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Proposed indigenous 'voice' will be to government rather than to parliament

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

Two prominent indigenous Australians, Tom Calma and Marcia Langton have been appointed to chair a senior advisory group to oversee an extensive process for developing options for an indigenous “voice to government”.

The process will also develop ways to get more indigenous input to state and local decisions, especially on the issue of...

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here are 7 ways our nature laws must be fixed

  • Written by: Jan McDonald, Professor of Environmental Law, University of Tasmania
here are 7 ways our nature laws must be fixedA koala mother and joey seeking refuge on a bulldozed log pile near Kin Kin in Queensland. Federal environment laws have failed to prevent widespread land clearing across Australia.WWF Australia

Environment Minister Sussan Ley yesterday announced a ten-yearly review of Australia’s national environmental laws. It could not come at a more...

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As the 9-to-5 work day disappears, our lives are growing more out of sync

  • Written by: Dan Woodman, TR Ashworth Associate Professor in Sociology, University of Melbourne
As the 9-to-5 work day disappears, our lives are growing more out of syncWorking 9 to 5, made famous by the Dolly Parton song and movie, is increasingly a thing of the past. IMDB

You may have noticed the 9-to-5 work day is disappearing. We increasingly live our lives according to our individual schedules, although these are rarely completely within our individual control.

As our working lives become increasingly 24-7, ou...

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5 charts on what a Newstart recipient really looks like

  • Written by: Owain Emslie, Associate, Grattan Institute
5 charts on what a Newstart recipient really looks likeUnless we know who who Newstart recipients are, we are likely to make wrong decisions about how much to pay them and whether to drug test them.Shutterstock

The Newstart unemployment benefit is all over the news. It’s the subject of a Senate inquiry. Today it will take evidence in Elizabeth, in what used to be Adelaide’s industrial north....

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  2. Ross Gittins on the government's 'surplus obsession'
  3. The ACCC is suing Google over tracking users. Here's why it matters
  4. Does eating dairy foods increase your risk of prostate cancer?
  5. Labor looks to boost protections for workers in insecure jobs: Albanese
  6. Why a sense of kinship is key to caring about the living world
  7. Telstra's new high-tech payphones are meeting resistance from councils, but why?
  8. why Australian advertising is stuck in a sexist past
  9. Screen Australia celebrates its work in gender equality but things are far from equal
  10. Most native bird species are losing their homes, even the ones you see every day
  11. Working conditions in aged care homes are awful, largely because the work is done by women
  12. why everyone alive today can call northern Botswana home
  13. The destruction of Sydney's cultural spaces is creating a city of ghosts
  14. Miscarriages affect 1 in 6 pregnancies. We need better investigations and treatments
  15. birds in cooler climates lay darker eggs to keep their embryos warm
  16. Low carbon economy can spur Australian "manufacturing boom": Albanese
  17. Baghdadi's death is a huge blow to Islamic State, but history suggests it won't guarantee a safer world
  18. Victorian police have 'shoot to kill' powers when cars are used as weapons: here's why this matters
  19. Whales and dolphins found in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch for the first time
  20. The family court does need reform, but not the way Pauline Hanson thinks
  21. what the best boy does on a film set
  22. report shows illegal practices against students with disabilities in Australian schools
  23. The hidden traffic impacts of private schooling
  24. On the trust divide in politics
  25. For Indigenous women, the #MeToo movement is a deeper fight against racism, power and oppression
  26. Beds in car parks don't solve Australia's rough sleeping problem
  27. What is 'attachment' and how does it affect our relationships?
  28. Should I let my kid climb trees? We asked five experts
  29. when gum trees are cut down, where do the koalas go?
  30. A small New Zealand songbird that hides food for later use provides insights into cognitive evolution
  31. stitched together stories of friendship and family seen for the first time
  32. The ethics of the 4 day work week. It's not just about the hours
  33. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the Hanson dairy deal
  34. Libra isn't dead yet -- the killer blow will come from governments issuing their own digital currencies
  35. It's not just about your feelings, OK? The best end for a racehorse might be the knackery
  36. What is rheumatoid arthritis, the condition tennis champion Caroline Wozniacki lives with?
  37. a bold reimagining through circus and opera
  38. Here's why memories come flooding back when you visit places from your past
  39. Why the government's proposed facial recognition database is causing such alarm
  40. No, Mr Dutton, DNA testing ISIS brides won't tell you who's an Australian citizen
  41. writing without rules lets kids find their voice, just like professional authors
  42. You can't boost Australia's north to 5 million people without a proper plan
  43. The Coalition's approach to religious discrimination risks being an inconclusive, wasteful exercise
  44. Predicting research results can mean better science and better advice
  45. talk of a US wealth tax is about symbolism as much as it is about economics
  46. What if we measured the thing that matters most: "carbon productivity"
  47. Friday essay: thrills, booze and athleisure gear
  48. 80% of household water goes to waste – we need to get it back
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