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Josh Frydenberg turns up heat on Westpac chiefs as bank issues a 'response plan'

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

The government at the weekend piled on more pressure for Westpac heads to roll over the bank’s money laundering scandal, with Treasurer Josh Frydenberg saying the affair had a long way to play out.

“These issues develop a momentum of their own. They’ve got an AGM on December 12 – and, no doubt, there’ll be some very...

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That moving graph of US tax rates that went viral, it's probably wrong. Here's why

  • Written by: Robert Breunig, Professor of Economics and Director, Tax and Transfer Policy Institute, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
That moving graph of US tax rates that went viral, it's probably wrong. Here's whyThe evocative graphic shows the tax rate of high earners falling below that of low earners as 2018 approaches.Shutterstock/NYT

Over the past month a huge political dispute has sprung up in the US about the fairness of its tax system. It is fuelling debates between Democratic presidential rivals, and it is raising questions about the fairness of tax...

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NZ deputy PM under fire, but maintains no laws broken in party donations scandal

  • Written by: Andrew Geddis, Professor, University of Otago
NZ deputy PM under fire, but maintains no laws broken in party donations scandalDeputy Prime Minister Winston Peters, the leader of the New Zealand First party, maintains that no laws have been broken in his party's funding arrangements.AAP/Paul Braven, CC BY-ND

New Zealand’s deputy prime minister, Winston Peters, is under pressure following a complaint to the New Zealand Electoral Commission about his party’s...

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Westpac's scandal highlights a system failing to deter corporate wrongdoing

  • Written by: Elise Bant, Professor of Law, University of Melbourne

The news that Australia’s anti money-laundering regulator has accused Westpac of breaching the law on 23 million occasions points to the prospect that powerful members of corporate Australia are still behaving badly.

This despite the clear lessons offered by the Banking Royal Commission.

Regulators are still struggling to find the right...

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  6. Why New Zealand courts should take poverty into account in sentencing decisions
  7. Albanese promises a 'productivity project' in an economic vision statement harking back to Hawke and Keating
  8. Vital Signs. Untaxing childcare is a bold idea that seems unfair, but might benefit us all
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  11. a short, shaky history of curing with vibrations
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  13. Friday essay: George Eliot 200 years on
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  15. why does wood crackle in a fire?
  16. Scott Morrison will go into 2020 with a challenging cluster of policy loose ends
  17. New report shows the world is awash with fossil fuels. It's time to cut off supply
  18. Enough ambition (and hydrogen) could get Australia to 200% renewable energy
  19. Dramatic and engaging, new exhibition Linear celebrates the art in Indigenous science
  20. NZ remains unscathed by US-China trade war, but that's no reason for complacency
  21. The NDIS is changing. Here's what you need to know – and what problems remain
  22. Why Australia can no longer avoid responsibility for its citizens held in Syria
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  25. Veterans have poorer mental health than Australians overall. We could be serving them better
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  27. Extinction of ice age giants likely drove surviving animals apart
  28. How Hitler memes made their way around the world and into the Fair Work Commission courtroom
  29. We live in a world of upheaval. So why aren't today's protests leading to revolutions?
  30. Buttigieg surges to clear lead in Iowa poll, as Democrats win four of five US state elections
  31. It's hard to breathe and you can't think clearly – if you defend your home against a bushfire, be mentally prepared
  32. Climate change will make fire storms more likely in southeastern Australia
  33. To feed the world in 2050 we need to build the plants that evolution didn't
  34. Innovation competitions are the next big thing. Here are 8 ways to make them work
  35. cricketers are leading the charge for inclusive masculinity
  36. Make the study of economics "more sexy": Chris Bowen
  37. Putting homes in high-risk areas is asking too much of firefighters
  38. If weight loss is your only goal for exercise, it's time to rethink your priorities
  39. how the ABC took Australian animals to the people
  40. Instead of showing leadership, Twitter pays lip service to the dangers of deep fakes
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  43. Old white men dominate school English booklists. It's time more Australian schools taught Australian books
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