Keith Suter's Local Notebook
50 Things You Want To Know About Australian and World Issues. . . But Were Too Afraid To Ask
1st Edition
Published on 1. May 2010
336 pages
978-1-86471-471-5 (ISBN)
Description
Everything you need to know about domestic issues but were too afraid to ask.
Do we have a population bomb or fizzer? Will Australia run out of water? What is the triple bottom line? In 50 things You Want to Know About Global Issues... but were too afraid to ask Dr Keith Suter cut through the jargon and diplomatic talk to answer the questions you always wanted to ask about international affairs. This time he's back to answer the questions you always wanted to ask about domestic issues. Should we be forcing our children to wear school uniforms? Should capital punishment be introduced in Australia? Should there be an Australian Republic? What effect will smoking and obesity really have on us? Well known for his 'Global Notebook' segment on the popular national breakfast TV show Sunrise, Dr Suter makes sense of even the most complex issues, to give you a better understanding of what's going on in the world and Australia's place in it.
Do we have a population bomb or fizzer? Will Australia run out of water? What is the triple bottom line? In 50 things You Want to Know About Global Issues... but were too afraid to ask Dr Keith Suter cut through the jargon and diplomatic talk to answer the questions you always wanted to ask about international affairs. This time he's back to answer the questions you always wanted to ask about domestic issues. Should we be forcing our children to wear school uniforms? Should capital punishment be introduced in Australia? Should there be an Australian Republic? What effect will smoking and obesity really have on us? Well known for his 'Global Notebook' segment on the popular national breakfast TV show Sunrise, Dr Suter makes sense of even the most complex issues, to give you a better understanding of what's going on in the world and Australia's place in it.
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Dr Keith Suter is the foreign affairs expert on Sunrise, the number one Australian breakfast show, presenting his own segment, 'Global Notebook'. A social commentator, strategic planner, conference speaker, writer and broadcaster, Keith is also a foreign affairs analyst for Sky TV Australia and Radio 4BC, Brisbane, and can be heard on Australian radio on an average of once a day. Keith writes the history page for The Daily Telegraph, and is the author of 50 Things You Want to Know About World Issues (also known as Keith Suter's Global Notebook), and Keith's Suter's Local Notebook, both published by Bantam. Since 1993 Keith has been a member of The Club of Rome, a global think tank on economic and environmental matters. He is on the speakers' circuit and makes public appearances every week. Keith is also on several committees, including the International Law Association, the International Commission of Jurists, the International Humanitarian Law Committee of the Australian Red Cross (NSW), and the International Commission of Jurists (NSW). He also lectures at the department of politics and international relations, Macquarie University.
