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Complete Issue—JProcRSNSW, Vol. 158, Part 1, June 2025

ISSN (online): 2653-1305

Contents

Editorial

Robert E. Marks.
Editorial: Donald Trump and the Royal Society of NSW.
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Refereed Papers

Nick Lomb.
Time balls and Standard Time in Australia.
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D. Brynn Hibbert and Graham Bell.
A brief history of the Australian electronic nose.
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Michael Barber.
The UNSW Cadets: pioneers at the birth of a new university.
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Erik Aslaksen, with Chris Adams.
Political ideology and economics.
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The Royal Society of NSW and Five Academies Forum: Threats to Democracy


Opening Addresses

The Governor, Margaret Beazley.
Official Opening.
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Susan Pond.
Welcome and Acknowledgements.
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Christina Slade.
The 2024 Forum.
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Philip Pettit.
Keynote Presentation.
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I: Global Challenges to Democracy.

Hugh White.
Global challenges to democracy.
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Deborah Cobb-Clark.
Inequality, intergenerational fairness, and the social contract.
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Quentin Grafton.
Confronting the "Democracy Deficit" and long-term environmental threats.
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II Challenges to Australian Democracy.

Jeni Whalen, Leila Smith, Nick Bryant.
II Challenges to Australian Democracy.
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III Technological Challenges to Democracy.

Sally Cripps, Ed Santow, Fatemeh Vafaee, Darren Saunders.
III Technological Challenges to Democracy.
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IV Challenges for the Public Sphere: Educating for Democracy.

Carly Kind, Cathy Lumby, Amanda Third.
IV Challenges for the Public Sphere: Educating for Democracy.
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V Panel Chair Reports and Open Discussion.

Mike Baird, Peter Varghese, Peter Shergold, Sally Cripps, Christina Slade.
V Panel Chair Reports and Open Discussion.
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PhD Thesis Abstracts

Serene El-Kamand.
Defining the molecular details of hSSB1 oligomerisation in response to oxidative DNA damage.
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Jessica MacArthur.
Investigating changes related to gender equality in water, sanitation and hygiene: transformative approaches and opportunities.
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Thanh Hien Nguyen.
Effect of agricultural certification on smallholder coffee producers in Vietnam.
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Peter John Smith.
Cultural responsiveness: a conceptual model for mental health professionals engaging with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People.
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Royal Society of NSW Awards


The Royal Society of NSW Awards 2025
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