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If the normal rules of political engagement don't apply, how do we handle Pauline Hanson?

  • Written by: Gwenda Tavan, Associate Professor, Politics and International Relations, La Trobe University
imageGreens senators staged a walkout during Pauline Hanson's maiden speech.AAP/Mick Tsikas

Australians had an unnerving sense of déjà vu last week when Pauline Hanson delivered her predictable but no less offensive maiden speech in the Senate. Hanson warned that Australia was in danger of being swamped by Muslims and called for all Muslim...

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Costly choices: how well will Trump or Clinton manage the Australia-US alliance?

  • Written by: Alan Tidwell, Director, Center for Australian, New Zealand and Pacific Studies, Georgetown University
imageShould Hillary Clinton win the White House the long evolution of Australia-US alliance should continue as normal.Reuters

Trade and security in the Asia-Pacific, including Australia, is at a crossroads. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton represents continuity with more than 25 years of American regional engagement. But Republican...

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ASIC company data should be open and free – even Malcolm Turnbull agrees

  • Written by: Jeffrey Knapp, Lecturer/Accounting, UNSW Australia
imageASIC charges businesses and individuals around A$50 million each year for company searches.from www.shutterstock.com

The Australian government is planning to privatise the management of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission database of companies. This is a potentially damaging move which goes against the government’s own open...

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Croc safari: why selling licences to rich hunters isn't fair

  • Written by: Claire Brennan, Lecturer in History, James Cook University
imageCrocodiles are protected in Australia, but it wasn't always so. from www.shutterstock.com

Crocodiles are protected in Australia. These impressive, if dangerous, animals are icons of the north. But it wasn’t always so. Crocodiles used to be hunted freely in northern Australia, an activity that led to their decline and eventual protection.

There...

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