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Former solicitor-general lashes George Brandis over direction

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Former solicitor-general Gavan Griffith has excoriated Attorney-General George Brandis’ binding direction that all requests to the solicitor-general for legal advice must go through him, declaring it raises “the image of a dog on a lead”.

Griffith says he regards the content and intent of the direction “as effecting the...

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Sugar tax is not nanny state, it's sound public policy

  • Written by: Alessandro R Demaio, Global Health Doctor; Co-Founded NCDFREE & festival21; Assoc. Researcher, University of Copenhagen
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Since Mexico introduced a 10 per cent ‘tax’ on sugar sweetened beverages in 2014, global political momentum for this form of fiscal policy has been building. Societal interest and support have also grown.

Taking a lesson from similar efforts to reduce tobacco use, the ‘tax’ sees price as a tool...

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Australia is vulnerable to cyber threats, so what can we do about it?

  • Written by: Jill Slay, Director, Australian Centre for Cyber Security, UNSW Australia
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The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) 2016 Threat Report, released today, has some concerning details about the state of Australia’s cyber security. The report highlights the ubiquitous nature of cyber crime in Australia, the potential of cyber...

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ARIAs still matter to artists, but what do they say about us?

  • Written by: Catherine Strong, Lecturer, Music Industry, RMIT University
imageBest Classical Album winners Flight Facilities, playing at the ARIA award ceremony last year. Tracey Nearmy/AAP

High-profile awards ceremonies are often only as interesting as the controversies they create. The 2016 ARIA Awards has started strongly in this area. Although the main ceremony is still a month away, the Fine Arts and Artisan Awards...

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