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Letter from the Editor
The Conversation has been a valuable source of research-driven commentary over the years.聽Operating as a not-for-profit publisher it has offered聽objective, evidence-supported commentary for public consumption free from commercial agenda (something we don't see much of these days). The contributors are leaders in their fields and outstanding communicators聽who are passionate about improving public understanding of a range of topics from politics to medicine, science, economics, arts and everything that keeps our culture running.
Unfortunately it was announced this week that The Conversation's primary financial聽supporter, the Australian Government, will be withdrawing their funding. This means The Conversation is in danger of disappearing, and a wealth of knowledge with it, unless they can muster up sufficient donation-based funding.
Today I encourage you to head on over to The Conversation and have a look around at its fantastic content before it disappears.
While not about medicine or healthcare, here is an excellent piece about why public science communication should be encouraged by research institutes: