Headlines AfricaOct 22
Africa: African Speakers Among Headliners at Responsible Governance and Ethics Event: [allAfrica] Geneva -- Responsible governance means leadership that balances accountability, transparency, and purpose in a world facing profound uncertainty and change, going beyond compliance or risk management, says South African ethics expert Liezl Groenewald. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TNqVx6 #ResponsibleGovernance #Ethics #Leadership #Accountability #Transparency
quackademicOct 10

This is not hard. That we don’t do it is a political choice. #AusPol #inequality #ResponsibleGovernance

https://theconversation.com/to-become-a-fairer-nation-australia-needs-to-set-national-inequality-targets-266994

To become a fairer nation, Australia needs to set national inequality targets

Former prime minister Bob Hawke regretted saying: ‘By 1990, no Australian child will be living in poverty’. But his broken promise still had a surprising impact.

The Conversation
quackademicAug 20, 2025

Cassandra Goldie is right. Acting to counter accelerating inequality is way less politically risky than not.

#AusPol #ResponsibleGovernance

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/19/australia-is-one-of-the-wealthiest-countries-in-the-world-its-time-to-lift-living-standards-for-all?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Australia is one of the wealthiest countries in the world. It’s time to lift living standards for all

We cannot improve productivity without closing tax loopholes, recognising overseas qualifications and tackling ableism, racism and ageism

The Guardian
quackademicAug 20, 2025

Cassandra Goldie is right. From a political point of view, not acting on inequality is way more risky than having the courage to perform #ResponsibleGovernance.

#AusPol

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/19/australia-is-one-of-the-wealthiest-countries-in-the-world-its-time-to-lift-living-standards-for-all?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Australia is one of the wealthiest countries in the world. It’s time to lift living standards for all

We cannot improve productivity without closing tax loopholes, recognising overseas qualifications and tackling ableism, racism and ageism

The Guardian
quackademicAug 9, 2025

It’s not the beliefs that are the focus, it’s the strategies used to coerce & control.

Using this framing I can’t help but think of the way children - & all of us - are acculturated into gendered scripts. These can be enforced so brutally & do so much harm. They scar us for life. As do ideas of racial & cultural hierarchy for that matter. Maybe hierarchy, power (esp entitlement to define) & control ARE the problem?

Thank you to the state of Victoria for conducting this enquiry into the recruitment methods and impacts of cults and organised fringe groups. And to all the brave survivors of coercive practices, for speaking out.

#CoerciveControl #cults #acculturation #healing #victoria #ResponsibleGovernance

https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/religion/2025/08/09/we-grow-afraid-victorias-public-inquiry-cults?utm_source=Clipboard&utm_medium=social&utm_term=read_shared_article&utm_campaign=social_share_icons&utm_content=sidebar_share

‘We grow up afraid’: Victoria’s public inquiry into cults

For a long time, Laura McConnell occupied a no-man’s-land. Sometimes she wonders if she’s still there. It’s the lonely space between her excommunication and her estrangement from “normal” society. Now in her mid 40s, she remains an outsider to both: a “dangerous” pariah to the sect she was banished from and an alien to the broader culture whose touchstones she never felt.

The Saturday Paper
quackademicAug 3, 2025

Time for some political courage. Let’s work with those car makers that embrace this technology. Make Tesla irrelevant.

#ResponsibleGovernance #solar #battery #AusPol

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-04/v2g-vehicle-to-grid-charging-faces-roadblocks/105586552?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other

EV batteries are fit to run a home or even power the grid – but some car brands say 'no'

EV batteries have the potential to power a household for days and could even play a part in our future electricity grid. But not everyone supports the technology.

ABC News
quackademicJul 17, 2025

This model has huge potential to enrich planing & delivery of infrastructure at local, state & national levels.

What are that barriers to implementing it in Australia?

Clue: whose interests are served by persisting with current, inefficient & inequitable systems?

#AusPol #VicPol #ResponsibleGovernance #DoughnutEconomics

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/17/doughnut-economics-tomelilla-sweden-decision-making-town-planning?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

‘It feels cool to be a cog in change’: how doughnut economics is reshaping a Swedish town

A casual mention of Kate Raworth’s theory has grown into the basis for decision making in Tomelilla

The Guardian
SDG CommitteeApr 9, 2025
The Arctic, often called Earth’s “air conditioner,” plays a pivotal role in regulating global temperatures by reflecting sunlight through its ice cover. However, rapid climate change is causing this ice to melt, resulting in devastating consequences.
#SaveTheArctic #GlobalResponsibility
#GlobalPolicyChange #SaveTheArctic
#SustainabilityMatters #ClimateActionNow
#PolicyForClimate #ArcticPreservation
#ResponsibleGovernance #ProtectOurPlanet
#InternationalCollaboration
#ArcticLeadership
Icons of ChangeMar 14, 2025
Icons of Change Awards 2025
Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16: Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
Outstanding Leadership in Ethical Governance and Financial Stewardship

#IconsOfChange2025 #SDG16 #PeaceJusticeStrongInstitutions #EthicalLeadership #FinancialIntegrity #TransparencyAndAccountability #ChristianStewardship #ResponsibleGovernance #FaithDrivenFinance #TrustAndIntegrity #LeadershipInStewardship #IconsOfEthicalGovernance #RecognizingVisionEmpoweringTransformation
quackademicFeb 9, 2025

Alan Kohler 🔥 #HousingCrisis #ResponsibleGovernance #plunder #AusPol

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-10/housing-crisis-hypocrisy-lip-service/104915610?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other

Australia's housing crisis is driven by lip-service, hypocrisy and an investment culture

If predictions come true it will be another year of deteriorating housing affordability, prices will rise at twice the rate of disposable income — something that that has been going on for 25 years and has created what we all see now as a crisis.

ABC News