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Explainer: what exactly must companies disclose to investors?

  • Written by: Mark Humphery-Jenner, Associate Professor of Finance, UNSW

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia is now facing the possibility of a class action lawsuit over allegations it failed to adequately disclose to investors that it may have breached Australian anti-money laundering rules, as far back as 2015.

This class action provides an opportunity for the courts to clarify companies’ precise disclosure...

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Legalising same-sex marriage will help reduce high rates of suicide among young people in Australia

  • Written by: Jo Robinson, Senior Research Fellow, Orygen, The National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health, University of Melbourne
imageIn Australia, same-sex attracted young people are six times more likely to have suicidal thoughts than their heterosexual peers.from shutterstock.com

Australia remains the only English-speaking country in the developed world not to legally recognise same-sex marriage. If the upcoming postal survey indicates public support for marriage equality, a...

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Singing death: why music and grief go hand in hand

  • Written by: Helen Maree Hickey, Researcher in the Australian Research Council for the History of Emotions, University of Melbourne
imageIn Western society, endless reiteration of grief in speech is not generally acceptable. Songs can allow this to happen.shutterstock

In the aftermath of the June terrorist attack in Manchester, an unusual thing happened. Mancunians gathered in St Ann’s Square ended a minute’s silence to honour the dead with a spontaneous rendition of...

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  2. Terminator 2 in 3D reminds us what we've still to learn about AI and robotics
  3. Ethnic religious communities may be the 'No' campaign's secret weapon in same-sex marriage fight
  4. The politics of public monuments: it's time Australians looked at what, and whom, we commemorate
  5. Expansion of cashless welfare card shows shock tactics speak louder than evidence
  6. Meet the woman who can lay claim to being Australia's first female judge
  7. From flatscreen TVs to your smartphone: the element boron deserves more attention
  8. What's equity got to do with health in a higher-density city?
  9. Antarctic ice reveals that fossil fuel extraction leaks more methane than thought
  10. Capturing the true wealth of Australia’s waste
  11. Religion in Australian schools: an historical and contemporary debate
  12. Successful people would leave Australia under 'socialist' Shorten: Cormann
  13. Banks shouldn't underestimate the risk of concentration in the housing market
  14. Beer, bongs and baby boomers: the unlikely tale of drug and alcohol use in the over 50s
  15. The Rape of Lucretia: a deconstructed tale of civic and personal virtue
  16. 'No religion' and Jedi Knight find their place in Australian identity
  17. Science fiction helps us deal with science fact: a lesson from Terminator's killer robots
  18. Australian census data show collapse in citizenship uptake by New Zealanders
  19. I was stabbed 14 times at the hospital where I work. I survived, but not everyone is so lucky
  20. To Christians arguing 'no' on marriage equality: the Bible is not decisive
  21. More of us could work in part-time roles if they were designed better
  22. When the Bullin shrieked: Aboriginal memories of volcanic eruptions thousands of years ago
  23. Hype and cash are muddying public understanding of quantum computing
  24. Why investor-driven urban density is inevitably linked to disadvantage
  25. Curious Kids: Where does my poo go when I flush the toilet? Does it go into the ocean?
  26. What blackout? How solar-reliant power grids passed the eclipse test
  27. Help support The Conversation US at SXSW
  28. Newspoll 54-46 to Labor as Turnbull's ratings fall back
  29. Government urges the High Court to hear citizenship cases in mid-September
  30. Why China is cracking down on overseas investment
  31. Mea culpa: Lessons learned from firefighting
  32. Sea the possibilities: to fight climate change, put seaweed in the mix
  33. Beyond bollards: protecting crowded places means not letting the exceptional become the norm
  34. Finkel's Law: robots won't replace us because we still need that human touch
  35. Trump changes his mind on Afghanistan, but will upping the ante win the war?
  36. Science is important but moves too fast: five charts on how Australians view science and scientists
  37. Official prayers in federal parliament are divisive and unconstitutional, and should be scrapped
  38. Explainer: why do we get fungal nail infections and how can we treat them?
  39. It's hard to find a humble CEO. Here's why
  40. Australia's car industry needs cybersecurity rules to deal with the hacking threat
  41. Evidence is clear on the benefits of legalising same-sex marriage
  42. It's not just the buildings, high-density neighbourhoods make life worse for the poor
  43. Greening the concrete jungle: how to make environmentally friendly cement
  44. The 2017 Melbourne International Film Festival: films to watch out for
  45. Surgery isn't the only option for prostate cancer yet many men aren't offered others
  46. North Korea tells Australia it is acting suicidally by joining war games
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