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How the Paradise Papers reveal the tension between rock stars and the tax man

  • Written by: Adam Behr, Lecturer in Popular and Contemporary Music, Newcastle University
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“It’s one for you, 19 for me” ran George Harrison’s scabrous jibe at the “Taxman” in 1966, a bitter riposte to the 95% supertax that Prime Minister Harold Wilson’s Labour government had imposed on the very wealthy.

Although top rates of tax are now substantially lower across the developed world (under 50%...

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Health Check: which sports supplements actually work?

  • Written by: Krissy Kendall, Lecturer of Exercise and Sports Science, Edith Cowan University
imageWith so many products on the market, it's hard to know which supplements are scientifically proven to work.David van der Mark/Flickr, CC BY

Whether your goal is to increase strength, decrease body fat or improve overall performance, adding supplements to your daily regimen can give you that extra edge. But with thousands of products on the market,...

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From selfie to infinity: Yayoi Kusama’s amazing technicoloured dreamscape

  • Written by: Chari Larsson, Lecturer of art history, Griffith University
imageInstallation view: Yayoi Kusama: Life is the Heart of the Rainbow at the Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane, 2017.Natasha Harth, QAGOMA

Yayoi Kusama is arguably Japan’s most famous living artist. Born in 1929, she is one of the few practising artists whose work spans the most important “isms” of the 20th century. At the same time,...

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It's time for a royal commission into banking regulation

  • Written by: Pat McConnell, Visiting Fellow, Macquarie University Applied Finance Centre, Macquarie University

The handling of recent financial scandals show that regulators are confused about what they do, or should do. And as a result the regulation of the financial system, which is vital to a strong functioning economy, is just not working effectively.

We can see the problem in the recent testimony to the House Economics Committee. Recounting the...

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