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Smart contracts – smart or dumb?

  • Written by: Pat McConnell, Honorary Fellow, Macquarie University Applied Finance Centre, Macquarie University
imageIt might be too soon to say that smart contracts will do away with lawyers all together.www.shutterstock.com

Consider, for a moment, these two statements from the “Ultimate Guide to Understanding Blockchain Smart Contracts” on a well known Blockchain website:

1) Traditional Contracts

“Traditional physical contracts, such as those...

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Of boldness: Some rhetorical pointers on Trump’s inauguration address

  • Written by: Matthew Sharpe, Associate Professor in Philosophy, Deakin University
imageDonald Trump delivering his inaugural address.Reuters

“Wonderful like is the case of boldness in civil business: what first? Boldness; what second and third? Boldness,” a philosopher once mused. For:

there is in human nature generally more of the fool than of the wise; and therefore those faculties by which the foolish part of...

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Health Check: how do you know if you're obsessed with your health?

  • Written by: Jill Newby, Lecturer and NHMRC Early Career Research Fellow, UNSW Australia
imageIllness anxiety disorder is a serious mental health condition. But it can be treated.from www.shutterstock.com/jevelin

Most of us worry about our health at some point. You may notice a new symptom or change in your body and become convinced it’s a sign of a horrible illness; a loved one might become ill and you might worry it may also happen...

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New NSW premier will have her hands full with issues that took the shine off Baird

  • Written by: Michael Hogan, Associate Professor and Honorary Associate, Department of Government and International Relations, University of Sydney
imageGladys Berejiklian was elected unopposed to lead the NSW Liberal Party and become the state's next premier.AAP/David Moir

Gladys Berejiklian is undoubtedly one of the best-prepared candidates to take over the premiership of New South Wales in modern times. The Liberal partyroom confirmed her elevation as party leader and premier on Monday morning,...

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  1. Going for gold: Trump, Louis XIV and interior design
  2. Sport is more than just a fringe player in Australia's economy
  3. Medicine for older people is the same for anyone else: treat the person, not just the body
  4. What's happening in our bodies as we age?
  5. Youngest in class twice as likely to take ADHD medication
  6. Loose-cannon Trump enters the tinderbox of US-Russia-China relations
  7. Explainer: what rights do workers have to getting paid in the gig economy?
  8. Things fall apart: why do the ecosystems we depend on collapse?
  9. 2017: The year ahead in cinema
  10. Could Russian hacking pose a threat to Australian democracy?
  11. NSW ReachTEL: Coalition has big lead with One Nation at 16.3%
  12. 'America first' – Donald Trump becomes the 45th president of the United States
  13. Why Australian supermarkets continue to look to the UK for leadership
  14. Three theories for what's causing the global productivity slowdown
  15. ASEAN countries should find a solution to end the persecution of Rohingya
  16. Who will keep predatory science journals at bay now that Jeffrey Beall's blog is gone?
  17. President Trump threatens to undermine key measure of climate policy success
  18. What comes next for Nick Kyrgios is up to Nick Kyrgios
  19. Explainer: what are the limits to charities advancing political causes?
  20. Obama's legacy: history will judge him more kindly than his critics think
  21. Australians on Twitter were 'positive' about the US election of Donald Trump
  22. Syria, Russia and Turkey – the uneasy alliance reshaping world politics
  23. Ultra, super, clean coal power? We've heard it before
  24. Mythbusting Ancient Rome - the truth about the vomitorium
  25. Breast milk banking continues an ancient human tradition and can save lives
  26. Australia needs to invest if it wants the tourism boom to continue
  27. Vital Signs: brace yourselves for the new economic reality
  28. All hail Trump, the great transgressor!
  29. Australia's privacy laws gutted in court ruling on what is 'personal information'
  30. Aussie rules football still has a way to go to be considered 'feminist'
  31. Why don't we know how many people die in our hospitals?
  32. Baird's early exit means NSW loses a leader whose best years were yet to come
  33. 2016 crowned hottest year on record: Australia needs to get heat smart
  34. Australian science making some progress amid the march of ministers
  35. Is 2017 the year to ditch the term 'innovation'?
  36. Clemency for Chelsea Manning – but will Assange or Snowden also find the US merciful?
  37. Physical health ignored in people with mental illness
  38. The world's best wildlife photography reveals a fragile, beautiful realm
  39. Printing more money isn't the answer to all economic ills
  40. Australia needs stricter rules to curb air pollution, but there's a lot we could all do now
  41. If we scrapped the states, increasing Canberra's clout would be a backward step
  42. Explainer: Why the human voice is so versatile
  43. The search for MH370 is over: what we learnt and where to now
  44. Stinking dead fish portend major problem with carp herpes release
  45. University completion rates won't be improved by looking at isolated causes
  46. Celebrating the songs of Australia's civil rights movement
  47. Do 8 men really control the same wealth as the poorest half of the global population?
  48. What's in store for new health minister Greg Hunt?
  49. How professional sport handicaps youth sporting culture
  50. What next for the ASX and Blockchain in 2017?

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