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The off-topic Conversation #140

  • Written by Molly Glassey, Audience Development Manager, The Conversation

Welcome to The Conversation’s off-topic space. We’ve set this up as the place where you can discuss anything that isn’t related to a specific article. Please feel free to use this space to get to know each other and talk about news elsewhere and whatever else strikes your fancy.

This is also an opportunity to discuss broader...

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Why we can’t rely on corporations to save us from climate change

  • Written by Christopher Wright, Professor of Organisational Studies, University of Sydney
imageManagers' short term incentives mean they can't follow through on grand climate change programs.Shutterstock

While businesses have been principal agents in increasing greenhouse gas emissions, they are also seenbymany as crucial to tackling climate change.

However, our research shows how corporations’ ambitious pro-climate proposals are...

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For bankers, acountability does not start at home

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

When the CEOs of the four major banks fronted the House Economics Committee, the common thread was that accountability does not lie with them. Even after a decade of scandals like interest rate rigging, gouging of interest-only mortgagees and alleged money laundering.

In August, AUSTRAC filed a claim against the Commonwealth Bank for some 52,000...

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The case of Michaelia Cash and her leaking adviser illustrates a failure of ministerial responsibility

  • Written by Yee-Fui Ng, Lecturer, Graduate School of Business and Law, RMIT University
imageMichaelia Cash has refused to resign over misleading parliament, claiming she was unaware of one of her staffer’s actions.AAP/Lukas Coch

The federal opposition is continuing to call for Employment Minister Michaelia Cash’s resignation, claiming she misled parliament this week after repeatedly telling a Senate estimates committee that...

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  1. Students will suffer if Australia and New Zealand change tertiary fee agreement
  2. 'They shot my two daughters in front of me': Rohingya tell heartbreaking stories of loss and forced migration
  3. Five claims about coconut oil debunked
  4. The behavioural economics of an A$1,800 iPhone
  5. Friday essay: journey through the apocalypse
  6. Last of the Millers Point and Sirius tenants hang on as the money now pours in
  7. Australia still lags behind in vehicle emissions testing
  8. South Korea's public broadcasters are in an impossible political position
  9. Turnbull government says no to Indigenous Voice to Parliament
  10. Grattan on Friday: Cash takes a hit in the government's pursuit of Shorten
  11. George Michael: Freedom documents a star at war with fame
  12. Did Westpac just mansplain gender diversity to its competitors?
  13. We cannot deny the violence of White supremacy any more
  14. In for the long-haul: the challenge to fly non-stop from Australia to anywhere in the world
  15. I've always wondered: what's behind the belly button?
  16. Gluten free diets aren't easy, but if you slip up a dietary supplement could help
  17. Government spending on Indigenous people is rising, so why do so many still live in poverty?
  18. The Australian Federal Police needs to be free to do its job without political interference
  19. Why hot weather records continue to tumble worldwide
  20. Becoming more urban: attitudes to medium-density living are changing in Sydney and Melbourne
  21. Drop, bears: chronic stress and habitat loss are flooring koalas
  22. How climate change affects the building blocks for health
  23. Unemployment is falling, but who’s getting left behind?
  24. Teaching kids about maths using money can set them up for financial security
  25. With a seat on the UN Human Rights Council, Australia must fix its record on Indigenous rights
  26. Thor: Ragnarok pitches superheroes against science (and how does Hulk keep his pants on?)
  27. Imagining a better world: the art of degrowth
  28. Five ways to help parents cope with the trauma of stillbirth
  29. Cash staff member quits over media tip offs as AWU affair backfires
  30. China's ambition burns bright – with Xi Jinping firmly in charge
  31. Hanging out with the boys: how bromance often steals the spotlight in The Bachelorette
  32. Performance funding is not the way to improve university teaching
  33. Replacing pharmacists with robots isn't the answer to better productivity
  34. Nothing but truthiness: Adani and Co's post-truth push for the Carmichael mine
  35. Why the ‘Hands Off’ campaign targeting sexual harassment on public transport misses the mark
  36. Zippers make a jump for science and technology
  37. Let's be honest, there's more wrong with the NDIS than just 'teething problems'
  38. 5G will be a convenient but expensive alternative to the NBN
  39. There are serious problems with the concept of 'financial literacy'
  40. Census data shows just how bad we've been at closing inequality gaps
  41. What is behind the rising price of butter?
  42. Soldiers, thieves, Māori warriors: the NZ convicts sent to Australia
  43. We need to address questions of gender in assisted dying
  44. 'Bang, bang, bang!': the shock of a boy playing with a gun on a suburban street
  45. Victoria's plastic bag ban: a good start, but we can do more
  46. What makes a good university? Academics and students have different ideas
  47. Turnbull's government must accept responsibility for delivering an equitable NBN for all Australians
  48. Constantly texting your friends about problems may be increasing your anxiety
  49. Morrison finds his productivity report is useful for Labor too
  50. Five ways to kickstart the economy -- without cutting company taxes

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