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Eager homebuyers still falling victim to shadowy rent-to-buy deals

  • Written by Eileen Webb, Associate Professor, Curtin Law School, Curtin University
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Those looking to get a piece of the Australian dream of buying a home are still falling victim to the shadow property market of rent-to-buy deals, a new report shows.

In a typical rent-to-buy deal, the buyer agrees to an inflated property price, then pays market rent (or above), an “option fee” to buy the property in several...

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Memorials for drug overdose victims create a place for grieving and inclusion

  • Written by Peta Malins, Lecturer in Justice and Legal Studies, RMIT University
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Australian cities are inherently diverse places, but that diversity can lead to conflict between different values about what cities should and can be. Our series, Conflict in the City, brings together urban researchers to examine some of these tensions and consider how cities are governed and for whom.


The vibrant spaces of cities are rich in...

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Paris climate agreement comes into force: now time for Australia to step up

  • Written by Luke Kemp, Lecturer in International Relations and Environmental Policy, Australian National University

The Paris climate agreement is set to enter into force next month after the European Union and Canada ratified the agreement overnight. The agreement, reached last December, required ratification by at least 55 countries accounting for 55% of global emissions to become operational.

US President Barack Obama hailed the news as perhaps “a...

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  1. Explainer: what is conjunctivitis and how did I get it?
  2. Review: Death by Design at the Environmental Film Festival
  3. Standoff between Brandis and solicitor-general threatens the rule of law
  4. Race to the White House – the vice-presidential debate, and Donald Trump's tax troubles
  5. Just what else did ANZ uncover when looking at BBSW?
  6. The Ford plant closure is sad loss of manufacturing know how
  7. When it comes to food, could 'reactive' sometimes be best?
  8. Trump or Clinton: who will be the best for our region?
  9. The Coral Sea: an ocean jewel that needs more protection
  10. Why do we still hand out honorary academic titles?
  11. A Chinese firm could buy Twitter in the coming wave of cross-border tech acquisitions
  12. Taking Indigenous languages online: can they be seen, heard and saved?
  13. With that ring, I thee judge: why the law should not allow exceptions on marriage equality
  14. Boys should also get the HPV vaccine to protect themselves from oral and genital cancers
  15. Bitter row between George Brandis and Solicitor-General flares
  16. Virtual reality film Collisions is part disaster movie, part travelogue and completely immersive
  17. Happy 30th anniversary to .au domains – what comes next?
  18. Bath bullies, bacteria and battlegrounds: the secret world of bird baths
  19. Better academic support for students may help lower university attrition rates
  20. New laws on bankers behaving badly don't matter in light of ASIC inaction
  21. From Presidents to Proxies: Examining the VP Stoush
  22. Placing a cap on teaching degrees doesn't guarantee better teachers
  23. Google's new gadgets are part of the me-too competition between the tech giants
  24. To stop domestic violence, we need to change perpetrators' behaviour
  25. How can we meaningfully recognise cities as Indigenous places?
  26. Who won today's vice-presidential debate? Does it matter?
  27. Review: Bugs on the Menu at the Environmental Film Festival
  28. Weekly Dose: metformin, the diabetes drug developed from French lilac
  29. FactCheck: Is suicide one of the leading causes of maternal death in Australia?
  30. Politics podcast: Simon Birmingham on the new VET student loan scheme
  31. Lockerbie experience is no model for the effective prosecution of MH17 bombers
  32. Banks make millions in delaying interest rate cuts
  33. Business Briefing: Trusting business to take care of your data
  34. Trimming the excess: how cutting down on junk food could help save the environment
  35. Lessons from South Australia's blackout: we need to make infrastructure more resilient to climate change
  36. Philanthropic foundations cost taxpayers – and so should be made accountable
  37. US election: what impact do celebrity endorsements really have?
  38. Mellow yellow? The mood and cognitive effects of curcumin from turmeric
  39. Opening doors and minds: the Open House phenomenon
  40. New VET loan scheme to exclude shonky providers
  41. Bank inquiry won't take royal commission off the political agenda
  42. AFL and NRL grand final TV ratings show codes still rely on their traditional heartlands
  43. Big four bank chiefs face parliamentary committee: experts react
  44. The uncanny and Changwon Sculpture Biennale
  45. Has auto-translation software finally stopped being so useless?
  46. South Australian blackout: renewables aren't a threat to energy security, they're the future
  47. Inconsistency bedevils Australia's prosecution of war criminals
  48. What's the link between hay fever and asthma, and how are they treated?
  49. Australian corporate social responsibility reports are little better than window dressing
  50. Victoria needs a big-picture transport plan that isn't about winners v losers

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