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'It's just a joke': the subtle effects of offensive language

  • Written by Christopher John Hunt, Clinical Psychologist, University of Sydney
imageThose who object to sexist jokes or other forms of offensive language are often accused of being wowsers, of trying to silence free speech.shutterstock

Whenever someone is called out for using sexist language, as in the recent case involving Collingwood AFL president Eddie McGuire’s comments about journalist Caroline Wilson, the first line of...

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Multinational tax avoidance is still a revenue issue for government

  • Written by Antony Ting, Associate Professor, University of Sydney

Although the Coalition government has been reinstated, it is still faced with the problem of dealing with multinational tax avoidance. The issue escaped a lot of scrutiny during the election campaign and the current measures designed to address the issue fail to deal with the most common form of avoidance - interest deductions on intra-group debt.

T...

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Is the DAO the beginning of the end for the conventional chief executive?

  • Written by Charmaine Glavas, International Business Lecturer, Queensland University of Technology
imageCould blockchain bring the traditional CEO unstuck?Image sourced from shutterstock.com

Recently dubbed “the biggest crowdfunding project ever”, the decentralised autonomous organisation (DAO) is essentially an investment fund without humans making the investment decisions.

Established in April 2016, the DAO draws from the notion of a...

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How to make cities work better – here’s what the government needs to do

  • Written by Marion Terrill, Transport Program Director, Grattan Institute
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A federal election is an opportunity to take stock of how Australia is doing, where it’s going, and what governments can do about it. In a series of articles written by the Grattan Institute’s program directors, we explore the pressing policy challenges facing Australia in terms of economic growth, budgets, cities, transport, energy,...

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  1. Why scare campaigns like 'Mediscare' work – even if voters hate them
  2. Trying to cut your drinking? There's an app for that
  3. Watching Warcraft: The Beginning is a lesson in real world racism
  4. Australia's energy sector is in critical need of reform
  5. Dancing Dubya and the Policing of Grief
  6. Can Malcolm Turnbull do climate and energy policy now?
  7. Explainer: what are the legal implications of the South China Sea ruling?
  8. Turnbull agrees Nationals entitled to two extra ministers
  9. Parent education and complementary therapies reduce birthing risks
  10. Weekly Dose: Valium, the 'safer choice' that led to dependence and addiction
  11. What's made Pokémon GO such a viral success?
  12. Views from abroad: how does the world see Australia's political instability?
  13. Can the government realistically cut funding by 20% for each student in higher education?
  14. Politics podcast: Darren Chester on the Nationals' success
  15. We're hiring editors and web developers
  16. How apps and other online tools are challenging racist attacks
  17. The Oxford dictionary's new words are a testament to the fluid beauty of English
  18. Pokemon GO gets people out and about, and that's a good thing
  19. Understanding the NDIS: how does the scheme view music therapy?
  20. Have Western Australians elected an ineligible One Nation Senate candidate?
  21. Future of higher education: 'The situation in research is clearly unsustainable'
  22. Business Briefing: Trouble in the South China Sea
  23. Demystifying the blockchain: a basic user guide
  24. Are Australia’s political parties past their use-by date?
  25. Explainer: what happens now to the bills that triggered the double-dissolution election?
  26. How to keep more women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)
  27. Many Australians pay too much for health care – here's what the government needs to do
  28. Unhealthy sport sponsorship continues to target kids
  29. Harder, faster, louder: challenging sexism in the music industry
  30. Cold and calculating: what the two different types of ice do to sea levels
  31. South China Sea: China waives the rules
  32. Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce injured by sheep
  33. AIDS epidemic no longer a public health issue, but HIV still is
  34. New dwarf planet in the outer solar system
  35. Explainer: how the paperless property market works
  36. A snapshot of the challenges facing the new Turnbull government
  37. Some places should be off limits for games such as Pokémon GO
  38. Here's looking at: Dibirdibi Country – Topway by Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori
  39. The off-topic Conversation #101
  40. Just how representative are the houses of parliament of how Australians vote?
  41. India soon to have have largest tertiary-age population in the world
  42. Coalition's lost ground on women MPs shows we need to tackle new gender biases
  43. Turnbull's economic plan will divide both the Senate and business lobby groups
  44. The policy agenda: what the government should do now
  45. Time to learn the many lessons from a long campaign
  46. What the government should do now: economic growth
  47. Why do some galaxies stop making new stars?
  48. Health funding: something else for Turnbull to worry about
  49. Greyhound ban shows need for joined-up thinking across all animal industries
  50. Explainer: the terror behind Keep Calm And Carry On

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