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Physical restraint doesn't protect patients – there are better alternatives

  • Written by: Joseph Ibrahim, Professor, Health Law and Ageing Research Unit, Department of Forensic Medicine, Monash University
Physical restraint doesn't protect patients – there are better alternativesThere are several methods by which elderly people are physically restrained in nursing homes.From shutterstock.com

It’s an uncomfortable image to consider: an elderly person – perhaps somebody you know – physically restrained. Maybe an aged care resident deemed likely to fall has been bound to his chair using wrist restraints; or...

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Labor leads 53-47% in Newspoll as Shorten struggles with medical transfer bill

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

The government goes into the resumption of parliament this week trailing Labor 47-53% on the two-party vote in Newspoll, unchanged from a fortnight ago.

The poll comes as Labor’s stand on the legislation to facilitate medical evacuations hangs in the balance, with Bill Shorten having indicated he would like to find a compromise and...

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The Crown is Māori too

  • Written by: Dominic O'Sullivan, Associate Professor of Political Science, Charles Sturt University
The Crown is Māori tooThe Treaty of Waitangi promised Māori British subjecthood.from www.shutterstock.com, CC BY-ND

This week, New Zealand marked Waitangi Day, which commemorates the 1840 signing of the Treaty of Waitangi.

The treaty allowed Britain to establish government over its settlers (Article One), guaranteed ongoing Māori authority over their own...

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Frydenberg is wrong to support Ivanka and Donald Trump on the World Bank. It'd be better to let it die

  • Written by: Mark Crosby, Professor, Monash University

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has offered support to Donald Trump’s pick for the World Bank Presidency.

David Malpass is currently Under Secretary of the United States Treasury with responsibility for International Affairs, and his previous experience includes being chief economist at Bear Stearns prior to their collapse.

Our Treasurers support...

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  41. The Treaty of Waitangi and its influence on identity politics in New Zealand
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