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Ban on sleeping rough does nothing to fix the problems of homelessness

  • Written by: James Petty, Researcher in Criminology , University of Melbourne
imageUnder pressure from media coverage like this, Lord Mayor Robert Doyle wants to ban people from sleeping on Melbourne's streets.Herald Sun

Melbourne Lord Mayor Robert Doyle has announced a plan to ban sleeping rough in the city. Doyle did so last week amid significant pressure from both Victoria Police and the tabloid media.

When Victoria Police...

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Hong Kong’s clouded future

  • Written by: Mark Beeson, Professor of International Politics, University of Western Australia
imageReuters/Bobby Yip

As the world struggles to come to terms with the potentially monumental geopolitical changes Donald Trump’s election threatens to unleash, it’s easy to lose sight of the fate of the small fry. Few places epitomise what’s at stake in the evolving international order better than Hong Kong.

Having spent the last...

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Tomorrow's 'new collar' jobs will be quite old-fashioned, our response should be too

  • Written by: Samuel Wills, Assistant Professor/Lecturer in Economics, University of Sydney
imageTechnology will make things easier, but likely won't replace the human touch.Shutterstock

Artificial Intelligence (AI), inequality and globalisation were central themes of the World Economic Forum in Davos last week. Fearing that AI will destroy jobs, IBM CEO Ginni Rometty called for a future where jobs are not white collar or blue collar, but &ldqu...

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After Bourke St, Victoria should not rush in on bail reform

  • Written by: Rick Sarre, Professor of Law, University of South Australia
imageDaniel Andrews has announced reforms to Victoria's bail laws following the events in Melbourne's CBD last Friday.AAP/Angus Livingston

The horrifying event of last Friday in Melbourne’s CBD was yet another episode where a person used a vehicle as a weapon of destruction. It left five people, including a baby boy, dead. Another 30 people were...

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  10. Loose-cannon Trump enters the tinderbox of US-Russia-China relations
  11. Explainer: what rights do workers have to getting paid in the gig economy?
  12. Things fall apart: why do the ecosystems we depend on collapse?
  13. 2017: The year ahead in cinema
  14. Could Russian hacking pose a threat to Australian democracy?
  15. NSW ReachTEL: Coalition has big lead with One Nation at 16.3%
  16. 'America first' – Donald Trump becomes the 45th president of the United States
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  19. ASEAN countries should find a solution to end the persecution of Rohingya
  20. Who will keep predatory science journals at bay now that Jeffrey Beall's blog is gone?
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  22. What comes next for Nick Kyrgios is up to Nick Kyrgios
  23. Explainer: what are the limits to charities advancing political causes?
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  25. Australians on Twitter were 'positive' about the US election of Donald Trump
  26. Syria, Russia and Turkey – the uneasy alliance reshaping world politics
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  36. Baird's early exit means NSW loses a leader whose best years were yet to come
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  38. Australian science making some progress amid the march of ministers
  39. Is 2017 the year to ditch the term 'innovation'?
  40. Clemency for Chelsea Manning – but will Assange or Snowden also find the US merciful?
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  44. Australia needs stricter rules to curb air pollution, but there's a lot we could all do now
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