The Wars in Gaza and the Ukraine have continued throughout 2025. The second term of President Trump since 20 Jan 2025 has created its own confronting challenges. Is China really a threat to peace in the Pacific region ? Unstable coalition governments in Europe are based on ever shifting alliances of strange political partners. Our newly elected Labor government with a huge parliamentary majority faces many new challenges including those relating to economic reforms and national defence. We now have a Pope with a Chicago accent who is not afraid to call out barbarism where he sees it.
- Key issues in Australia throughout 2025
- Key issues internationally including a series of elections across the world
- Key issues relating to defence, the environment, AI and social media, housing affordability, social cohesion and peaceful
co existence
- Implications for the future and opportunities for optimistic thinking in 2026 and beyond
By the end of this course, students will be able to
- Discuss world and national events from 2025 and how Australians might respond to them
- Consider national and international priorities and how citizens may or may not influence them
- Be aware of recent trends in technology and social media which demand the attention of all of us
