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Victorian courts should expand their supervision of family violence offenders

  • Written by: Paul McGorrery, PhD Candidate in Criminal Law, Deakin University
imageVictoria’s Sentencing Advisory Council has recommended increasing the judicial monitoring of family violence offenders.AAP/Darren England

Victoria’s Sentencing Advisory Council has recommended the state not introduce a “swift, certain and fair” approach to sentencing and managing family violence offenders.

A swift, certain...

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Thor: Ragnarok, a joyous, trashy, retro-nostalgic comedy, is the best of the Marvel films

  • Written by: Ari Mattes, Lecturer in Media Studies, University of Notre Dame Australia
imageChris Hemsworth as Thor: he plays the part of the hunky God with disarming humour. Marvel Entertainment, Marvel Studios, Walt Disney Pictures

Thor: Ragnarok - the latest addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe – is the best of the Marvel films. The third in the Thor series, directed by New Zealand wunderkind Taika Waititi, its narrative...

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Debt agreements and how to avoid unnecessary debt traps

  • Written by: Vivien Chen, Lecturer, Monash Business School, Monash University
imageIn many cases there are better ways than debt agreements to wipe out your debtFlickr (creative commons)

Debt agreements are the fastest growing form of personal insolvency in Australia. They were designed to offer debtors a low-cost way to make arrangements with their creditors, while avoiding bankruptcy and some of its more serious consequences....

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Your body's cells use and resist force, and they move. It's mechanobiology

  • Written by: Joshua Chou, Lecturer and Course Director , University of Technology Sydney
imageWe can use mechanobiology to learn how immune cells attack cancer cells. from www.shutterstock.com

Mechanical forces rule biological processes, from the contractions of the pump-like heart, to muscles that resemble strings and pullies, and cells that carry out microscopic tugs-of-war.

Previously, these mechanical aspects of biology have been...

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  1. 'Identity politics' have not taken over university history courses
  2. Australia's high rates of bladder cancer deaths show why blood in urine should always be investigated
  3. Swift parrots need protection from sugar gliders, but that's not enough
  4. Bringing back an old idea for smart cities – playing on the street
  5. Vital Signs: economics can't explain why unemployment and inflation are both low
  6. New report shows compelling reasons to decriminalise sex work
  7. Friday essay: toxic beauty, then and now
  8. Grattan on Friday: The rift between Brandis and Dutton deepens as the behemoth of Home Affairs rises
  9. Jacinda Ardern to become NZ prime minister following coalition announcement
  10. Labour wins NZ election after backing from NZ First. Bankers' SA Galaxy: 31% Lib, 30% SA Best, 26% Labor
  11. By excluding Hannah Mouncey, the AFL's inclusion policy has failed a key test
  12. Politics podcast: Tiernan Brady and Cory Bernardi reflect on the marriage postal ballot
  13. #MeToo and Modern Consciousness-Raising
  14. Making voting both simple and secure is a challenge for democracies
  15. Let Google bill you for all your electricity, gas, phone and every other utility
  16. Childhood heart disease has a profound impact and is under-recognised
  17. Gift cards often end up in the bin, but extending their life might not help
  18. What businesses can learn from sports about using algorithms
  19. Rape is a plot device in western literature, sold back to us by Hollywood
  20. Rising dragon: China's carbon market exposes Australia's energy paralysis
  21. The off-topic Conversation #139
  22. Memo to the IPA: history teaching is driven by student demand, not 'identity politics'
  23. Designing suburbs to cut car use closes gaps in health and wealth
  24. Is Victoria's sentencing regime really more lenient?
  25. Hang ten (decades): Walter Munk, inventor of the surf forecast, turns 100
  26. Mount Agung continues to rumble with warnings the volcano could still erupt
  27. Why our brain needs sleep, and what happens if we don’t get enough of it
  28. How gig economy workers will be left short of super
  29. Politics podcast: Gareth Evans on being an Incorrigible Optimist
  30. Banded stilts fly hundreds of kilometres to lay eggs that are over 50% of their body mass
  31. X, Y and the genetics of sex: Professor Jenny Graves awarded the Prime Minister's Prize for Science 2017
  32. Was agriculture the greatest blunder in human history?
  33. Why the new banking laws won’t be the slam dunk the government is expecting
  34. Banking's new BEAR is a teddy bear not a grizzly
  35. Bob Brown wins his case, but High Court leaves the door open to laws targeting protesters
  36. The government's energy policy hinges on some tricky wordplay about coal's role
  37. Insurance changes not enough to drive real mental health reform
  38. Federal government unveils 'National Energy Guarantee' – experts react
  39. Ethics by numbers: how to build machine learning that cares
  40. Curious Kids: Why do so many animals seem to have pink ears, when their bodies are all different colours?
  41. Curious Kids: Where did the first person come from?
  42. Sex versus death: why marriage equality provokes more heated debate than assisted dying
  43. Some suburbs are being short-changed on services and liveability – which ones and what's the solution?
  44. Here's what's actually driving up health insurance premiums (hint: it's not young people dropping off)
  45. Share houses and women's liberation: a forgotten history
  46. Why craft beer is going corporate
  47. Newspoll 54-46 to Labor as Turnbull's ratings slump. Qld Newspoll 52-48 to Labor
  48. Household savings figures in Turnbull's energy policy look rubbery
  49. Let’s get this straight, habitat loss is the number-one threat to Australia's species
  50. Infographic: the National Energy Guarantee at a glance

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