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Inquiry opens way for changing Section 18C and the Human Rights Commission too

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

Malcolm Turnbull, who just recently had “no plans” to change section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act (RDA), has now launched an inquiry that will lead to changing both it and the Human Rights Commission.

A combination of unrelenting pressure from conservatives in his ranks, two controversial high-profile cases, mishandling by the...

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Politics podcast: Julian Leeser on section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act

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

Many in the government have clamoured for changes to be made to section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act. Liberal backbencher Julian Leeser, however is not one of them.

The member for the northern Sydney seat of Berowra tells Michelle Grattan there are definitely people within the Liberal Party who share his view that Section 18C...

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Equity crowdfunding requires a rethink on company structure

  • Written by: Marina Nehme, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, UNSW Australia

The vast majority of Australian companies are privately held. There are many advantages for this. Private companies face fewer regulations and lower requirements than public companies when it comes to reporting to shareholders, for example.

But new sources of funding are starting to blur the lines between public and private companies. As a result,...

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Do we care about old people behind bars, and should we?

  • Written by: Bruce Stevens, Wicking Chair of Ageing and Practical Theology, Charles Sturt University
imageWho wants to waste compassion on aged sex offenders or murderers serving life in prison?from www.shutterstock.com.au

I was interviewed on radio after conducting a literature review on services to the aged in prison in Australia and overseas. The mild shock jock host asked, “Why should we care about old prisoners? They are there for good...

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  2. The plebiscite is dead, but the quest for marriage equality lives on
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  5. Kids who watch porn won't necessarily turn into sex offenders
  6. Explainer: why an Australian trade deal with the UK could take a decade
  7. Growing inequality in the US is bad news for climate change
  8. Planning for a rainy day: there's still lots to learn about Australia's flood patterns
  9. Natural disasters are affecting some of Australia's most disadvantaged communities
  10. Despite business' best efforts whistleblowers still lack protection under Australian law: new research
  11. What’s gender solidarity got to do with it? Woman shaming and Hillary Clinton
  12. Can private security companies improve responses to victims of family violence?
  13. Should family members of those with mental illness have access to their health information?
  14. Expansion is no longer the answer to improving the Australian education system
  15. Senate kills plebiscite, leaving same-sex marriage on indefinite hold
  16. Under President Trump the misinformed citizen will reign supreme
  17. Intelligence agencies to be scrutinised
  18. How Jakarta's first Chinese Indonesian governor became an easy target for radical Islamic groups
  19. Hanson backs sending her senator to the High Court
  20. Community organisations lack the funding and data to measure their impact
  21. US Election Day predictions: President, Governors, Senate and House of Representatives
  22. Human Rights Commission takes on Turnbull
  23. Hope and aspiration at the National Architecture Awards
  24. European leaders taking cues from Australia on asylum seeker policies
  25. Health Check: why do we get a stitch and how can we stop it?
  26. Explainer: what are antibodies and why are viruses like dengue worse the second time?
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  28. 2015's record-breaking temperatures will be normal by 2030 - it's time to adapt
  29. The evidence of early human life in Australia's arid interior
  30. Obama, Trump, Clinton and the affordances of distance
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  33. QUT discrimination case exposes Human Rights Commission failings
  34. Corruption looks different in China
  35. Fogies, insiders and press release summarisers: art criticism in Australia
  36. Some of the world's strangest species could vanish before they're discovered
  37. How to find a good app for mental health
  38. How to teach literacy so no child is left behind
  39. The blight on our media (and it's not 18C)
  40. Information before regulation to make amateur brain stimulation safer
  41. Robots likely to be used in classrooms as learning tools, not teachers
  42. Ministers set to look at 18C inquiry
  43. With a less confrontational approach to whaling, more whales could be saved
  44. 18C case against students dismissed but conservatives' push for change continues
  45. What the ABC's new Catalyst could mean for science on TV
  46. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the Senate crossbench
  47. Explainer: what is glaucoma, the 'sneak thief' of sight?
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