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Palmer may have broken the law: Queensland Nickel administrators

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor

The administrators investigating Clive Palmer’s Queensland Nickel (QN) have found that - contrary to his denials - he acted as a “shadow director” of the failed enterprise. They have also accused him of behaving “recklessly” and perhaps illegally.

In a damning report the administrators, FTI Consulting, recommend QN be...

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Why Australia does not need a royal commission into the banking industry

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor

Is a royal commission into banking required? I think not. There have been many problematic incidents adversely affecting customers in the banking and financial sector in Australia – although whether they are more frequent and more substantive than elsewhere is open to question.

Moreover, examining those incidents, determining whether there...

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Should using your mobile phone while walking be outlawed?

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor
imageMany mobile phone users now text, or intently perform some other function on their phone, while walking.AAP/Dan Peled

As beneficial as they are to our lives, mobile phones also present a legitimate threat to public safety – and not because of on-road use or radiation.

Many mobile phone users now text, or intently perform some other function on...

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