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Queensland still failing to act on a medieval murder defence

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imageQueensland Premier Anastasia Palaszcuk and Attorney General Yvette D'Ath may be missing the bigger picture on the legal defence of provocation.AAP Image/Dave Hunt

The Queensland Labor government plans to re-introduce amendments to abolish the “gay panic defence”, under which defendants could argue that unwanted homosexual advances...

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Victoria's 'families' budget boosts services, rewards voters

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imageThe first budget for Victoria's Labor government is aimed at education, health and transport. AAP/Julian Smith

The new Victorian government has followed the tradition of very responsible Victorian budgets. As is the norm, the budget expects to run surpluses across the forecasts and use those surpluses to reduce the State’s net liabilities.

As...

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'Holistic' dentistry: more poppycock than panacea?

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imageAll dentists should be practising evidence-based dentistry for the sake of their patients.John Dill/Flickr, CC BY-SA

Many Australian dentists’ websites proudly advertise that they practise holistic dentistry, a philosophy that promotes health and wellness rather than simply treating disease, and considers the whole body and mind, not just...

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  8. Labor ahead in Newspoll, but Abbott gains ground on Shorten
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  11. A call for greater diversity of thought in environmental studies courses
  12. Lessons for UKIP from the populist parties of Europe
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