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To really tackle corporate tax evasion we need a public register

  • Written by: Roman Lanis, Associate Professor, Accounting, University of Technology Sydney

The Australian government shouldn’t rely on leaks like that of the Panama Papers to pick up on tax evasion, it should consider stronger action.

The federal government showed some leadership earlier this year by announcing the establishment of a public register of beneficial ownership of companies, with the aim of improving transparency.

A...

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Here’s looking at: Mike Parr’s Jackson Pollock the Female

  • Written by: Edward Scheer, Professor of Performance and Visual Culture, UNSW Australia
imageMike Parr's performance work 'Jackson Pollock the female' is part homage and part sabotage. National Gallery of Australia

On the opening night of his retrospective exhibition, wearing a long white gown, Mike Parr had blood extracted from the veins in his right arm while seated before a crowd. He then lay on the floor of the National Gallery of...

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How does ice use affect families and what can they do?

  • Written by: Nicole Lee, Associate Professor at the National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University
imageUS TV-style 'interventions' aren't the answer. Kamira/Shutterstock

Some of the greatest impacts of drug use are on families, but families sometimes feel in a position of little control when it comes to responding. Often they receive mixed messages about what they should do.

Ice or crystal meth, the strongest form of methamphetamine, has arguably the...

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Ancient life in Greenland and the search for life on Mars

  • Written by: David Flannery, Planetary Scientist, NASA
imageIf life survived on Earth 3.7 billion years ago, why not elsewhere in the solar system?Shutterstock/Filip Fuxa

Australian geologists say they have found ancient microbial fossils in 3.7 billion-year-old rocks in Greenland. The finding, reported in Nature last month, is some 200 million years older than previously accepted fossils.

Previously, the...

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  2. The fossil fuel divestment game is getting bigger, thanks to the smaller players
  3. What we have in common with corals and their unexplored microbial world
  4. Boyer Lectures: Episode 2 – Give every child the best start
  5. Why Australia needs a Chief Artist
  6. The tragedy of Eaten Fish, the award-winning cartoonist on Manus Island
  7. It's not easy keeping the Paralympics a level playing field, but the current system is the best there is
  8. One in five tattoo inks in Australia contain carcinogenic chemicals
  9. What are the attributes needed to be a successful sporting leader?
  10. Countering the claims about Australia's Aboriginal number systems
  11. Company results wrap: weighing up the risks behind the profits of Australia's big four banks
  12. Dastyari dilemma – the attraction of strangers bearing gifts
  13. A US$24b summit about a staircase: lessons for Germany and the 2017 G20 leaders
  14. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Malcolm Turnbull's first year in office
  15. He may have insulted Obama, but Duterte held up a long-hidden looking glass to the US
  16. Could Islamic State's new threats against Australia show its bark is now worse than its bite?
  17. Viewpoints: do foreigners have more freedom to invest in Australia than in almost any other country?
  18. Vital Signs: scrape below the surface and the economy doesn't look so good
  19. Friday essay: Svetlana Alexeviech didn't make it to the Royal Commission
  20. Ex-ice users lecturing school kids isn't the answer to preventing drug use
  21. Let's measure the value of Australia's medal success. No, not at the Olympics
  22. Teaching maths – what does the evidence say actually works?
  23. EcoCheck: the Grampians are struggling with drought and deluge
  24. Grattan on Friday: A year in, we don't yet know what Turnbull wants to do with the job
  25. The limit of labels: ethical food is more than consumer choice
  26. The US has banned antibacterial handwashes – here's why Australia should too
  27. Apple is losing the innovation game, it can't trap users anymore
  28. Renewables are getting cheaper all the time – here's why
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  32. Indulge me this: how not to read Daniel Dennett’s comments on philosophy and self-indulgence
  33. Will the real gender pay gap please stand up?
  34. Just how great a tennis player is Serena Williams?
  35. To improve their relationship, Australia and Indonesia should focus on shared geopolitical interests
  36. Apple's new devices confirm we are at peak mobile . It is the software that counts
  37. Why the 'Miracle on the Hudson' in the new movie Sully was no crash landing
  38. Racist kitsch begs a deeper question – can Jews really be part of Poland?
  39. Redressing, not exacerbating, inequality is the real moral challenge for this government
  40. Let's chemically rebuild fossil fuels to create sustainable energy
  41. Our oceans are out of balance – can we learn some tips from feng shui?
  42. Supporting students with autism in the classroom: what teachers need to know
  43. Company results wrap: is the resources downturn structural or cyclical?
  44. We're all at risk from scary medicine side effects, but we have to weigh the risks with the benefits
  45. Coaches are teachers of sport, but there's a lot to learn from the classroom
  46. Dastyari forced off frontbench
  47. Business Briefing: disrupted companies will need to think global to survive
  48. When parents disagree with doctors on a child's treatment, who should have the final say?
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