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Senate targets Kitching's 'untruthful' evidence to commission

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

The Senate has voted 35-21 to note that its newest member, Victorian Labor senator Kimberley Kitching, was found to have provided untruthful evidence to the Fair Work Commission (FWC).

In a rare united stand, the Greens joined the Coalition in backing the motion, which also received support from three One Nation senators and Victorian senator...

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Brandis says Queensland Liberal National Party merger could be revisited

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

The government’s leader in the Senate, George Brandis, has described the Queensland Liberal National Party opposition as “very, very mediocre” and warned One Nation is likely to win “quite a few” seats at the state election.

In another gaffe by the accident-prone Brandis, he also suggested the merger between the...

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Australia must catch up with Papua New Guinea on how we tax gas

  • Written by: Diane Kraal, Senior Lecturer, Business Law and Taxation Dept, Monash Business School, Monash University, Monash University
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Papua New Guinea’s 2017 budget takes big steps in resource tax reform. Following suggestions that I made together with former Labor minister Craig Emerson, starting next year resources companies operating in Papua New Guinea will pay a revamped resource rent tax, as well as the existing royalties and company taxes.

With Australia’s budge...

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Creativity and resilience: how do war survivors make international justice work for them?

  • Written by: Kiran Grewal, Senior Research Fellow in Human Rights, Australian Catholic University
imageA disempowering judgment by the Special Court for Sierra Leone should not blind us to how local activists still made use of its symbolic power.Steve Evans/flickr, CC BY-NC

This article is part of the Democracy Futures series, a joint global initiative with the Sydney Democracy Network. The project aims to stimulate fresh thinking about the many...

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  20. ‘The single biggest reform to child welfare’ is a re-run of decade-old promises
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The strategic rise of Bali as Australia’s next essential healthcare support hub

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Cost Savings and Benefits of Using Used Pallets in Logistics

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How Fulfilment Services in Australia Help Businesses Scale Efficiently

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