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Australian charities are well regulated, but changes are needed to cut red tape

  • Written by: Krystian Seibert, Adjunct Industry Fellow, Centre for Social Impact, Swinburne University of Technology
imageCharities that fundraise across Australia – even if just through a website – are burdened with complying with red tape.shutterstock

Charities exist to benefit the public and do vital work across Australia. They therefore receive support from both governments and the community.

This leads to an expectation that they will be subject to...

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Year-on-year bleaching threatens Great Barrier Reef's World Heritage status

  • Written by: Terry Hughes, Distinguished Professor, James Cook University, James Cook University
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The Great Barrier Reef has already been badly damaged by global warming during three extreme heatwaves, in 1998, 2002 and 2016. A new bleaching event is under way now.

As shown in a study published in Nature today, climate change is not some distant future threat. It has already degraded large tracts of the Great Barrier Reef over the past two...

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Two decades after Gangland, the precariat is ageing and cultural scapegoating thrives

  • Written by: Mark Davis, Lecturer in Publishing and Communications, University of Melbourne, University of Melbourne
imageCultural scapegoating 'still functions as a proxy for economic marginalisation'.Hartwig HKD/Flickr, CC BY-SA

In the second of our articles examining the influential book Gangland 20 years on, its author Mark Davis reflects on the cultural landscape today.

“Has anything changed?” Two decades after I published my book Gangland: Cultural...

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'I don’t want to be teased' – why bullied children are reluctant to seek help from teachers

  • Written by: Kenneth Rigby, Adjunct Professor, University of South Australia
imageStudents are more reluctant to seek help from teachers than from friends or parents. from www.shutterstock.com

In Australia approximately one student in five is bullied at school every few weeks or more often. Many of these students suffer serious emotional and psychological harm, such as persistent anxiety, depression and suicidal thinking, and...

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  4. Explainer: what is delirium and is it dangerous?
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  7. Politics podcast: Richard Di Natale on the future of work
  8. Turnbull warns of consequences if gas industry doesn't keep its promises
  9. Contested spaces: saving nature when our beaches have gone to the dogs
  10. We shouldn't ignore the potential of virtual reality advertising
  11. Young people, the media and Gangland 20 years on
  12. How the law allows governments to publish your private information
  13. What a difference a month makes, but Victoria can still do more to get housing and planning right
  14. Faster access to new drugs doesn't always mean better treatment
  15. Not everyone wins from the bank of mum and dad
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  17. South Australia makes a fresh power play in its bid to end the blackouts
  18. South Australia's energy plan gives national regulators another headache
  19. Educational disadvantage is a huge problem in Australia – we can't just carry on the same
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  21. Business Briefing: how the attitudes of the next generation are changing the property market
  22. Should wealthy private schools and hospitals have charity status in Australia?
  23. Explainer: why are donations to some charities tax-deductible?
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  25. Weekly Dose: ayahuasca, a cautionary tale for tourists eager to try this shamanic brew
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  30. Explainer: how the Australian dollar affects the results of companies
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  38. Infographic: a snapshot of charities and giving in Australia
  39. Parents shouldn't rely on My School data when choosing a school for their child
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  41. Seven things to keep in mind if you're going to March for Science
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