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Incest: why is 'worst of the worst' abuse so often ignored?

  • Written by: Michael Salter, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Western Sydney University
imageA number of egregious incest cases have been reported in Australia in recent years. shutterstock

It was the sexual abuse case labelled the “worst of the worst”. Late last month, an Australian father and mother were found guilty of dozens of child sex offences against their daughter over a 14-year period.

The abuse began when the victim...

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Meme wars: Lush, Hillary Clinton and graffiti on Instagram

  • Written by: Lachlan MacDowall, Head, Centre for Cultural Partnerships Faculty of the VCA and MCM, University of Melbourne
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Just weeks after the destruction of another original Banksy stencil in Melbourne caused a stir, Australia’s own Banksy – the Melbourne street art Lush – became embroiled in his own controversy.

Lush collaborated with Banksy in his recent Dismaland Theme Park project. Like Banksy, he is a graffiti writer turned...

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Nine years after the Pasha Bulker storm, we're finally getting a handle on East Coast Lows

  • Written by: Acacia Pepler, PhD student, UNSW Australia
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In June 2007, Australia was pummelled by five East Coast Lows. The most significant of them, which struck on June 8-9, is still referred to as the “Pasha Bulker” storm, after the 76,000-tonne bulk carrier that ran aground near Newcastle. The storm caused major flooding, strong winds, high seas and A$1.6 billion in damage, making it...

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Reserve Bank governor calls for hard talk about budget repair

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

Outgoing Reserve Bank Governor Glenn Stevens has delivered a strong warning about the need to face up to the issue of repairing the budget.

Stevens, who leaves his post next month, said that “we are kidding ourselves” if we thought a tough discussion about this challenge could be avoided. He highlighted the present gap between a general...

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  2. Nauru abuse reports warrant urgent action to protect children in offshore detention
  3. Putting audiences, as well as actors, in the hot seat
  4. People have lost faith in privatisation and it's easy to see why
  5. Turnbull to Australians: your census data is safe despite attack
  6. With a vote delayed, where does this leave constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians?
  7. Weekly Dose: triptans, drugs that relieve migraine but only if taken at the right time
  8. Drowning by averages: did the ABS miscalculate the Census load?
  9. Explainer: what is age-related macular degeneration?
  10. Andrew Bolt and ACMA: should 'hyperbole' get in the way of accuracy?
  11. Census website cracks after 'malicious' attack by hackers
  12. Change Agents: Rhonda Galbally and Bruce Bonyhady on the birth of the NDIS
  13. Natural selection may be the answer to the cancer riddle, but can we beat evolution?
  14. Are the Rio 2016 Games a true measure of Australia's Winning Edge?
  15. More than fun: capitalising sport’s social goods
  16. Business Briefing: the big bucks of broadcasting the Olympics
  17. Rigs to reefs: is it better to leave disused oil platforms where they stand?
  18. Words stripped of meaning: a guide to linguistic spam
  19. ABS's night of disaster as servers crash and millions fail to complete the census
  20. The battle over the census is likely to continue well beyond census night
  21. Medicines to treat side effects of other medicines? Sometimes less is more beneficial
  22. Being 'job ready' is not the purpose of university science degrees
  23. Here's what Australia can do to help end the Chinese organ trade
  24. Dolly the Sheep and the human cloning debate - twenty years later
  25. What Australia needs to do to protect consumers from untested stem-cell treatments
  26. #CensusFail: the ABS hasn't convinced the public their privacy is protected
  27. Horton wins by naming the elephant in the room at Rio Olympics
  28. Smart cities: does this mean more transport disruptions?
  29. Why credit rating agencies' economic advice shouldn't be trusted
  30. Can big data studies know your thoughts and predict who will win an election?
  31. Australians should also worry about white extremists in our own backyard
  32. Why talent transfer is key for a winning rugby Sevens team
  33. Land of the 'fair go' no more: wealth in Australia is becoming more unequal
  34. Ad skipping and blocking could spur an advertising arms race
  35. Why is doping wrong anyway?
  36. Answering the same questions over and over: how to talk to people with dementia
  37. Australia needs better policy to end the alarming increase in land clearing
  38. Here’s looking at: 'Boy with a straw hat ...' by Diane Arbus
  39. Explainer: the mysterious missing magnetic monopole
  40. Costello questions what the Turnbull government can achieve
  41. Does racism make us sick?
  42. Health Check: do cough medicines work?
  43. Free speech: would removing Section 18C really give us the right to be bigots?
  44. I won't be giving my name to census: Xenophon
  45. Explainer: what is the census, and why does it matter?
  46. FactCheck: do welfare recipients owe the Australian government about $3.5 billion?
  47. Can you 'teach' workers to be more emotionally resilient?
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