Belinda Smith
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2,583 appearances
26 recordings
4 series
first heard Apr 2026
last heard 5d ago
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But I must say that having talked to a number of high-achieving young people at school, they say, look, we don't want all this stuff that is supposed to be recognising our heritage.
We know about our heritage.
We want the curriculum so we can pass, so that we can get on with it and concentrate on achieving some sort of professional ability.
But let me just talk about where we are.
We're sitting in a pub.
in East Balmain, and you've just finished a lunch with a number of people who have been in various ways running universities.
Any bright ideas out of that?
I was touched, actually, to see the great jurist Michael Kirby was amongst you today.
One last comment from me before I ask you something else.
On another day, I'll just mention one of the most recent creations has been Friends of Evidence.
And that's come out of the Science Media Centre and the Finkels, Alan Finkel and Elizabeth Finkel.
And she's written a book called Prove It.
and this argues against there being simple statements about how you should drink Dettol and you'll get better.
What is the evidence?
What do you need?
And there are various ways that young people could be involved in that sort of exercise to find...
critical thinking.
Emeritus Professor Ian Lowe is a co-president of the Australian Peace and Security Forum.
And I am reminded of a cartoon in a newspaper long ago showing a frantic young boy shouting to his parents, Mummy, Daddy, Charlie has written a very, very naughty word.
and behind him on the wall was the single word, peace.
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