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Sacred cow no more: what proposed changes to negative gearing really mean

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor

Negative gearing is set for its biggest change in decades. Once considered the sacred cow of federal government policies, both major parties are proposing changes ahead of this year’s federal election.

The Labor party has already unveiled its policy, which involves only allowing negative gearing on new houses and cutting the generous 50%...

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Understanding Islamic State: where does it come from and what does it want?

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor

Since announcing its arrival as a global force in June 2014 with the declaration of a caliphate on territory captured in Iraq and Syria, the jihadist group Islamic State has shocked the world with its brutality.

Its seemingly sudden prominence has led to much speculation about the group’s origins: how do we account for forces and events that...

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Why has the 'ideas boom' eluded the Turnbull government?

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor
imageMalcolm Turnbull is keen on big ideas, but so far has been slow to put any of his own into action.AAP/Dean Lewins

The advertising campaign for Malcolm Turnbull’s personal policy passion, his innovation and science agenda, hove into public view last week. Many thousands of dollars of taxpayers’ money have already been spent on the TV ads,...

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