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Grammarians rejoice in the <br>$10 million comma</br>

  • Written by: Roslyn Petelin, Associate Professor in Writing, The University of Queensland
imageThe most expensive punctuation in the world...Gayle Dee/Flickr, CC BY-NC

Portland-based company Oakhurst Dairy will potentially owe US$10 million to 75 milk-truck drivers in the US state of Maine because of a missing comma in a legal clause.

Last week, Judge David J. Barron upheld an appeal in a class-action lawsuit, opening his opinion with:...

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Secrecy on land titles registry sale helps keep bidders' tax haven links quiet

  • Written by: Michael West, Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Sydney
imageWill the profits of a privatised NSW Land and Property Information Office end up in a tax haven?NSW LPI

Sensibly, the federal government abandoned plans to privatise the database of the corporate regulator just before Christmas. Almost inexplicably, the New South Wales government continues to pursue its plan to privatise the state’s land...

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How do you remember a rock god? The complicated legacy of Chuck Berry

  • Written by: Catherine Strong, Lecturer, Music Industry, RMIT University
imageBruce Springstein and Chuck Berry performing Johnny B. Good at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1995. Stringer/Reuters

The death of Chuck Berry over the weekend at the age of 90 has led to an outpouring of respect for a man widely recognised as one of the most important founding figures of rock and roll. His place in the music canon is...

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Contested spaces: the 'long-grassers', living private lives in public places

  • Written by: Kellie Pollard, PhD Candidate, Department of Archaeology, Flinders University
imagePeople have camped in the long grass since colonisation. From this perspective, bans on the practice are a denial of Indigenous agency, culture and rights to country.Photo: K. Pollard

This is the final article in our Contested Spaces series. These pieces look at the conflicting uses, expectations and norms that people bring to public spaces, the...

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  2. Government cracks down on secret company payments to unions
  3. When things go wrong in an automated world, would we still know what to do?
  4. With battery storage to the rescue, the Kodak moment for renewables has finally arrived
  5. Boards must do more to stamp out wrongdoing that damages trust in charities
  6. Planet or dwarf planet: all worlds are worth investigating
  7. Gas crisis? Energy crisis? The real problem is lack of long-term planning
  8. Women are dropping out of economics, which means men are running our economy
  9. Value capture: a good idea to fund infrastructure but not easy in practice
  10. How obesity causes cancer, and may make screening and treatment harder
  11. Why guaranteed Indigenous seats in parliament could ease inequality
  12. From pig hunting to quilting – why magazines still matter
  13. Free speech? It depends who you are, in Peter Dutton's view
  14. Why should we obey the law?
  15. How we edit science part 1: the scientific method
  16. Unpicking the labyrinth that is India's Adani
  17. Embracing the bots: how direct to consumer advertising is about to change forever
  18. Contested spaces: conflict behind the sand dunes takes a new turn
  19. South Australia's energy plan deals a blow to state-federal relations
  20. The power of 'our song', the musical glue that binds friends and lovers across the ages
  21. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the energy crisis
  22. Book review: Love, loss and madness in The Green Bell
  23. Economics isn't ideology-free and it's misleading to suggest it is
  24. Wide-ranging ban on gambling ads during sport broadcasts is needed to tackle problem gambling
  25. Stephen FitzGerald: Managing Australian foreign policy in a Chinese world
  26. Snowy Hydro gets a boost, but 'seawater hydro' could help South Australia
  27. Friday essay: from grotesques to frumps - a field guide to spinsters in English fiction
  28. Psychology turns to online crowdsourcing to study the mind, but it's not without its pitfalls
  29. There's no need to lock older people into nursing homes 'for their own safety'
  30. Why consumers fall for 'sales', but companies may be using them too much
  31. The Yahoo hack: Are the Russians now go-to bad guys, real spies, or just criminals?
  32. Grattan on Friday: Turnbull turns to water as power debate fires up
  33. Punishing medical errors won't improve hospital safety or quality
  34. Russia expands in the Middle East as America's 'honest broker' role fades
  35. How to make a driverless car 'see' the road ahead
  36. Emissions standards on cars will save Australians billions of dollars, and help meet our climate targets
  37. The blockchain could help advertisers lock up our attention
  38. Where does the latest twist in the House of Hancock saga leave screenwriters?
  39. Contested spaces: flash disruptions on the CBD street
  40. Turnbull unveils Snowy plan for pumped hydro, costing billions
  41. Australian charities are well regulated, but changes are needed to cut red tape
  42. Year-on-year bleaching threatens Great Barrier Reef's World Heritage status
  43. Two decades after Gangland, the precariat is ageing and cultural scapegoating thrives
  44. 'I don’t want to be teased' – why bullied children are reluctant to seek help from teachers
  45. The case for holding politicians to the same disclosure standards as company directors
  46. Speaking with: The Daily Beast's Christopher Dickey on reporting on and living through terrorism in Paris
  47. Naming and shaming bankers may be satisfying, but could backfire
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