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Driverless cars might be safer but they'll still keep the courts busy

  • Written by: Marilyn McMahon, Associate Professor in Law, Deakin University

If driverless cars live up to the safety hype, they could result in a significant reduction in the number of court cases dealing with human-related traffic offences.

But before we can clear the courts, we will need to have a period where human drivers share the responsibility (both actual and legal) for control of their vehicles.

Arriving at the...

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The Great Barrier Reef's safety net is becoming more complex but less effective

  • Written by: Tiffany Morrison, Principal Research Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University
imageThe Great Barrier Reef is currently experiencing a second wave of bleaching. AAP Image/WWF AUSTRALIA, BIOPIXEL

The Great Barrier Reef is under serious threat, as the coral-bleaching crisis continues to unfold. These problems are caused by global climate change, but our ability to react to them – or prevent more harm – is clouded by a...

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Politics podcast: Matthew Sussex on Russia's long game

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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A cloud continues to hover over Russian interference in the US presidential election. Associate professor Matthew Sussex, academic director at the Australian National University’s National Security College and a specialist in Russian foreign and strategic policy, says Russia’s meddling has been “exceptionally...

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  7. Young people's voices are all but invisible in the Don Dale royal commission's interim report
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  15. Labor gains in Newspoll to move to 53-47 lead
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  18. Explainer: why the High Court ruled Bob Day's election to the Senate invalid
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