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Greyhound ban shows need for joined-up thinking across all animal industries

  • Written by: Elizabeth Ellis, Honorary Senior Fellow, School of Law, Faculty of Law, Humanities & the Arts, University of Wollongong
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There is ample evidence of systematic cruelty and regulatory failure with which to justify the New South Wales government’s decision to ban greyhound racing. But this is a single industry in a single state – if we step back and look at the wider picture we see a telling lack of consistency in animal welfare policy and practice around...

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Nationals' ministerial claims complicate Turnbull's reshuffle

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

There is much talk, after the close election and the substantial vote for the bit players, that the message voters are sending politicians is that they want them to work together for the national good. If this is so, one suspects they’ll be waiting a while.

Bill Shorten said on Sunday he will try to find the common ground that exists to make...

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The Pokémon GO craze sees gamers hit the streets but it comes with a warning

  • Written by: Eduardo Velloso, Research Fellow, Microsoft Research Centre for Social Natural User Interfaces, University of Melbourne
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In 2014, as part of its traditional April Fool’s pranks, Google released a video in which Google Maps VP Brian McClendon announced a job opening for a Pokémon Master.

The video showed candidates travelling around the world, from the tallest mountains to the middle of the ocean in their...

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