divided all the wealth in the world between all the people, how much wealth would each person have?
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    @squidblossom
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    Is asking a question a better way to assess intelligence than providing an answer?
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    So much assessment is about answering questions. As a teacher I often find my students’ questions reveal more about their intelligence than the answers they give. They also help me understand my students better too.

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    @bespokeshespoke
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    Do you believe creativity & self expression is the key to a happy life and a happy world?
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    It is something I have been grappling with in recent years, and have come to believe that this is true.

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    @MelissaRymer1
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    What is better, freedom or equality?
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    I am asking this because so many people use freedom without using equality, and we have lost effective ways of raising the tensions between them. But this tension is the essence of politics.

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    @beornnmccarthy
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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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    How do we get adults to really listen to our children on matters of civic responsibility? (transport/town planning/cultural infrastructure)
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    We largely ignore the thoughts and ideas of children, when they are active participants in their cities and towns. Children have their own culture, and histories. They have more time to observe, make lateral connections, and have a heightened sensory perception. They have such valuable input and are shamefully undervalued in conversations, which have a direct impact on their environment. I fear that the absence of their voices in the planning and analysis of our social infrastructure is to our detriment as a society.

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    Hannah Liddeaux
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    Why a festival of Interrobang?
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    It seemed the obvious question to ask and it doesn’t matter to me but I will be interested in any responses.

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    Eddie Creaney
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    Are humans the only species known to take their own lives?
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    I thought it was interesting.

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    Sijing Chen
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