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Abuse in youth detention is not restricted to the Northern Territory

  • Written by: Chris Cunneen, Professor of Criminology, UNSW Australia
imageThe shocking abuse of young inmates at the Don Dale Youth Detention Centre has prompted a royal commission.AAP/Neda Vanovac

The controversy over the appalling treatment of young people in the Don Dale detention centre and the announcement of a royal commission into juvenile detention in the Northern Territory raises some important questions about...

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Is netball a feminist triumph? Let's discuss

  • Written by: Fiona McLachlan, Researcher, Institute of Sport, Exercise and Active Living (ISEAL) and Lecturer in Sport Studies, Victoria University

The Grand Final of the ANZ championship this Saturday marks the end of a chapter in the history of netball in Australia, as the trans-Tasman league is wound down. A five-year broadcast deal for a new national league announced in May, will bring the sport to prime-time free-to-air television, and offers netball the chance turn professional.

Has...

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Is Islamic banking more risky compared to conventional banking?

  • Written by: Mamiza Haq, Lecturer in Finance, The University of Queensland
imageResearch has found Islamic banks are less risky than conventional banks.www.shutterstock.com

Islamic banks are less risky and more resilient than their counter parts in terms of bank capital requirement and mobilisation of deposits.

Somewhat perversely, the global financial crisis presented a big opportunity to the Islamic banking and finance...

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ANZ wins class action on fees, but we still don't know the real cost of late payments

  • Written by: Justin Malbon, Professor of Law, Monash University

A six year legal battle came to an end yesterday when the High Court ruled in favour of ANZ Bank, finding by a 4-1 majority that the bank could enforce late payment fees on credit cards.

The lead plaintiff in the class action was Mr Paciocco, who opened two MasterCard accounts with the bank. One card had a credit limit of A$18,000 the other had a...

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  5. All the Olympics are a stage, and all the athletes merely players: the rich history of the modern Games
  6. Cabinet battle over Rudd a test for Foreign Minister Bishop
  7. Tasmanian Senate result: 5 Labor, 4 Liberals, 2 Greens, 1 Lambie
  8. Dopey policy: is the IOC fit for purpose?
  9. Pokécology: people will never put down their phones, but games can get them focused on nature
  10. Why we're making no progress tackling the exploitation of migrant workers
  11. Weekly Dose: fentanyl, the anaesthetic that may have been used as a chemical weapon on Chechen rebels
  12. The backlash against open plan offices: segmented space
  13. Data gaps mean Indigenous incarceration rates may be even worse than we thought
  14. Asia’s ineffective diplomacy makes life difficult for Australia
  15. CCTV: who can watch whom under the law?
  16. How do you know you're not living in a computer simulation?
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  20. More scrutiny needed on commissions paid to life insurance advisers
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  23. Speaking with: Hannah Dahlen on pregnancy care
  24. Redetermining paradigmatic norms: is there any hope for academic writing?
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  26. Backstories, Intimacies and the Ghostbusters Dilemma
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