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Valerie Yule

Valerie Yule is a writer and researcher on imagination, literacy and social issues.

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The quality of Australian products
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The curse of the McMansion
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Free trade and fair trade
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Bias on ABC Radio National
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Climate change at Radio National
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The Arabian Nights and Muslim beliefs and practices
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Unnecessary costs of the elderly
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Nothing over a million dollars
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Carbon trading has problems
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ABC TV for children
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Language and literacy
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An audit for educational disadvantage
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Marriages for the modern world
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Who owns your sewage?
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The case for an Australian-made small second car
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Rubbishing on about plastic bags
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An ambit claim for the Ruddfest 2020
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Revolutionary change in education
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Cutting waste - saving the planet without destroying economies
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Australian citizenship and human rights
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