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Operation Sovereign Borders, offshore detention and the 'drownings argument'

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imageAAP/Scott Fisher

This article is based on Sarah Joseph’s presentation to the Castan Centre for Human Rights Law’s 2015 conference, delivered on July 24. You can click through her presentation using Prezi below.

On the day of the release of the Human Rights Commission’s report into children in detention, Prime Minister Tony Abbott...

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Epigenetics: phenomenon or quackery?

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imageFamily resemblance isn't only down to genes, but also to the influence of the environment on those genes.Mitchell Joyce/Flickr, CC BY-NC

Are you really what your mother ate, drank or got stressed about? The simple answer is “no”, but not in the way you think.

We are products of nature via nurture. Our genes and environments interact. And...

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Reclaim Australia re-energises radical nationalism

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imageReclaim Australia is attracting a broad assortment of supporters based on a loosely defined platform of anti-Muslim, anti-immigration and economic protectionist sentiment.AAP/Mick Tsikas

Reclaim Australia is a re-energised Australian radical nationalist movement with distinct features that may provide it with greater longevity than previous radical...

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FactCheck: is the GST as efficient but less equitable than income tax?

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imageShadow Assistant Treasurer Andrew Leigh has said the GST is as inefficient but less equitable than income tax.AAP Image/Mick Tsikas

If you look at the efficiency of the GST – in other words, the amount of economic activity that is destroyed for every dollar you raise – the Government’s latest tax discussion paper says it is just...

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