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Reforming political donations is essential if we are to trust our politicians

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor
imagePolitical funding is a fundamental public trust matter. It deserves to be debated at COAG.Shutterstock

The electorate is growing increasingly weary of being treated as a plaything by too many of its elected representatives. If MPs do not believe just how disillusioned the Australian community is with their approach to representative democracy, they...

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Don't blame Bitcoin for the madness of men

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor
imageThe technology that drives Bitcoin enables almost riskless storage and transfer of value and data.Image sourced from Shutterstock.com

Virtual currency Bitcoin is much-maligned, partly due to its shady history and its treatment as a trading commodity. However, with the dismantling of Silk Road and the collapse of Mt Gox, Bitcoin is no longer a mere...

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  4. Is anyone there? About consciousness and its disorders
  5. What does the science really say about sea-level rise?
  6. The 'hobbits' were extinct much earlier than first thought
  7. Turnbull will need to be nimble to persuade the states to dance his tax tango
  8. When is a smoker an adult? Why we shouldn't raise the legal smoking age to 21
  9. Price shock: how the gas industry is weathering the oil crash
  10. The ABC should work with commercial media outlets, not compete with them
  11. Royal commission calls for complete overhaul of Victoria's family violence services and responses
  12. Weekly dose: Taxol, the anticancer drug discovered in the bark of a tree
  13. WA port sales the latest privatisations to hit political hurdles
  14. CEDA makes the case for balancing the budget
  15. In Conversation with Barry Marshall: using pathogens to help humans
  16. Electoral commission makes a stand on Liberal breaches of NSW donations laws
  17. 'The clubs are really angry': the AFL illicit drug's policy under a blowtorch
  18. How far can you go to lawfully protect yourself in a home invasion?
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  20. Farming in 2050: storing carbon could help meet Australia's climate goals
  21. Woolies private label strategy will play directly into the hands of Aldi
  22. Small is beautiful: artist-run collectives count, but they're facing death by a thousand cuts
  23. Tablets at the table can influence child development, not always in a good way
  24. The FBI drops its case against Apple that only made everyone's security worse
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  28. Is lowering the student loan repayment threshold fair for students?
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