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You’re Invited! 50 Years of independence – Reflections on Papua New Guinea

Ngumba-Bada Campus (The Cairns Institute). Bldg D3.063, 14-88 McGregor Road, Smithfield

Join us for a special evening to mark 50 years of PNG independence, featuring a film screening from the early election period, panel discussion led by PNG academics based in Gimuy, Cairns and the launch of a new exhibition showcasing PNG memorabilia with stories of nation-builders, challenges, opportunities, and unique cultural artefacts. This is an in-person event located at Ngumba-Bada Campus (The Cairns Institute) Building D3.063, 14-88 McGregor Road, Smithfield, Queensland, Australia The Cairns Institute at James Cook University

Join Us for Lunch: Education with Deepfakes, Hallucinations, and Smartglasses

Victoria University Level 14, Room T1416, 370 Little Lonsdale St, Melbourne

Bring your lunch and your curiosity to this provocative, hands-on session designed for educators, researchers, students, and policymakers. Education with Deepfakes, Hallucinations, and Smartglasses invites you to engage with real-world scenarios drawn from global conversations about the future of trust, privacy, and truth in education. Handle smartglasses. Watch a deepfake. Debate a hallucinated report. Together, we’ll explore: A fake video of a student using slurs goes viral—how should schools respond? AI-generated feedback misrepresents a teacher’s intent—who’s accountable? A parent secretly live-streams a student interview—what does consent look like now? This interactive, scenario-based event won't tell you what to think, it […]

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Poetic Portraits: A Conversation with Cassandra Atherton, Tracy O’Shaughnessy and Jessica Wilkinson

Virtual

  ‘Poetic Portraits’ was the winner of the Council for the Humanities Arts and Social Sciences (CHASS) Distinctive Works Prize in 2024. This online event, for Social Sciences Week, will be a conversation between the project team and Frank Bongiorno, CHASS President. The project addressed belonging and disconnection by using poetry workshops to encourage self-expression and community connections and dialogue. The team developed partnerships with local councils (from City of Greater Bendigo, Pyrenees Shire , Yarra Ranges Council, Frankston City Council) to shape poetry-writing workshops that addressed specific community and demographic concerns. Supported by a Creative Australia grant, Poetic Portraits promoted poetry […]