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The government will likely get more from the bank levy than Labor or the big four think

  • Written by: John Freebairn, Professor, Department of Economics, University of Melbourne

In this year’s budget papers, Treasury estimated that the bank levy will collect about A$1.5 billion in each of the next four years for the government. But this is actually a conservative estimate.

Labor has argued there will be a A$2 billion dollar hole in the bank tax revenue. This is based on the disclosure to the ASX of four of the five...

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Should we negotiate with terrorist hostage takers?

  • Written by: Karl Roberts, Professor and Chair of Policing and Criminal Justice, Western Sydney University

The coroner’s report into the Lindt Cafe siege questioned the adequacy of the New South Wales police negotiation. But is it possible to negotiate with terrorists?

Hostage negotiation has been described as one of the most effective developments in law enforcement. Originating in the early 1970s, it was developed as a systematic approach to...

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The truth about the Amazons - the real Wonder Women

  • Written by: Marguerite Johnson, Associate Professor of Ancient History and Classical Languages, University of Newcastle
imageGal Gadot as Wonder Woman: a true Amazonian, she is trained in a range of skills in both combat and hunting. Atlas Entertainment, Cruel & Unusual Films, DC Entertainment

The long-awaited film version of Wonder Woman opens this week, starring Gal Gadot as the indomitable superhero.

As Princess Diana of Themyscira, Wonder Woman is of Amazonian...

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How old is too old for cholesterol lowering medications?

  • Written by: Sophia Zoungas, Professor and Head, Diabetes and Vascular Medicine Research Program, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University
imageThe benefits of healthy older people taking statins to prevent heart disease and stroke needs to be balanced with the risk of side effects.from www.shutterstock.com

There is growing debate about whether doctors should prescribe statins to otherwise healthy older people to reduce their risk of developing their first heart attack or stroke.

Now the...

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