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Is there a place for dogs in public space, or must they make do with 'dog parks'?

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor
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Who let the dogs out? I’m sure one of us did!

In saying this, you might not have ever chosen to domesticate dogs, but we as a species did. Likewise, you might not feel any obligation towards dogs – indeed, you might not even like them – but we as a species surely owe dogs something in exchange for our historical actions.

After all,...

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Banking royal commission should be paid for by banks

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor

There are cultural and ethical malpractices prevalent in Australian banks which our regulations do not address, and which our regulators have struggled to contain. Those malpractices appear to be spreading, and our banks have failed to act meaningfully. The potential effects can be dire, so we need to find solutions. The Financial System Inquiry fa...

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Young people missing out on jobs to older workers and migrants: study

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Young people have missed out at the expense older workers and migrants in the job market, according to new research on youth employment. Government policy and Australia’s sluggish economy have added to the problem.

While Australia avoided the worst...

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Ideas for Australia: Consensus versus the culture wars – getting the balance right

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor

In recent years, political point scoring and wedge politics have made it hard to have a calm, reasoned political debate on a range of issues from same-sex marriage to refugees or climate change. However, potentially controversial social issues have not always been so hotly contested by the major parties.

Beyond socially divisive politics

In 1972, a...

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