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War and democracy – who decides?

  • Written by: John Keane, Professor of Politics, University of Sydney

In March 2003, the Howard government involved Australia in an illegal military invasion of Iraq. The consequences of that war continue to be devastating for the people of Iraq and the wider Middle East. The prime minister was able to opt for invasion because in Australia the sovereign power to take the gravest decision, the commitment of the...

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Why there should be no room in the law for celebrants to discriminate on same-sex marriage

  • Written by: Becky Batagol, Senior Lecturer in Law, Monash University
imageCelebrants should not be free to discriminate against couples who ask them to perform a marriage ceremony.AAP/Alan Porritt

The process of legislating for marriage equality is underway. Marriage celebrants are looking forward to Australia’s busiest-ever wedding season. However, with the proposed laws now on the table, not all marriages will be...

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The public should be 'shocked, dismayed and disgusted' at the major banks

  • Written by: Pat McConnell, Visiting Fellow, Macquarie University Applied Finance Centre, Macquarie University
imageANZ and NAB have settled with ASIC over manipulation of the Bank Bill Swap Rate.Shutterstock

The Australian public should be dismayed and disgusted that the major banks are still attempting to cover up the extent of their complicity in manipulating the Bank Bill Swap Rate (BBSW), a key interest rate benchmark.

For years, the banks covered up the...

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  2. The race to save up to 50 shipwrecks from looters in Southeast Asia
  3. The NSW assisted dying bill isn't as robust as Victoria's model
  4. We've found an exo-planet with an extraordinarily eccentric orbit
  5. Don't give up on Pacific Island nations yet
  6. Natural hazard risk: is it just going to get worse or can we do something about it?
  7. NAPLAN only tells part of the story of student achievement
  8. Increasing wages would make the Australian economy safer
  9. Politics podcast: the Greens' Jordon Steele-John on being an 'accidental' senator
  10. High Court strikes again – knocking out replacement senator Hollie Hughes
  11. How social conservatism among ethnic communities drove a strong 'no' vote in western Sydney
  12. Explainer: mass coral spawning, a wonder of the natural world
  13. The road to same-sex marriage support has been long – and the fight isn't over yet
  14. What the numbers say (and don't say) in the same-sex marriage survey
  15. No, you shouldn't eat your placenta, here's why
  16. Full response from One Nation Queensland leader Steve Dickson for a FactCheck on fathers dying by suicide
  17. The Conversation will no longer be publishing columns
  18. Same-sex marriage result delivers much-needed good news for embattled Turnbull
  19. Same-sex marriage survey by the stats: a resounding 'yes' but western Sydney leads 'no' vote
  20. The marriage equality survey is won, but the battle against discrimination continues
  21. Australians vote overwhelmingly to legalise same-sex marriage
  22. Turnbull is on the winning side on marriage equality, but his troubles are far from over
  23. How to talk to your kids about today's same-sex marriage postal survey result
  24. As Australians say 'yes' to marriage equality, the legal stoush over human rights takes centre stage
  25. How the 'yes' vote will impact workers and HR
  26. Talking Ordinary: from Simic to Farrell
  27. Adani aside, North Queensland voters care about crime and cost of living
  28. QLD Election FactCheck: are 'up to 21 fathers' dying by suicide every week?
  29. Curious Kids: Do most volcanologists die from getting too close to volcanoes?
  30. Mungo Man returns home: there is still much he can teach us about ancient Australia
  31. Time for a global agreement on minerals to fuel the clean energy transition
  32. Three charts on: brain cancer in Australia
  33. Rembrandt, capitalism and great art: the Dutch golden age comes to Sydney
  34. A city that forgets about human connections has lost its way
  35. Shorten goes for broke in byelection with mega stakes for Turnbull
  36. Four reasons Victorian MPs say 'no' to assisted dying, and why they're misleading
  37. The Trans-Pacific Partnership is back: experts respond
  38. Newspoll 55-45 to Labor as Turnbull's better PM lead falls to 2. Qld and Alabama polling
  39. As China flexes its muscles in Antarctica, science is the best diplomatic tool on the frozen continent
  40. Book review: Curing Affluenza takes aim at our all-consuming passions
  41. Australia's tenuous place in the new global economy
  42. Here’s looking at: Pipilotti Rist, Ever Is Over All
  43. What is the best way to respond to the Rohingya crisis: boycott, sanctions or engagement?
  44. Shorten recruits Keneally for Bennelong, as citizenship crisis claims Lambie
  45. Teaching kids 21st century skills early will help prepare them for their future
  46. High energy costs make vulnerable households reluctant to use air conditioning: study
  47. Honey Birdette and the changing attitudes to sex in advertising
  48. Living rooms for rent by the minute outsource the whole idea of home
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