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Can buying up fishing licences save Australia's sharks?

  • Written by: Christopher Brown, Research Fellow, Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University
imageScalloped hammerhead, a species that is listed as endanged by the International Union for Conservation of NatureMark Priest, CC BY-SA

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) recently raised over A$200,000 to buy shark fishing licences in Queensland’s waters. They estimate the licences, for operating nets in and around the Great Barrier Reef Marine...

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New risks for disability care workers under the NDIS

  • Written by: Fiona Macdonald, Senior Research Fellow in Work & Employment Relations, RMIT University

While the number of care jobs is growing, cash-for-care systems such as the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) are changing the organisation and nature of care and support jobs, with significant risks for workers.

Before the NDIS, the not-for-profit organisations that have provided most disability support services received block-funding...

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What role should universities play in today's society?

  • Written by: Megan O'Connell, Policy Program Director, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University
imageIs the benefit of a university education overstated?from www.shutterstock.com

Universities historically exist as institutions for the creation and dispersion of knowledge. But today, many young people enter university solely to prepare for careers.

In an era of demand-driven funding – where universities have the option to recruit as many...

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Why the ACCC siding with the banks against Apple will not be in consumers' interests

  • Written by: David Glance, Director of UWA Centre for Software Practice, University of Western Australia
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The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) has denied four of Australia’s banks an interim authorisation to act collectively against Apple and other third party wallet providers (Samsung and Google) in Australia.

In essence, the banks asked the ACCC to allow them to collectively negotiate with Apple...

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