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The Australian companies you didn’t know were owned by the big four banks

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Everyone knows Australia’s big four banks are huge, accounting as they do for almost one quarter of the value of all the companies on the entire ASX. But they are actually even bigger than they seem, thanks to a network of other brands and subsidiaries that often carry no obvious...
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How a three-decade remaking of the city revived the buzz of ‘Marvellous Melbourne’

EMPORIUM
How a three-decade remaking of the city revived the buzz of 'Marvellous Melbourne' Marvellous Melbourne, a city full of life, has been revived over several decades. This is Swanston Street in 2017. Andrew Curtis/City of Melbourne, Author provided Kim Dovey, University of Melbourne; Rob Adams, University of Melbourne, and Ronald Jones, RMIT...
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Fewer alcohol-related visits to inner Sydney emergency room since ‘lockout laws’ introduced

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Fewer alcohol-related visits to inner Sydney emergency room since 'lockout laws' introduced Diana Egerton-Warburton, Monash University The emergency room at Sydney’s St Vincent’s Hospital has seen a 10% reduction in the incidence of fractures that are often caused by a punch to the face over the two years since the so-called...
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The terrible numbers that grow with each USA mass shooting

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Mass shootings in the US: there have been 1,624 in 1,870 days   (as of 21st Feb 2018)No other developed nation comes close to the rate of US gun violence. Americans own an estimated 265m guns, more than one gun for every adult. Data from the Gun Violence Archive reveals there is...
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Deposit schemes reduce drink containers in the ocean by 40%

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Deposit schemes reduce drink containers in the ocean by 40% Uncountable numbers of drink containers end up in the ocean every year. Shutterstock Qamar Schuyler, CSIRO; Britta Denise Hardesty, CSIRO, and Chris Wilcox, CSIRO Plastic waste in the ocean is a global problem; some eight million metric tonnes of plastic ends up in...
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Self interest tramples public good – Joyce again

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SAFEGUARDS FOR THE WATER and environmental values of the Pilliga have been compromised by politicians acting in their own interests. I’m now an old man following the ancient Chinese tradition of seeking refinement and reclusion in the mountains after a busy working life. My mountains of choice are the Warrumbungles...
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The Barnaby Joyce affair highlights Australia’s weak regulation of ministerial staffers

POLITICS
The Barnaby Joyce affair highlights Australia's weak regulation of ministerial staffers Barnaby Joyce has denied he breached ministerial standards with the employment of his partner, Vikki Campion. AAP/Mick Tsikas Yee-Fui Ng, RMIT University Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce continues to face questions about the employment of his former media adviser – now current...
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TGA under fire for health claim list that critics say endorses pseudoscience

POLITICS
'Softens hardness': TGA under fire for health claim list that critics say endorses pseudoscience Hundreds of bizarre health claims such as "tonifies kidney essence" and "opens body orifices" will be approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration and appear on complementary medicine labels under new laws being pushed by the federal...
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Is Barnaby’s baby a matter of “public interest” or just of interest to the public?

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Grattan on Friday: Is Barnaby's baby a matter of "public interest" or just of interest to the public? Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra A few decades ago, then deputy prime minister Jim Cairns’ affair with staffer Juni Morosi rocked an already embattled Whitlam government. Debate occurred about the reporting of that relationship...
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How Tesla’s big battery is bringing Australia’s gas cartel to heel

POLITICS
South Australia’s big gamble on grid-scale battery storage may pay for itself in just a year if it continues to prevent massive price spikes On Sunday 14 January something very unusual happened. The Australian Energy Market Operator called – as it often does – for generators in South Australia to provide...
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