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Australia's political lobbying regime is broken and needs urgent reform

  • Written by: George Rennie, Lecturer in Politics, University of Melbourne
Australia's political lobbying regime is broken and needs urgent reformFormer ministers Christopher Pyne and Julie Bishop have appeared before a Senate committee to defend their post-parliamentary jobs.AAP/Mick Tsikas

Recent jobs taken by former senior ministers Julie Bishop and Christopher Pyne have brought on ire of the Australian Senate, which is now concluding an inquiry into the matter.

The testimony before the...

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Another official Australian report has been doctored to gloss over rising inequality

  • Written by: Peter Saunders, Research Professor in Social Policy, UNSW
Another official Australian report has been doctored to gloss over rising inequalityEvery reference but one to inequality nearly doubling was removed from an Australian Institute of Health and Welfare report.Shutterstock

First it was the Bureau of Statistics. It produced an notoriously bland press release headed “Inequality stable since 2013-14” when its own analysts had told it there had been a “significant...

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Trees can add $50,000 value to a Sydney house, so you might want to put down that chainsaw

  • Written by: Sara Wilkinson, Associate Professor, School of the Built Environment, University of Technology Sydney
Trees can add $50,000 value to a Sydney house, so you might want to put down that chainsawAllowing residents to remove trees within three metres of buildings or 'ancillary structures' could dramatically alter the green infrastructure of dense inner Sydney suburbs like Rozelle.Tom Casey/Shutterstock

Sydney’s Inner West Council has a new policy that it is reported means “residents will no longer need to seek council approval...

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We need to stop perpetuating the myth that children grow out of autism

  • Written by: Sandra Jones, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Engagement, Australian Catholic University
We need to stop perpetuating the myth that children grow out of autismAutism is a lifelong condition, though some people who weren't accurately diagnosed may lose their diagnosis. Dubova/Shutterstock

Around 1% of the population has an autism spectrum disorder, with estimates ranging from one in 150to one in 70.

While people differ in the range and severity of their symptoms, common features include difficulties with...

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  1. regenerative farming can help grow food with less impact
  2. why companies should let their workers join the climate strike
  3. Liberal moderate Russell Broadbent will not vote for government's mandatory sentencing legislation
  4. what science says about how to lose weight and whether you really need to
  5. Climate change is bringing a new world of bushfires
  6. How might an apology feature in the new religious freedom bill?
  7. India's moon mission should be considered a success, and a lesson in spacefaring
  8. Here's what you can eat and avoid to reduce your risk of bowel cancer
  9. Arts education helps school students learn and socialise. We must invest in it
  10. Don't practice 'promiscuous partisanship', former public service commissioner warns bureaucrats
  11. the costs multiply in tropical cities
  12. How rivalries between doctors and pharmacists turned into the 'turf war' we see today
  13. In Ride Like a Girl, Rachel Griffiths feminises the traditionally male hero's journey
  14. Keep your job options open and don't ditch science when choosing next year's school subjects
  15. why Australians think sporting bodies provide strongest leadership for public good
  16. when your favourite programs come back from the dead
  17. Women have made many inroads in policing, but barriers remain to achieving gender equity
  18. Drugs don't affect job seeking, so let's offer users help rather than take away their payments
  19. New law gives NZ police discretion not to prosecute drug users, but to offer addiction support instead
  20. Mark Butler calls for "ruthless" re-examination of Labor policies, including on climate
  21. why does Saturn have rings?
  22. Environment laws have failed to tackle the extinction emergency. Here's the proof
  23. There's an obvious reason wages aren't growing, but you won't hear it from Treasury or the Reserve Bank
  24. People want and need more housing choice. It's about time governments stood up to deliver it
  25. Johnson's missteps about to send weary voters to another election as the EU divorce gets ugly
  26. Rudd's rental affordability scheme was a $1 billion gift to developers; Abbott was right to axe it
  27. Fewer casual positions and less out-of-hours work could help retain early career teachers
  28. 'It felt like a prison' – too many young Australians are still stuck in nursing homes
  29. Where 'woke' came from and why marketers should think twice before jumping on the social activism bandwagon
  30. how to adopt the science without discriminating
  31. Sarah Henderson wins her way back to parliament
  32. Australia has met its renewable energy target. But hold off on the champagne
  33. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the economy
  34. The air above Antarctica is suddenly getting warmer – here's what it means for Australia
  35. how Doctor Who shapes public attitudes to science
  36. New Zealand launches plan to revive the health of lakes and rivers
  37. two new five-year arts plans
  38. what home gardeners can learn from nature's rebirth after fire
  39. Locking up legally innocent people before their trial is straining Victoria’s prisons
  40. Can we heal teeth? The quest to repair tooth enamel, nature's crystal coat
  41. 50 years of the Kaldor Foundation
  42. Many sick and disabled people are refused permanent visas. We need compassion not discrimination
  43. lessons from stone – Indigenous thinking and the Law
  44. female jockeys are more prevalent, but still treated as outsiders
  45. a source of dangerous bacteria in remote communities' water supply
  46. 3 ways planners can defy the odds to promote good health for all of us
  47. NAPLAN tests are not tough enough for the level of maths students are studying
  48. Vital Signs. Sure, economic growth is low, but think about what's gone right
  49. When schmoozing the PM gets you a black eye
  50. Journalism is failing climate change

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