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Many young people blame female victims, excuse male aggressors: report

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor
imagePrime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Social Services Minister Christian Porter delivered findings from a report into domestic violence.Lukas Coch/AAP

As the government and opposition seek strategies to address domestic violence, new research shows many young people are likely to blame victims and tolerate males behaving aggressively.

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Cheaper books are on the way, but IP policy still favours big business

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imageIt's never made sense that Australians pay more for books that those in the US.Image sourced from Shutterstock.com

Cheaper content, but not just yet. That’s the message in the federal government’s response to the parallel import recommendations by the Harper Review on competition policy.

Australians have long sought quick and cheap...

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Harper response is good economics and smart politics

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imageThe government's response to Ian Harper's competition recommendations should underpin the next 20 years of Australia's economic growth. AAP/Lukas Coch

The adults are back in charge in Canberra.

Don’t believe me?

Then look at the federal government’s response to the recommendations of the Competition Policy Review, chaired by Professor Ian...

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