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Paid parental leave plan ignores economics of well-functioning families

  • Written by Helen Hodgson, Associate Professor, Curtin Law School and Curtin Business School, Curtin University
imageFamily policies are about ensuring children get a good start in life.Image sourced from shutterstock.com

The federal government’s proposal to amend paid parental leave may result in short term fiscal gains, but overlooks the fact that well-functioning families provide long-term economic and social benefits to the community.

The paid parental...

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Blockchain: reinventing the squeaky wheel

  • Written by Pat McConnell, Honorary Fellow, Macquarie University Applied Finance Centre, Macquarie University

Apparently, the world is holding its breath on the unloading of a few bales of cotton, which “could change trade forever”.

In Qingdao sometime in early November, 88 bales of cotton will be unloaded and ownership of the bales will be transferred and payments made. With the magic of distributed ledgers (the most well known is...

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Women's alcohol consumption catching up to men: why this matters

  • Written by Tim Slade, Associate Professor, UNSW Australia
imageAlcohol use is traditionally higher among men than women but new evidence suggests this is changing.from www.shutterstock.com.au

Women are catching up to men in rates of alcohol consumption and this has important implications for how we think about our community response to harmful alcohol use.

Historically, men have been more likely to drink...

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Role of Solicitor-General has been damaged and the government must work to fix it

  • Written by Gabrielle Appleby, Associate Professor, UNSW Law School, UNSW Australia
imageFormer Solicitor-General Justin Gleeson has resigned his post.AAP/Lukas Coch

On Monday night, over 250 people gathered to celebrate 100 years since the appointment of the first Commonwealth Solicitor-General, Sir Robert Garran. The event marked a century of an office that is widely accepted as being integral to government under the rule of law.

But...

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  2. Reducing food waste could put birds and animals at risk
  3. Challenging the ‘birthright lottery’ can provide a better way to view refugees
  4. The election of Hillary Clinton promises a more dangerous world
  5. Asian home buyers less likely to default on their mortgage: study
  6. There’s no ‘Mars curse’ – it's just very hard to land there
  7. Toilet training from birth? It is possible
  8. Ambivalent, exquisite and playful: the wonder of Viktor Rolf
  9. 10 tips for eating locally and cutting the energy used to produce your food
  10. Explainer: how do you get shingles and who should be vaccinated against it?
  11. Solicitor-General resigns – with a parting broadside at Brandis
  12. Solutions beyond supply to the housing affordability problem
  13. The curious power of hate propaganda in open societies
  14. Looking back at Italy 1992: the sudden spring of civil society
  15. Health Check: how to choose toothpaste
  16. The off-topic Conversation #110
  17. History of Russian populism provides important lessons for today
  18. Spectacular cost blowouts show need to keep governments honest on transport
  19. Does CCTV footage help or hinder the reduction of violence against women?
  20. Buggered if I know where I am: the stories behind Australia's weird and wonderful place names
  21. The gas industry needs a carbon price to compete with coal
  22. What we know about perineal tearing, and how to reduce it during childbirth
  23. How to boost the business of science for the benefit of us all
  24. Morrison targets state planning regulations as problem for housing affordability
  25. Turnbull beats Abbott with promise of party reform but what can he deliver?
  26. Is someone really trying to find out if they can destroy the internet?
  27. Review: Sonic Sea at the Environmental Film Festival
  28. Australia is at risk of losing migrants who are vital to the health of our economy
  29. Bubbles of nothing are not something. Let's not get too excited about non-deceptive placebo use
  30. Teenagers with low reading levels don't find it any harder to get work
  31. DIY pill testing – is it better than nothing?
  32. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the political gun debate
  33. Race, gender and the future of the Republican Party
  34. Australia has a history of courting the Chinese gambler
  35. Housing: the hidden health intervention
  36. How social media is helping Australian journalists uncover stories hidden in plain sight
  37. Are wind farms messing up the electricity market?
  38. Gable Tostee case: how common is death by falling?
  39. Clinton triumphs over a trio of Trumps
  40. Meet Savannasaurus, Australia's newest titanosaur
  41. Trump's claims of a conspiracy against him are undermining democracy
  42. Collapse of Australian car manufacturing will harm R D in other sectors: study
  43. Yes, you heard right: more cane toads really can help us fight cane toads
  44. Chew on this: we finally know how our jaws evolved
  45. Friday essay: why literary celebrity is a double-edged sword
  46. September brought the world's record-breaking hot streak to an end - but don't chill out
  47. Corporate climate risk is all about turning a profit, not fixing the problem
  48. Is the red wine compound resveratrol a miracle drug for infertility and ageing?
  49. Grattan on Friday: A 'game-changer' gun changes Turnbull-Abbott game
  50. Trump claims the election is rigged – is it?
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