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Robo-debt class action could deliver justice for tens of thousands of Australians instead of mere hundreds

  • Written by: Terry Carney, Emeritus Professor of Law, University of Sydney

The announcement by Gordon Legal of a class action to compensate victims of the government’s so-called robo-debt scheme is welcome, perhaps even groundbreaking.

Standing alongside class action litigator Peter Gordon at a press conference in parliament house on Tuesday, former opposition leader and shadow government services minister Bill...

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Media polarisation dangerous for democracy and for science: Sinodinos

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Media polarisation dangerous for democracy and for science: SinodinosArthur Sinodinos: “One of the dangerous trends has been that the media itself has become a battleground".AAP/Mick Tsikas

Arthur Sinodinos, former minister and Australia’s ambassador-designate to Washington, has warned that the media is becoming a polarised “battleground”, which is dangerous for democracy and science.

He said...

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Arthur Sinodinos with some reflections and advice

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

Arthur Sinodinos will soon leave the Senate, and early next year take up the position of Australian ambassador in Washington. A former staffer and one-time public servant as well as a former minister, in this podcast Sinodinos reflects on the challenges of pursuing reform, has some advice for ministerial staff in dealing with the public service,...

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embodied performance about working in a Brisbane porno shop

  • Written by: Melanie Walters, PhD candidate in music, University of Adelaide
embodied performance about working in a Brisbane porno shopAdelaide composer Dan Thorpe wrote and performed this piece of 'composed theatre'.Jason Tavener/BIFEM 2019

Review: XXX Neon Sign, composed by Dan Thorpe, Rumpus Theatre

More than perhaps any other instrument, the grand piano symbolises the classical music canon and its rigid traditions. Placing such an instrument centre-stage conjures particular...

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  1. Apple Arcade and Google Stadia aim to offer frictionless game streaming, if your NBN plan can handle it
  2. NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian avoids a spill but remains in troubled waters
  3. climate change affects our mental health, too
  4. As pressure on Iran mounts, there is little room for quiet diplomacy to free detained Australians
  5. 'An insult' – politicians sing the praises of the cashless welfare card, but those forced to use it disagree
  6. Why it's time for New Zealanders to learn more about their own country's history
  7. Keeping the city cool isn't just about tree cover – it calls for a commons-based climate response
  8. The Way We Live Now – powerful, troubling photographs of a crowded planet and uncertain future
  9. 'predatory' climate deniers are a threat to our children
  10. Suddenly, the world's biggest trade agreement won't allow corporations to sue governments
  11. why are some twins identical and some not?
  12. Greens' challenge aptly described by Paddy Manning, but with no solutions in sight
  13. what happens when magnetic north and true north align?
  14. Jim Chalmers on the need to change economic course
  15. Reality slippages and narcissistic stereotyping
  16. You can help track 4 billion bogong moths with your smartphone – and save pygmy possums from extinction
  17. Is vigorous exercise safe during the third trimester of pregnancy?
  18. Climate change is the defining issue of our time – we're giving it the attention it deserves
  19. when communities must move because of climate change
  20. Australia to attend climate summit empty-handed despite UN pleas to ‘come with a plan'
  21. how supermarket pharmacies could change the way we shop
  22. Apple's iPhone 11 Pro wants to take your laptop's job (and price tag)
  23. As Scott Morrison heads to Washington, the US-Australia alliance is unlikely to change
  24. we need to teach kids activities they'll go on to enjoy
  25. Morrison's right hand man dispenses with niceties in lecturing big business
  26. New musical has enough warmth, witty lines and catchy tunes to win its own fangirls
  27. Polycystic kidney disease, the most common genetic kidney disorder you've probably never heard of
  28. Michelle Grattan on Gladys Liu and the government's plan to drug-test welfare recipients
  29. Bupa's nursing home scandal is more evidence of a deep crisis in regulation
  30. Actually, it's okay to disagree. Here are 5 ways we can argue better
  31. Why declaring a national climate emergency would neither be realistic or effective
  32. Women may find it tougher to get an abortion if the religious discrimination bill becomes law
  33. why traditional Persian music should be known to the world
  34. Nuclear power should be allowed in Australia – but only with a carbon price
  35. All this overinflated talk about an index-fund bubble is very passive-aggressive
  36. Australia should try to keep more international students who are trained in our universities
  37. Breeding single-sex animal populations could help prevent disease and poverty
  38. If Auckland's plan to include Māori histories in city centre upgrade is genuine, it must act on inequalities
  39. Asking questions about Gladys Liu is not racist
  40. NZ children see more than 40 ads for unhealthy products each day. It's time to change marketing rules
  41. A new inquiry into Indigenous policy must address the root causes of failure
  42. In an age of Elsa/Spider-Man romantic mash ups, how to monitor YouTube's children's content?
  43. busting the myths around sexual fetishism
  44. Australia's top scientist Alan Finkel pushes to eradicate bad science
  45. This extinct kangaroo had a branch-crunching bite to rival today's giant pandas
  46. The Great Barrier Reef is in trouble. There are a whopping 45 reasons why
  47. How philosophy 101 could help break the deadlock over drug testing job seekers
  48. Marau Ta'aroa, the Sydney-schooled 'last Queen of Tahiti'
  49. Fancy an e-change? How people are escaping city congestion and living costs by working remotely
  50. Keen IT students can improve their marks when given a chance to learn from their mistakes

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