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We can effectively eradicate #HIV infection in Australia - and it's not that far away. But what needs to happen to achieve this amazing milestone! @DrJasonOng walks us through what is next in vanquishing the spectre of HIV. Only in the new AQ - aq.magazine.com.au #auspol

Your Weekend FREE READ: State of the Nation with Prof Kerrie Wilson. Connecting science to community & engaging citizens in the scientific process, is critical to building trust and inoculating our society against manipulation. Read for free chiefscientist.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/… #auspol

Time for Australia to #SLAPP back. There is a growing trend of cashed-up polluters using the courts to try and silence protest. This is making Australia more litigious and further weakening civil society. @David_Ritter from @GreenpeaceAP in the new AQ aq.magazine.com.au

At 16, when a young person wants their licence there are systems in place - supervision, study, practice, road rules. Yet the #socialmediaban does not do the same. They still enter an unregulated, un-policed space. More must be done. aq.magazine.com.au @orygen_aus #auspol

Out Now: Youth Crime in Australia: Rhetoric vs Reality. From sensationalist media reports to political rhetoric, youth crime has become a lighting rod in Australia. Yet youth crime is actually on the decline... Read AQ for only $28 a year! - aq.magazine.com.au #auspol

FREE ARTICLE: Empowering the Collective: The Fight Against Mis/Disinformation. In collab with the the QLD Chief Scientist we are releasing the full text of Prof Kerrie Wilson's article. So get a sneak peek of the new AQ - Out now! chiefscientist.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/…

The government has committed to ending HIV transmission in #Australia. What does this actually mean? There are things we can do but we'll have to be ambitious and inclusive. @DrJasonJOng Only in the new AQ - Out now! $28 for a year's print subscription. aq.magazine.com.au

New AQ out now, feat: Prof Kerrie Wilson, QLD Chief Scientist on the risks of mis/disinformation & connecting science to community and engaging citizens in the scientific process. Edition preview: aips.org.au/aq-magazine/cu… Subscribe for only $28 a year! aq.magazine.com.au

Out today in AQ: The topic of youth crime frequently dominates public discourse. From sensationalist media reports to political rhetoric, the issue has become a lightning rod for fear and anxiety. Yet youth crime is actually on the decline. aips.org.au/aq-magazine/su… #auspol

Electricity prices have risen today. Why? Gas sets the electricity price and the Government has put the gas cartel’s wants ahead of Aussie consumer and business needs. It’s OUR gas. #auspol

In the new AQ, @David_Ritter: There's a growing trend of cashed-up corporations using the courts to silence lawful opposition using SLAPP suits. This malignant exercise of power is weakening civil society and discouraging scrutiny Only in AQ: aq.magazine.com.au/our #auspol

In the new AQ: When a 16yo wants to drive a car, we don’t just hand them the keys. There are systems requiring supervision, study, practice, standards, road rules. The social media ban requires similar systems thinking. $28 a year: aips.org.au/aq-magazine/cu… @Orygen_aus #auspol

Sneak Peek of the upcoming July AQ - aips.org.au/aq-magazine/cu… Feat: Big Business' increasing use of #SLAPP suits on civil society; why the rhetoric of youth crime doesn't match reality, ending HIV in Australia &more! Check it out; subscribe for only $28 a year! #auspol

New AQ out 1 July - subscribe to get it first! aq.magazine.com.au Feat: @David_Ritter @GreenpeaceAP on #SLAPP suits & social protest, @orygen_aus on social media ban & youth mental health, @DrJasonJOng ending HIV in Australia, @susanbaidawi on fixing youth justice. #auspol

Amazing to hear current AQ authors, JJ Richardson & Robert Mond, will be pitching their science at the Nobel Laureates Meeting in Lindau. Their tech to save plant biodiversity could change the face of pesticides globally - and they wrote about it in AQ! linkedin.com/posts/jj-josep…

Honoured to be a part of the 4th National Whistleblowing Symposium. We must be unrelenting in our efforts to ensure truth-tellers are protected & not punished, prosecuted or imprisoned. #politas #auspol

HAPPENING NOW: The @ASRC1 Telethon, complete with the heroes that work and volunteer at the ASRC, and a spectacular array of celebrities supporting the cause. Donate now! donate.asrc.org.au/telethon/

Really noteworthy that we are within distance of the High Seas Treaty entering into force, a turning point in ocean conservation that marks decades of hard work for this win. Much work ahead on hashing out the mechanics, but this is an important milestone. theconversation.com/the-historic-h…

Talking points Breaking down key moments from the week, to make sense of the times we are in: 🧵

10 years after gas exports from Queensland began, all of the gas companies involved, bar one, have not paid a cent in company tax. This is despite them selling $125 billion worth of LNG out of Queensland, and reporting $330 billion in total Australian revenue. #auspol