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Bystanders often don't intervene in sexual harassment – but should they?

  • Written by: Bianca Fileborn, Lecturer in Criminology, UNSW
imageWomen are more likely to intervene than men.Shutterstock

As the summer music festival season winds down, there has been much reflection on the spate of sexual harassment and assaults at festivals this year. In one such piece, published in The Guardian, the author lamented the fact that no other punters stepped in when his female friend was harassed...

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PewDiePie, new media stars and the court of public opinion

  • Written by: Steven Roberts, Senior Lecturer in Sociology, Monash University
imagePewDiePie apologises in a video blog last week.You Tube

PewDiePie is the username of the world’s most famous YouTube video blogger, 27-year-old Swede, Felix Kjellberg. PewDiePie’s vlogs, centred on his comedic video game commentaries, attract more than 53 million (mostly young) subscribers – more than any other YouTube channel. He...

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WestConnex audit offers another $17b lesson in how not to fund infrastructure

  • Written by: Marion Terrill, Transport Program Director, Grattan Institute

The way we throw money at major transport projects almost guarantees billions of Australian taxpayers’ dollars are wasted. Australian Auditor-General Grant Hehir has released yet another damning report on the process behind the A$16.8 billion investment in Sydney’s WestConnex motorway, Australia’s biggest infrastructure project...

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Morrison's tanty over bankers hiring Anna Bligh was arrogant and absurd

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

Less than three months from his second budget, Treasurer Scott Morrison is not in a happy place.

The last week has been a disaster for him, culminating in the weekend exit of his strategy and communications director Sasha Grebe at the weekend.

Like his now-ex-boss, Grebe – who dates from the Howard days – is a tough operator who’s...

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