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Change process but not Section 18C, says Jewish council

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
imageThe historic East Melbourne synagogue. Flickr: Rexness, CC BY-SA

Amending the Racial Discrimination Act’s Section 18C would send a “dangerous message” from political leaders that “a degree of racism in public discourse is to be considered acceptable”, according to the Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ).

In a...

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Woolworths case loss raises questions about the ACCC's supermarket strategy

  • Written by: Alexandra Merrett, Competition Lawyer; Senior Fellow, University of Melbourne

Last week, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) lost a Federal Court case. It was trying to prove that Woolworths had engaged in “unconscionable conduct”.

The ACCC had alleged that Woolworths sought to systematically obtain payments from various suppliers in order to reduce a profit shortfall.

At first blush, the...

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Is global shipping in the doldrums?

  • Written by: Peter van Duyn, Maritime Logistics Expert, Institute for Supply Chain and Logistics, Victoria University

Unease surrounding the fate of the global shipping industry has skyrocketed after the recent collapse of South Korean company Hanjin Shipping, the seventh-largest shipping line in the world. Maritime transport carries 90% of the world’s goods and is vital for global trade and economic prosperity, yet there are many signs pointing to the...

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Payne ill health leads to deferral of Australia-Japan talks

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

The Australia-Japan foreign and defence ministers’ “two-plus-two” talks, due to be held in Japan before Christmas, are being deferred because of Defence Minister Marise Payne’s recent illness.

Payne, the first woman to hold the defence portfolio, had abdominal surgery for an infection and was off work for some weeks. Her...

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