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Chevron: a game-changer for multinational tax avoiders

  • Written by: Michael West, Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Sydney

The Australian Tax Office had a superb win against Chevron in the Federal Court last week, but there is something everyone is missing, something that will turn the art of tax avoidance on its head; a game-changer for multinationals.

Put simply, Chevron borrowed US$2.5 billion in the US at less than 2% and on-lent it to Chevron Australia at 9%. The...

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Guardians of the Galaxy, Volume 2: a scientist's review

  • Written by: Michael Milford, Associate professor, Queensland University of Technology
imageThey're back: Gamora (Zoe Saldana), Nebula (Karen Gillan), Peter Quill (Chris Pratt), Drax (Dave Bautista) and Rocket voice by Bradley Cooper).Walt Disney/Marvel Studios

Star-Lord Peter Quill and the gang are back as Guardians of the Galaxy, Volume 2 opens in cinemas from today in another outing of the galactic blockbuster.

It’s one of the...

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457 visa changes won't impact on wider temporary education workforce. And maybe that's deliberate

  • Written by: Jock Collins, Professor of Social Economics, UTS Business School, University of Technology Sydney
imageInternational student visa allows you to work up to 20 hours a week.from www.shutterstock.com

The Turnbull Government’s decision to scrap the 457-skilled temporary worker visa puts the spotlight on temporary migrant workers in Australia.

This is not surprising, since each year Australia takes in some 700,000 temporary migrants and 200,000...

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Research Check: are Aussie women ageing up to 20 years faster than US women?

  • Written by: Ruth Hubbard, Associate Professor, Centre for Research in Geriatric Medicine, The University of Queensland
imageThere's more to ageing than wrinkles and crow's feet.from shutterstock.com

Across the developed world, looking older than your chronological age is considered a drawback. Western societies value physical beauty and vitality while science is actively trying to find a way to reverse the ageing process altogether.

This is probably why a study published...

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