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cashless welfare cards do more harm than good

  • Written by: Greg Marston, Head of School, School of Social Science, The University of Queensland
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The Australian government touts compulsory income management as a way to stop welfare payments being spent on alcohol, drugs or gambling.

The Howard government introduced the BasicsCard more than a decade ago. About 22,500 welfare recipients now use it, mostly in the Northern Territory. Now the Coalition government has big plans for a...

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women in mental health wards need better protection from sexual assault

  • Written by: Juliet Watson, Senior Lecturer, Housing and Homelessness, RMIT University
women in mental health wards need better protection from sexual assaultShutterstock

Mental health inpatient units should be safe and healing places. But we’ve found women staying in these units are being threatened, harassed and sexually and physically assaulted by men.

These are mostly men also staying on the ward, but can be partners or ex-partners, or male staff.

Our recent research on gender-based violence in...

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Stone tools show humans in India survived the cataclysmic Toba eruption 74,000 years ago

  • Written by: Chris Clarkson, Professor in Archaeology, The University of Queensland
Stone tools show humans in India survived the cataclysmic Toba eruption 74,000 years agoChristina Neudorf, Author provided

About 74,000 years ago a volcanic eruption at what is now Lake Toba in Sumatra, Indonesia, created one of the most dramatic natural disasters of the past 2 million years. The plume of the eruption punched 30 kilometres or more into the sky, eventually blanketing much of India and parts of Africa in a layer of ash.

S...

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Five Australian universities get the bulk of philanthropic donations

  • Written by: Omer Yezdani, Director, Office of Planning and Strategic Management, Australian Catholic University
Five Australian universities get the bulk of philanthropic donationsWes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND

Philanthropy is a growing source of revenue for Australian universities. It’s essential to advancing quality research, equity and learning. On average, Australia’s top five fundraising universities receive nearly 20 times more donation revenue than their peers.

Donations revenue generates A$476...

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