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HOUSING AFFORDABILITY IN THE ACT - AN OXYMORON? Thu 21 November 2019 Dr Carleton Bruin Christensen, Anna Dennis, Professional Fellow John Stanhope AO 12.30 pm - 1.30 pm Read More
The Annual NATSEM Address Wed 13 November 2019 Dennis Trewin AO FASSA 5pm for a 5.30pm start Read More
Upcoming: Operationalizing Democratic Listening Tue 5 November 2019 Speaker: Mary F (Molly) Scudder, Purdue University 11:00am - 12:00pm Read More
Crafting Australian Innovation Precincts: Leadership, Strategy, and Place Making Fri 1 November 2019 Professor Richard Hu Read More
Upcoming: Deliberative Democracy Summer School Wed 5 February 2020 to Fri 7 February 2020 Convener: Dr Nicole Curato 9:00am - 5:00pm Read More
VIRGINIA HAUSSEGGER AM NAMED ACT AUSTRALIAN OF THE YEAR 2019 Tue 30 October 2018 VIRGINIA HAUSSEGGER AM NAMED ACT AUSTRALIAN OF THE YEAR 2019 Read More
PROFESSOR MARK EVANS - INAUGURAL DIRECTOR OF DEMOCRACY 2025 AT MOAD Tue 16 October 2018 Professor Mark Evans, the Director of the Institute for Governance and Policy Analysis (IGPA) at the University of Canberra has accepted the post of inaugural Director of "Democracy 2025 - bridging the trust divide" Read More
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Wed 9 October 2019 "Why Should I Go to School if You Won't Listen to the Educated" - why letting ignorance trump knowledge is a big problem for democracy. Read More
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Thu 17 October 2019 Bold and dauntless! Celebrating 90 years of YWCA Canberra Read More
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RT @DelDemUCan: REVIEWS ARE IN! Read the review of the prize-winning book The Politics of the Anthropocene by John Dryzek and… https://t.co/o4JS2zJ3vP

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  1. Graduate certificate programs leading to MPA for Commonwealth Government Departments (co-designed with the Australian public Service).
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TOP UP YOUR GRADUATE CERTIFICATE QUALIFICATIONS TO EARN A MASTERS DEGREE Thu 3 January 2019 Discover how to top up your Graduate Certificate qualifications to earn a Masters Degree. Read More
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