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Explainer: why Hanjin's ships are stranded around the globe

  • Written by: Michael Murray, Fellow, Queensland University of Technology

The collapse of South Korean company Hanjin Shipping has left ships, cargo and crews stranded around the globe. It highlights the complex consequences of a shipping company going bankrupt, with Hanjin’s creditors and customers waiting to see whether the business can be saved.

Hanjin Shipping Co is one of the world’s top ten container...

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A day for turning parking spaces into pop-up parks

  • Written by: Amelia Thorpe, Senior Lecturer and Director of Environmental Law Programs, UNSW Australia
imagePARKing Day in Montreal, 2015.Amelia Thorpe

Parklets are popping up everywhere. Cities around the world – and increasingly across Australia from Fremantle to the Fraser Coast – are introducing programs to convert roadside parking spots into more green and sociable spaces.

In Sydney, Waverley Council’s Urban Interventions program...

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How Game of Thrones' Emmy-award-winning battle scene was made

  • Written by: Peter Allen, Lecturer in Film and Television, Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne
imageSeventy real horses mixed with the fake to create the chaos of battle. Iloura

Melbourne based visual effects provider Iloura – also known for creating ghosts for the 2016 reboot of Ghostbusters – has won its first Emmy for the Game Of Thrones (GoT) season six episode “Battle of the Bastards”.

Iloura’s first time working...

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Going bankrupt is a life changing decision – so why is the process to do it so easy?

  • Written by: Gregory Mowle, Lecturer in Finance, University of Canberra

The process to go bankrupt is too easy and does not allow for the debtor to explore all their options.

As part of my research I interviewed 29 people who had recently declared bankruptcy. We discussed the process. I found that at least half of the people interviewed did not have to go bankrupt.

Going bankrupt still carries great stigma in Australia....

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