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What if tax reform was a fundamental human right?

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor

As an election looms in Australia, the tax debate continues unabated. Self-interest abounds. When we remove self-interest, we are often reduced to standard design principles for a taxation system.

Lost in this discussion is the fundamental purpose of tax, which is to finance government expenditure. Most would argue that tax revenue should be suffici...

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Why do some old men have big red noses? No, it's not alcohol

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor
imageThought by many to be caused by alcohol, a skin condition is actually to blame for bulbous red noses seen on elderly men.Painting by Domenico Ghirlandio, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA

This is part of our series on hidden or stigmatised health conditions in men. Read the other articles in the series here.


Many people will have seen a middle-aged or...

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