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Road user charging belongs on the political agenda as the best answer for congestion management

  • Written by: Marion Terrill, Transport Program Director, Grattan Institute
imageRoad user pricing would encourage people to take non-essential trips at a different time, or not at all.thomasthethinkengine.com

Road user charging is probably the best idea we have to reduce congestion and to enable better decisions on road investment. Average travel speeds in our cities are decreasing, and congestion is only likely to worsen as...

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Free speech and the media are too often in a marriage of convenience

  • Written by: Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for Advancing Journalism, University of Melbourne
imageDuncan Storrar asks a question on ABC television's Q&A.ABC

Who can say what to whom in Australia? In this six-part series, we look at the complex idea of freedom of speech, who gets to exercise it and whether it is being curtailed in public debate.

The closely related concepts of free speech and a free media have deep roots in our political...

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Explainer: what is free speech?

  • Written by: David van Mill, Associate Professor in Political Science and International Relations, University of Western Australia
image19th-century philosopher John Stuart Mill was a leading thinker on free speech.London Stereoscopic Company

Who can say what to whom in Australia? In this six-part series, we look at the complex idea of freedom of speech, who gets to exercise it and whether it is being curtailed in public debate.

The term “free speech” is not ideal. The...

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A history of failed reform: why Australia needs a banking royal commission

  • Written by: Thomas Clarke, Professor, UTS Business, University of Technology Sydney
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The move for an inquiry into how banks treat small business customers should not overshadow the ongoing call for a broader royal commission on banks.

Several financial inquries (outlined below) have failed to tackle the growing concentration in the Australian finance sector, or the need to separate general banking from investment banking as the...

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  4. Ancient life in Greenland and the search for life on Mars
  5. Do arts teachers have to be artists?
  6. The fossil fuel divestment game is getting bigger, thanks to the smaller players
  7. What we have in common with corals and their unexplored microbial world
  8. Boyer Lectures: Episode 2 – Give every child the best start
  9. Why Australia needs a Chief Artist
  10. The tragedy of Eaten Fish, the award-winning cartoonist on Manus Island
  11. It's not easy keeping the Paralympics a level playing field, but the current system is the best there is
  12. One in five tattoo inks in Australia contain carcinogenic chemicals
  13. What are the attributes needed to be a successful sporting leader?
  14. Countering the claims about Australia's Aboriginal number systems
  15. Company results wrap: weighing up the risks behind the profits of Australia's big four banks
  16. Dastyari dilemma – the attraction of strangers bearing gifts
  17. A US$24b summit about a staircase: lessons for Germany and the 2017 G20 leaders
  18. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Malcolm Turnbull's first year in office
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  20. Could Islamic State's new threats against Australia show its bark is now worse than its bite?
  21. Viewpoints: do foreigners have more freedom to invest in Australia than in almost any other country?
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  24. Ex-ice users lecturing school kids isn't the answer to preventing drug use
  25. Let's measure the value of Australia's medal success. No, not at the Olympics
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  28. Grattan on Friday: A year in, we don't yet know what Turnbull wants to do with the job
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  30. The US has banned antibacterial handwashes – here's why Australia should too
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  37. Will the real gender pay gap please stand up?
  38. Just how great a tennis player is Serena Williams?
  39. To improve their relationship, Australia and Indonesia should focus on shared geopolitical interests
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  43. Redressing, not exacerbating, inequality is the real moral challenge for this government
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