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In a world of low rates, what else can the RBA and central banks do?

  • Written by Remy Davison, Jean Monnet Chair in Politics and Economics, Monash University
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The world still needs the central banks to bail us out of trouble but the impact of monetary policy is complicated in a world of zero or near-zero interest-rate policy (ZIRP) and negative interest-rate policy (NIRP).

Money presents us with three alternatives: we can spend it, save it or invest it. Most households and governments do the first;...

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In rare cases, a dog's lick can carry more than just love

  • Written by Marta Skrabacz, Editor, The Conversation

It’s common knowledge a dog bite might warrant a trip to the doctor, but could a friendly puppy lick be dangerous too?

It’s possible – but rare – for close contact with the family pooch to transmit bacteria that can cause dangerous blood poisoning, according to a new case study published in the British Medical...

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Caught short: we need to talk about public toilets

  • Written by Lisel O'Dwyer, Senior Researcher, Social and Policy Studies, Flinders University
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We don’t tend to talk about toilets much, even though we all use them. Yet not only do public toilets meet our voiding needs when we go out, but they are the site for many underlying social processes and behaviours, especially those related to gender roles. They also represent unspoken boundaries between public and private (eyes front! Avoid...

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Companies may be misleading investors by not openly assessing the true value of assets

  • Written by Peter Wells, Professor, Accounting Discipline Group, University of Technology Sydney

Some companies are taking years to recognise asset impairments, and may be misleading investors who are not privy to the valuation decisions. Research shows this is because managers of many firms think or hope that assets are not overvalued.

This occurs when companies either don’t recognise, or delay the recognition of asset impairments....

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  1. Playing politics with your future: what a hung parliament could mean for super
  2. Maggie's Plan: screwball comedy meets witty academic satire
  3. A guide to the nanotechnology used in the average home
  4. Too much salt and sugar and not enough exercise – why Australians' health is lagging
  5. Finally, a proven way to keep great white sharks at arm's length
  6. Despite experts' fears, Australia should be moving to electronic online voting
  7. This parliament – hung or unhung – will bring us another continuous election campaign
  8. 'Mediscare' campaign shows the power of negative advertising
  9. FactCheck Q A: are Indigenous women 34-80 times more likely than average to experience violence?
  10. We can't save all wildlife, so conservation laws need to change
  11. Why dick doodles on the ballot paper are their own election statement
  12. Health Check: what are the risks of drinking before you know you're pregnant?
  13. Volkswagen’s record settlement payout: treating the symptom not the disease
  14. The off-topic Conversation #100
  15. A new era may be dawning again for radical right populists in Austria and Europe
  16. Even if he keeps the top job, Malcolm Turnbull's troubles have only just begun
  17. Lessons for the post-EU British film industry from the collapse of the Soviet Union
  18. How ants walk backwards carrying a heavy load and still find home
  19. Invisible children: research shows up to one in five Aboriginal newborns aren't registered
  20. Pollution guidelines leave a blind spot for assessing the impact of coal and oil
  21. Labor leadership talk a bit of mischievous arson
  22. Turnbull stands solid against returning Abbott to frontbench
  23. Enigmatic Turnbull creates his own misfortune and will be forever diminished by it
  24. An uncertain election result may lead to stagnant financial markets
  25. Economic policy challenges will swamp our election outcome, no matter who ends up winning
  26. The myth of public opinion
  27. Explainer: why don't we know who won the election and what happens now?
  28. Explainer: what is a ‘hung parliament’, and how will a government be formed?
  29. After messy night, Coalition more likely to form government – but Pauline Hanson is in the Senate
  30. Malcolm Turnbull sounded tone deaf to election message
  31. Major rebuff to Malcolm Turnbull as poll result hovers on knife edge
  32. Infographic: what we know so far about the results of Election 2016
  33. Final polls have Coalition favoured
  34. Gina Rinehart, Weight Loss and Women Under the Microscope
  35. #ausvotes: a final update from the social media hustings
  36. Overcharged for hearing aids? Australia's audiology industry isn't rogue, but needs improvement
  37. Brexit is done, now what about accounting?
  38. Just how safe are Australia's airports?
  39. Brexit harms startups but it may not be fatal
  40. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the campaign's final week
  41. Higher education pays for itself many times over
  42. Crossing the line: why the royal commission examined initiation rituals and defence abuse
  43. Malcolm Turnbull: a prime minister on probation in search of a mandate
  44. Friday essay: the Battle of the Somme and the death of martial glory
  45. Black market jobs cost Australia billions and youth are at the coalface
  46. Your wireless footprint can help police catch a thief
  47. Explainer: what are women's options for giving birth?
  48. Politics for the planet: why nature and wildlife need their own seats at the UN
  49. Grattan on Friday: Shorten struggles as campaign winds down
  50. WA-xit: history beckons
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