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Let's be honest, there's more wrong with the NDIS than just 'teething problems'

  • Written by: Damian Palmer, Research Fellow, Public and Contextual Theology Research Centre, Charles Sturt University
imageWhen participants enter the NDIS, they go through a planning process to determine their reasonable and necessary supports.from shutterstock.com

It’s widely known there are significant problems with the way the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is operating. These problems have been reported at regular intervals over the past few...

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5G will be a convenient but expensive alternative to the NBN

  • Written by: Rod Tucker, Laureate Emeritus Professor, University of Melbourne

Will Australia’s National Broadband Network (NBN) face damaging competition from the upcoming 5G network? NBN Co CEO Bill Morrow thinks so.

This week, he even floated the idea of a levy on mobile broadband services, although Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull quickly rejected the idea.

NBN Co is clearly going to have to compete with mobile...

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Census data shows just how bad we've been at closing inequality gaps

  • Written by: Nicholas Biddle, Associate Professor, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University

The latest round of 2016 census data shows that the gig economy has taken hold in Australia, that there has been a huge surge in fitness, beauty and barista jobs; and that even though we’re working less, women still do the most housework.

But if we look past these headlines, the Census gives us a unique insight into the economic outcomes of...

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  2. Soldiers, thieves, Māori warriors: the NZ convicts sent to Australia
  3. We need to address questions of gender in assisted dying
  4. 'Bang, bang, bang!': the shock of a boy playing with a gun on a suburban street
  5. Victoria's plastic bag ban: a good start, but we can do more
  6. What makes a good university? Academics and students have different ideas
  7. Turnbull's government must accept responsibility for delivering an equitable NBN for all Australians
  8. Constantly texting your friends about problems may be increasing your anxiety
  9. Morrison finds his productivity report is useful for Labor too
  10. Five ways to kickstart the economy -- without cutting company taxes
  11. Big bang: Germinal creates a universe out of nothing on stage
  12. Why we should test everyone's genes to predict disease
  13. Why reforming health care is integral for our economy
  14. Speaking with: Bates Gill on Australia's changing relationship with China
  15. Assisted dying is one thing, but governments must ensure palliative care is available to all who need it
  16. Energy prices are high because consumers are paying for useless, profit-boosting infrastructure
  17. Telling Chinese students to conform won't fix cross-cultural issues
  18. Fingerprinting to solve crimes: not as robust as you think
  19. How to teach your kids to think more critically about money
  20. Connecting 'diblings': how the law is failing to keep up with modern families
  21. Guide to the Classics: Virgil’s Aeneid
  22. We are living alone together in today's cities – and that calls for smart and 'bolshie' moves
  23. Rethinking tourism and its contribution to conservation in New Zealand
  24. Senate crossbenchers take the first steps on lobbying reform – now to ensure it succeeds
  25. We Love Arabs: accomplished satire offers food (and hummus) for thought
  26. Health Check: do boys really have a testosterone spurt at age four?
  27. Don't fear robo-justice. Algorithms could help more people access legal advice
  28. Financial literacy is a public policy problem
  29. Like it or not, you're getting the NBN, so what are your rights when buying internet services?
  30. Movember, ice buckets, fun runs and 'dry' months: why philanthropy of the body is all the rage
  31. Autism and the arts: making a space for different minds
  32. What do single, older women want? Their 'own little space' (and garden) to call home, for a start
  33. How doctors are taught to deal with death
  34. I’ve always wondered: why do our computing devices seem to slow down?
  35. I've always wondered: why don't chickens look down when they scratch?
  36. Citizen scientist scuba divers shed light on the impact of warming oceans on marine life
  37. Google’s new Go-playing AI learns fast, and even thrashed its former self
  38. Tree of Codes wields dance, music and art to create new spectacle
  39. Will the National Energy Guarantee hit pause on renewables?
  40. Should central banks have a 'representative of the poor'?
  41. Why marking essays by algorithm risks rewarding the writing of 'bullshit'
  42. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the New Zealand election
  43. Dying a good death: what we need from drugs that are meant to end life
  44. When bacteria tell a story: tracing Indigenous Australian ochre sources via microbial 'fingerprinting'
  45. Victorian courts should expand their supervision of family violence offenders
  46. Thor: Ragnarok, a joyous, trashy, retro-nostalgic comedy, is the best of the Marvel films
  47. Debt agreements and how to avoid unnecessary debt traps
  48. Your body's cells use and resist force, and they move. It's mechanobiology
  49. 'Identity politics' have not taken over university history courses
  50. Australia's high rates of bladder cancer deaths show why blood in urine should always be investigated

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