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26 September 2018
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2 September 2014
Professor David Weaver

Global award for tourism expert

The global contributions of Griffith University’s Professor of Tourism Research, Prof. David Weaver have been acknowledged with an award for...

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24 July 2014
Professor Susanne Becken with UNWTO Secretary-General, Taleb Rifai

UNWTO and GIFT join forces

Disseminating tourism knowledge, enhancing the expertise on tourism and climate change and advancing sustainable tourism in Asia and the Pacific are some of the areas of cooperation agreed between the Griffith Institute for Tourism (GIFT) and United Nations World Tourism Organization UNWTO.

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3 March 2014
Headshot of Susanne Becken, Griffith University

GIFT Director appointed to expert panel

The Director of the new Griffith Institute for Tourism (GIFT) has singled out the continued growth of the Chinese tourist...

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28 October 2021
Flooded houses

SDG 13: Climate Action

There is no country in the world that is not seeing first-hand the drastic effects of climate change. Greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise, and are now more than 50 percent higher than their 1990 level. Further, global warming is causing long-lasting changes to our climate system, which threatens irreversible consequences if we do not take action now.

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10 September 2021
Wesley Enoch and Rhoda Roberts

In Conversation with Rhoda Roberts AO and Wesley Enoch AM

The power of culture In this interview Kerry O’Brien talked to Rhoda Roberts AO and Wesley Enoch AM about the power of cultural...

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4 June 2021
Premier?Annastacia Palaszczuk

In Conversation with The Honourable Annastacia Palaszczuk MP

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has a unique opportunity to lead Queensland through the state’s first four-year fixed term with an increased majority after the...

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3 March 2017

How does volunteering in an orphanage encourage modern slavery?

Last week, the Attorney-General announced an Inquiry into establishing a Modern Slavery Act in Australia, a great step forward says Kate van Doore

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