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Bringing back building 'watchdog' helps a political agenda, but not concerns about union corruption

  • Written by The Conversation Contributor

Battle lines are being drawn over the proposed re-establishment of the building industry “watchdog” the Australian Building and Construction Commission (the ABCC). It is shaping up as a possible trigger for a double dissolution election.

Legislation introduced to the Senate to bring back the controversial body has already been rejected...

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Australia found to have breached the human rights of David Hicks

  • Written by The Conversation Contributor
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The UN Human Rights Committee (UNHRC) released its reasons in Hicks v Australia on February 16, 2016, in which it found that Australia had breached David Hicks’ right to be free from arbitrary detention. While the decision represents a measure of vindication for Hicks in the face of ongoing hostile disdain from the Australian...

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  2. Turnbull government takes poll tumble
  3. Queensland land clearing is undermining Australia's environmental progress
  4. Australian of the Year David Morrison as a 'warrior for women' shows belief in the male protector lives on
  5. Islamic State and the Assassins: reviving fanciful tales of the medieval Orient
  6. Imagine what we could learn if we put a tracker on everyone and everything
  7. Here’s looking at: On the Swan by Elise Blumann
  8. Blood money: pathology cuts can reduce spending without compromising health
  9. How will Turnbull get the money needed to govern if he calls a double dissolution?
  10. Is political leadership today especially bad?
  11. Trump wins easily in South Carolina, Clinton in Nevada
  12. The Road to the White House: Corporate Power vs. Networked Citizens
  13. Contraception is essential for the health of mothers, babies and future generations
  14. Christchurch five years on: have politicians helped or hindered the earthquake recovery?
  15. Morrison ruffles Abbott feathers on tax
  16. Fairfax Media holds steady on digital strategy
  17. Ethical fashion shoppers are scorned by others – and the headlines don't help
  18. More staff cuts likely as Fairfax eyes digital only
  19. Limiting startup tax incentives could exclude an important group of early stage investors
  20. Explainer: what is Safe Schools Coalition?
  21. Blaming victims for domestic violence: how psychology taught us to be helpless
  22. Australian Infrastructure Plan has some way to go to give our cities what they need
  23. Politics podcast: Francis Sullivan on child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church
  24. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the government's tax 'bugger's muddle'
  25. Ending ‘revenge porn’: how can we stop sexual images being used to abuse?
  26. Don't chuck that old mobile phone, there's gold in there
  27. What causes autism? What we know, don’t know and suspect
  28. Grattan on Friday: Scott Morrison struggles to stay afloat as he treads water on tax
  29. Why is Islam so different in different countries?
  30. Vital signs: the missing link between labour markets and growth
  31. World hunger: what the Ebola virus can teach us about saving crops
  32. Chemistry has a bright future for us and our economy
  33. Friday essay: on the Sydney Mardi Gras march of 1978
  34. Village Roadshow using courts to block pirate sites will achieve little
  35. Why Was Stephen Fry Fried On Twitter?
  36. University councils need greater expertise, including staff and student voices
  37. Don’t be alarmed: AI won’t leave half the world unemployed
  38. Collaboration: Too much of a good thing?
  39. Making commercial surrogacy illegal only makes aspiring parents go elsewhere
  40. Australia's south west: a hotspot for wildlife and plants that deserves World Heritage status
  41. Bad news at Fairfax and The Independent, but quality journalism will roll on
  42. Is big policy a big political risk for Bill Shorten and Labor?
  43. Business confidence and tax reform key to Turnbull government re-election: CEDA
  44. Australia can learn from Indonesia’s experience before relaxing its media laws
  45. Rising extreme weather warns of ecosystem collapse: study
  46. What is ransomware and how to protect your precious files from it
  47. Tim Minchin's Come Home Cardinal Pell is a pitch-perfect protest song
  48. Folly of treating all refugees as would-be terrorists solves neither problem
  49. Labor gains in polls, but Coalition still holds clear lead
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