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Is Australia ready to give people with disability real choice and control over services?

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor
imageGreater choice and control leads to better outcomes and more efficient use of funding.Federico Rostagno/Shutterstock

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) has been described as a once-in-a-generation reform which will benefit all Australians. The A$22 billion scheme is due to roll out progressively across most of the country from July of...

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Links to mining sector are preventing Australian universities from divesting in fossil fuels

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor
imageStrong links to the mining sector have put universities in a difficult position.www.shutterstock.com

Australian universities have been quick to promote their commitment to sustainability, but slow to divest their fossil fuel investments and take a strong stance on climate change.

This places them behind faith organisations, not for profits, local...

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Shane Warne Foundation a wake-up call for charities regulator

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor
imageShane Warne says he is 'disappointed' with the recent performance of his charitable foundation.Mal Fairclough/AAP

Cricketer Shane Warne recently admitted he was “disappointed” with the recent performance of his charity, after it was reported it had donated an average of only 16 cents of every dollar of A$1.8 million raised from...

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  3. Words Our Security Chiefs Are Not Allowed to Say
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  6. Moratorium or not, Indonesia could be abandoning the death penalty
  7. Catalyst or NPEA, we need to grow up: artists aren't playthings for the government
  8. The off-topic Conversation #70
  9. Reactive anti-terror laws risk further eroding freedoms without making us safer
  10. Ending with a bang or a whimper? The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part II
  11. Why Australia needs a new model for universities
  12. More people are dying in Western Australian bushfires -- but flames are still not the biggest killers
  13. A city thrives on connectedness but access all hours makes privacy a problem
  14. Pain drain: the economic and social costs of chronic pain
  15. The tax system can play a role in Australian innovation
  16. Without Einstein it would have taken decades longer to understand gravity
  17. Turnbull resists pressure to put Dutton on national security committee
  18. Anonymous takes on Islamic State and that's not a good thing
  19. Want real health reform? Integrate public and private health into one mandatory insurance system
  20. Are we ready for a world even more connected in the Internet of Things?
  21. As Asia embraces the Trans-Pacific Partnership, ISDS opposition fluctuates
  22. Women get a much needed boost in research funding gender equity plan
  23. Out with the NPEA, in with Catalyst: expert response
  24. Jetstar and Virgin caught out for overlooking mobile commerce
  25. FactCheck: are average earners the main beneficiaries of negative gearing?
  26. Contentious politics: Hobbes, Machiavelli and corporate power
  27. I'm not lion, Temporary Title by Xavier Le Roy will leave you panting
  28. Properties under fire: why so many Australians are inadequately insured against disaster
  29. Explainer: what are E numbers and should you avoid them in your diet?
  30. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the Port of Darwin
  31. Samarco mine costs will make for more than one 'difficult year' at BHP
  32. Timeline: UN climate negotiations
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  34. Catch of the day: the TPP might be good news for sustainable fisheries
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  36. Grattan on Friday: Turnbull jokes about communications failure over Darwin port, but no laughing matter to US
  37. How to prepare your home for a bushfire – and when to leave
  38. Fact or fiction: can we die from a broken heart?
  39. Ghost writing: The Girl in The Spider's Web and other resurrections
  40. Wired and tired: why parents should take technology out of their kid's bedroom
  41. Bonus time? Research shows it's better to reward groups than individuals
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  43. Explainer: how the OECD agreement deals another blow to coal worldwide
  44. Music of our time: let's embrace experimental music once and for all
  45. We quibble over 'lawfare', but the law is not protecting species properly anyway
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