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Keep checking back to this page for regular updates Thursday 28 April 2022 Liberal party MP Trent Zimmerman says he and fellow moderate MPs “prevailed” over the deputy prime minister, Barnaby Joyce, in securing a net zero...

The fantasy that haunts our cult of the fallen

By Douglas Newton According to the fantasy, there is a ‘moral obligation’ toward dead Anzacs – but not to democratise the decisions that would throw live Anzacs into war. There is no doubting the sincerity of...

Coalition’s youth internship scheme failure

Half leave Coalition's youth internship scheme without a job Exclusive: Retail workers’ union says young people are being used as ‘cheap labour for six months and then discarded’ The $750m youth employment scheme is aimed at...

Five claims about coconut oil debunked

Five claims about coconut oil debunked Is coconut oil all it’s really cracked up to be, or is it just another fad? Sebastien Gabriel/Unsplash, CC BY Rosemary Stanton, UNSW Coconuts have been a valued food in tropical areas...

For bankers, acountability does not start at home

For bankers, acountability does not start at home Pat McConnell, Macquarie University When the CEOs of the four major banks fronted the House Economics Committee, the common thread was that accountability does not lie with them....

Are we ready for Robotopia, when robots replace the human workforce?

Are we ready for Robotopia, when robots replace the human workforce? Sean Welsh, University of Canterbury Automation has disrupted work for centuries. Two hundred years ago in Britain, the Luddites rose in rebellion, smashing the machines...

Australia must catch up with Papua New Guinea on how we tax gas

Australia must catch up with Papua New Guinea on how we tax gas Diane Kraal, Monash University Papua New Guinea’s 2017 budget takes big steps in resource tax reform. Following suggestions that I made together with...

President Trump will change the United States and the world, but just how remains to be seen

Mark Chou, Australian Catholic University; Gorana Grgic, University of Sydney; Kumuda Simpson, La Trobe University; Peter Christoff, University of Melbourne, and Rodney Maddock, Monash University Leading Australian academics respond to Donald Trump’s victory, and look...

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