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Protecting migrant workers requires a rethink on employer freedoms

  • Written by: Joanna Howe, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Adelaide

Detail on the federal government’s long-awaited Migrant Workers Taskforce has barely made a splash this week. This is surprising given last year’s 7-Eleven firestorm exposing the widespread exploitation and coercion of international students employed in 7-Eleven franchises.

The new taskforce, to be headed up by Allan Fels and David...

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Explainer: what causes knock knees and do they have to be treated?

  • Written by: Joshua Burns, Professor of Allied Health (Paediatrics), Children's Hospital at Westmead, University of Sydney
imageIs it normal for kids' knees to knock together? When does it stop being normal?from www.shutterstock.com.au

Knock knees, also known as genu valgum, is a type of knee alignment seen when a child (or adult) stands up straight with their knees together, but their feet and ankles stay apart. The opposite type of alignment, called bow legs (genu varum),...

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VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on George Brandis' solicitor-general drama

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

A tussle between Attorney-General George Brandis and Solicitor-General Justin Gleeson intensified this week, and the outlook for their continued working relationship looks poor. The disagreement centres on whether Gleeson was properly consulted about a direction issued by Brandis about the provision of legal advice to the government.

Michelle...

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Vital Signs: mixed signals from the global economy

  • Written by: Richard Holden, Professor of Economics and PLuS Alliance Fellow, UNSW Australia

Vital Signs is a weekly economic wrap from UNSW economics professor and Harvard PhD Richard Holden (@profholden). Vital Signs aims to contextualise weekly economic events and cut through the noise of the data impacting global economies.

This week: The first monetary policy statement from new RBA governor Philip Lowe, the International Monetary Fund...

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  3. The US used foreign investment to develop a new car industry, a lesson Australia hasn't learned
  4. 'Don't feed the trolls' really is good advice – here's the evidence
  5. We don't know why South Australia's wind farms stopped working, so hold off on the blame game
  6. Friday essay: the sound of fear
  7. #She4SG: how did we end up with another man as UN secretary-general?
  8. 'It's all about me, me, me!' Why children are spending less time doing household chores
  9. Seven things to eat or avoid to lower your blood pressure
  10. Grattan on Friday: Little but grief ahead for George Brandis in battle with Solicitor-General
  11. Once upon a time... how the Rosetta mission won our hearts
  12. Ford workers willing but unlikely to find decent jobs: study
  13. Eager homebuyers still falling victim to shadowy rent-to-buy deals
  14. One reason so many scientific studies may be wrong
  15. Memorials for drug overdose victims create a place for grieving and inclusion
  16. Paris climate agreement comes into force: now time for Australia to step up
  17. Explainer: what is conjunctivitis and how did I get it?
  18. Review: Death by Design at the Environmental Film Festival
  19. Standoff between Brandis and solicitor-general threatens the rule of law
  20. Race to the White House – the vice-presidential debate, and Donald Trump's tax troubles
  21. Just what else did ANZ uncover when looking at BBSW?
  22. The Ford plant closure is sad loss of manufacturing know how
  23. When it comes to food, could 'reactive' sometimes be best?
  24. Trump or Clinton: who will be the best for our region?
  25. The Coral Sea: an ocean jewel that needs more protection
  26. Why do we still hand out honorary academic titles?
  27. A Chinese firm could buy Twitter in the coming wave of cross-border tech acquisitions
  28. Taking Indigenous languages online: can they be seen, heard and saved?
  29. With that ring, I thee judge: why the law should not allow exceptions on marriage equality
  30. Boys should also get the HPV vaccine to protect themselves from oral and genital cancers
  31. Bitter row between George Brandis and Solicitor-General flares
  32. Virtual reality film Collisions is part disaster movie, part travelogue and completely immersive
  33. Happy 30th anniversary to .au domains – what comes next?
  34. Bath bullies, bacteria and battlegrounds: the secret world of bird baths
  35. Better academic support for students may help lower university attrition rates
  36. New laws on bankers behaving badly don't matter in light of ASIC inaction
  37. From Presidents to Proxies: Examining the VP Stoush
  38. Placing a cap on teaching degrees doesn't guarantee better teachers
  39. Google's new gadgets are part of the me-too competition between the tech giants
  40. To stop domestic violence, we need to change perpetrators' behaviour
  41. How can we meaningfully recognise cities as Indigenous places?
  42. Who won today's vice-presidential debate? Does it matter?
  43. Review: Bugs on the Menu at the Environmental Film Festival
  44. Weekly Dose: metformin, the diabetes drug developed from French lilac
  45. FactCheck: Is suicide one of the leading causes of maternal death in Australia?
  46. Politics podcast: Simon Birmingham on the new VET student loan scheme
  47. Lockerbie experience is no model for the effective prosecution of MH17 bombers
  48. Banks make millions in delaying interest rate cuts
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