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Australia needs a Media Freedom Act. Here's how it could work

  • Written by: Rebecca Ananian-Welsh, Senior Lecturer, TC Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland

Australians picked up their morning papers yesterday to find heavily blacked-out text instead of front-page headlines. This bold statement was instigated by the “Your Right to Know” campaign, an unlikely coalition of Australian media organisations fighting for press freedom and source protection.

A key reform advocated by a range of orga...

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Australia has plenty of gas, but our bills are ridiculous. The market is broken

  • Written by: Samantha Hepburn, Director of the Centre for Energy and Natural Resources Law, Deakin Law School, Deakin University
Australia has plenty of gas, but our bills are ridiculous. The market is brokenGas burning at Victoria's Longford Gas Conditioning Plant. Australia is the world's largest exporter but intends t import gas to shore up local supplies. Joe Castro/AAP

Right now, two projects have been proposed to import gas from overseas to supply eastern Australia. This is an absurd prospect. Australia is a resource-rich country, and exports...

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here's what Aboriginal survivors of child sexual abuse told us they need

  • Written by: Carlina Black, PhD candidate, La Trobe University
here's what Aboriginal survivors of child sexual abuse told us they needComing together with Elders and other community members helped survivors feel connected. It also gave them hope.Author provided

It’s a year since the national apology to victims and survivors of institutional child sexual abuse. While national apologies can acknowledge survivors, sorry is just the beginning. Access to healing is needed.

Our...

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Don't stress, your ATAR isn't the final call. There are many ways to get into university

  • Written by: Tim Pitman, Senior Research Fellow, Curtin University
Don't stress, your ATAR isn't the final call. There are many ways to get into universityMore students get into university without having an ATAR than those with one.from shutterstock.com

In a recent nation-wide survey by online tutoring company Cluey Learning, 75% of Australian senior students said their ATAR score would impact on the rest of their life. And more than 80% said a score under 60 would be detrimental to their life.

But...

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  1. We could reduce the slaughter of racehorses if we breed them for longer racing careers
  2. To bolster our fragile road and rail system we need to add a 'micro-mobility' network
  3. Can Ne Zha, the Chinese superhero with $1b at the box office, teach us how to raise good kids?
  4. Breaking Pauline Hanson's 'strike' has taken skin off Bridget McKenzie
  5. a charismatic, generous performance about growing up Sikh in Australia
  6. How big alcohol is trying to fool us into thinking drinking is safer than it really is
  7. A criminal asked to design anti-money laundering laws would probably keep our current ones
  8. Migrant communities keep our cemeteries alive as more Anglo-Australians turn to cremation
  9. Morrison says China knows 'where Australia is coming from', after meeting Chinese vice-president
  10. Who's responsible for the slaughtered ex-racehorses, and what can be done?
  11. Arrogance destroyed the World Trade Organisation. What replaces it will be even worse
  12. Science prizes are still a boys' club. Here's how we can change that
  13. 4 ways to talk with vaccine skeptics
  14. The Trump presidency should not be shocking. It's a symptom of our cultural malaise
  15. how we hear image, emotion and identity
  16. Growing numbers of renters are trapped for years in homes they can't afford
  17. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the government's drought policy
  18. Our ability to manufacture minerals could transform the gem market, medical industries and even help suck carbon from the air
  19. Lambie stays mute on medevac vote after Senate inquiry splits on party lines
  20. Sydney's 9,189 'sister politicians' who petitioned Queen Victoria
  21. A pioneering climate scientist skilled in the art of life
  22. ​The Coalition government is (again) trying to put the squeeze on the ABC
  23. Is your horse normal? Now there’s an app for that
  24. Might consciousness and free will be the aces up our sleeves when it comes to competing with robots?
  25. Vital signs. Our compulsory super system is broken. We ought to axe it, or completely reform it
  26. What is perimenopause and how does it affect women's health in midlife?
  27. Curious Kids: how are stars made?
  28. a road trip reveals local museums stuck in a rut
  29. how 'city girls' can learn to feel at home in the country
  30. Storm clouds avoid the bush, darken over the economy
  31. Julianne Schultz appointed chair of The Conversation
  32. Cats are not scared off by dingoes. We must find another way to protect native animals
  33. does chewing gum stay inside you for years?
  34. what Australian discrimination law says about quotas
  35. can meditation change the world?
  36. Why white married women are more likely to vote for conservative parties
  37. Prime Minister's science prizes awarded for algebra expertise, anti-cancer research and excellence in science teaching
  38. miracles, Christianity and praying for rain
  39. Does choice overload you? It depends on your personality – take the test
  40. A requiem for Reformasi as Joko Widodo unravels Indonesia's democratic legacy
  41. is it OK to listen to music while studying?
  42. why people need a say on planning that affects their local community
  43. For people with a mental illness, loved ones who care are as important as formal supports
  44. By rejecting stereotypes, Slam and Ramy show us authentic Arab Muslim men on screen
  45. Myanmar might finally be held accountable for genocide, but the court case must recognise sexual violence
  46. the environmental footprint of electric versus fossil cars
  47. how Australian politicians would bridge the trust divide
  48. Facebook's online workers are sick of being treated like bots
  49. Don't calm down! Exam stress may not be fun but it can help you get better marks
  50. Our land abounds in nature strips – surely we can do more than mow a third of urban green space

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How Fulfilment Services in Australia Help Businesses Scale Efficiently

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