FOOD FOR THOUGHT – 25 MARCH 2025 Paul Griffin on Japanese encephalitis and on the melioidosis outbreak. Alexandra Aikhenvald alerts us to a forthcoming seminar on First Nations Methodologies and Creative Practice - the call of lineage – a living epistemology. 2 April, Wednesday, from 4 to 5:30 pm on line or at the CQU Cairns campus. Roly Sussex on love is in the air and on St Patrick’s day. Fabienne Mackay has been appointed to the NHMRC-MRFF Industry, Philanthropy and Commercialisation Committee. Ryan Ko gave a keynote at the recent OECD Global Forum on Digital Security for Prosperity. John Quiggin on changes to the Australian economy and on Australia’s response to the tariff regime of the United States and on the continuing influence of neoliberal ideas. Victoria Kuttainen has edited a Special Forum on Regional Humanities in the current issue of Australian Humanities Review (Issue 73, February 2025). Graeme Turner on the prospect of the adoption of US political tactics in the forthcoming Commonwealth election, and on the social license for universities and on World Radio Day, and on the ABC. Kath Gelber on the freedom of artists to be outspoken and on the Universities Australia definition of anti-Semitism. Stephen Carleton on the forgotten literary history of Darwin. Lidia Morawska has received the Australian Institute of Architects Queensland President’s Award for her work on air quality. Alan Rowan will lead a Trade and Investment Queensland delegation to the BioAsia 2015 Summit in Hyderabad. Bill Laurance on why tropical forests aren’t keeping up with climate chance. Previous issues of Food for Thought
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