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Maren Elfert, Senior Lecturer, International Education, Kings College London, and Christian Ydesen, Professor, Education Research and Internationalization, Aalborg University, have written Global Governance of Education: the historical and contemporary entanglements of UNESCO, OECD and the World Bank. It is will published in October 2023 by Springer. One chapter is available as open access.

As the debate of the proposal for the inclusion of the Voice into the Australian Constitution has advanced, the dignity and grace of so many indigenous leaders who advocate for their people to be heard has been in striking contrast with the negativity of those who campaign for the ‘No’ vote. This is not a surprise. Indigenous leaders have learned and earned these qualities through many long and difficult years of leading their people towards the preparation of the Uluru Statement. The Uluru Statement from the Heart is a simple yet eloquent document which emerged itself from three years, and so many more, of intense consultation and exchange in indigenous communities across the nation. The depth of engagement and the confidence that this reflects offers encouragement and conviction to many of us to believe that this is the moment for change.

Lara Pugh, Project Leader Learning City for Wollongong City Council, NSW, Australia, a member of the Australian Learning Communities Network, is keen to learn about running a local learning festival. Lara recently interviewed members of the LearnWest Learning Network about how they went about organising their recent Learning for Earning Festival.

The Australian Learning Community Network is pleased to provide the latest news from around the network.

A composite report from each of the contributors to the PASCAL EcCoWell 2 Recovery Programme has recently been published. In a series of postings, we are now for the convenience of subscribers, publishing each report separately with a short introduction from the programme leader, Peter Kearns.