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Mortality transition and associated socioeconomic differentials in Agincourt, rural South Africa, 1993-2013
Mortality transition and associated socioeconomic differentials in Agincourt, rural South Africa, 1993-2013: Findings from population surveillance Date and time: Fri, 22nd Sep 2017 – 3:00pm – 4:00pm ***** Location: NOTE VENUE CHANGE SEMINAR ROOM B, COOMBS BUILDING Presenters: Chodziwadziwa Kabudula (Caldwell Fellow, see below) and Brian Houle (Lecturer in Demography) Link to Flyer: https://demography.anu.edu.au/seminars/tba-4 Abstract: Understanding…
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Exhibiting Biskra: Art, Photography and Tourism in an Algerian Oasis
The exhibition Biskra: sortilèges d’un oasis has been sparked by responses of cosmopolitan avant-gardists who visited around 1900, including the André Gide, Henri Matisse and Béla Bartók Wednesday 20 September 2017, 4.30 – 6pm This public lecture is co-presented by the ANU Centre for European Studies and the Humanities Research Centre, ANU College of Arts…
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Shared Experience and Learning from African Communities in Australia.
The Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils of Australia Winter (FECCA) publishes its national magazine, Australian Mosaic, three times a year. Australian Mosaic is a plain English magazine, which discusses a wide range of contemporary issues associated with multiculturalism, social justice, community harmony, and cultural and faith pluralism in Australia. Issue 46 (Winter 2017) is about…
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Tracking population, health and social transitions in Agincourt, rural South Africa
Tracking population, health and social transitions in Agincourt, rural South Africa: Overview of the Agincourt Health and Demographic Surveillance System SPEAKER: Chodziwadziwa (Cho) Whiteson Kabudula – 2017 John C Caldwell Visiting Scholar, MRC/Wits Rural Public Health & Health Transitions Research Unit (the MRC/Wits-Agincourt Research Unit) at the School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand,…
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Senator Lucy Gichuhi joining the Q&A panel for the first time.
I am passing on the message from Tanya Lyons ‘president@afsaap.org.au’ It is really for information only since the event is in Sydney. However if you want to register and attend please email david.lucas@anu.edu.au and Tanya’s message with a working link will be sent Dear AFSAAP, Hello, Anne Worthington here from Q&A at ABC TV. This…
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Primary Education in Mauritius
Vijetta Bachraz is a PhD scholar in the Crawford School and was awarded an Australian Postgraduate Scholarship with the Australian National University in 2015 to undertake a study on the institution of primary education in Mauritius and its influence on the positioning of children. This study will contribute to the policy landscape to promote more…
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Opposing Tyranny: Lessons from 50 years of the struggle for democracy in Zimbabwe
A presentation and book launch by David Coltart Former Zimbabwe Senator and human rights lawyer Date: Wednesday 9 August, 6:00pm Refreshments served from 5:30pm Venue: AIIA Conference Centre – Stephen House 32 Thesiger Court Deakin ACT 2600 “Ever since Ian Smith unilaterally declared independence from Britain over 50 years ago on 11 November 1965, the…
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African Mining Conferences – Clarifying the Realities and the Cost of Omission
Date: 12:30-1:30pm, Thursday, 27 July, 2017 Venue: Acton Theater, J.G. Crawford Building Speaker Margaret O’Callaghan — Visiting Fellow; Resources, Environment, and Development Program (RE&D); Crawford School of Public Policy Margaret O’Callaghan formerly worked for AusAID and then for the United Nations in Papua New Guinea and Zambia. In recent years she has been researching the…
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Inquiry into Australia’s trade and investment relationships with the countries of Africa
On 13 June 2017 the Senate referred the following matter to the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee for inquiry and report by 14 February 2018: Australia’s trade and investment relationships with the countries of Africa. Submissions to this inquiry close on 18 August 2017. The committee invites individuals and organisations to send in…
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HIGH COMMISSIONER TO MAURITIUS
The Foreign Minister has announced the appointment of Ms Jenny Dee as Australia’s next High Commissioner to Mauritius with non-resident accreditation to Comoros, Madagascar and Seychelles. Ms Dee is a senior career officer with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and was most recently Director, External Budget Section. Her overseas experience includes a…