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Labor looks to boost protections for workers in insecure jobs: Albanese

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

Anthony Albanese has promised to open a “conversation” about new ways of protecting workers in insecure employment, and committed to a root and branch overhaul of the “broken” vocational education system.

In his speech on jobs and the future of work, delivered in Perth on Tuesday, Albanese declared today’s new...

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Why a sense of kinship is key to caring about the living world

  • Written by: Matthew Hall, Associate Director, Research Services, Victoria University of Wellington
Why a sense of kinship is key to caring about the living worldFraming nature in terms of kinship can motivate people to care about the loss of biodiversity.from www.shutterstock.com, CC BY-ND

Leading thinkers in environmental economics and conservation are asking a pressing question. Why are we ignoring the destruction of the living world?

Recently, the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem...

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Telstra's new high-tech payphones are meeting resistance from councils, but why?

  • Written by: Mark A Gregory, Associate professor, RMIT University
Telstra's new high-tech payphones are meeting resistance from councils, but why?Telstra's new digital advertising payphones can be found at Melbourne's Bourke Street Mall. In this photo, the older centre booth sits between two of Telstra's larger high-tech booths. City of Melbourne

Australia is witnessing the first major redesign of the payphone booth since 1983. But Telstra’s new vision is meeting resistance from some...

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

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